Compute!'s MAPPING The Atari

[Mirage]

Compute!'s Mapping The Atari: Inside is very nice and clean. Cover has slight shelf wear, but nice overall. 1st printing.

 

$4 Shipped in US for BOTH.[/b]

 

Quick shipping and will send Media Mail unless you want to pay a little more to have it sent faster, PM me. Thanks.

 

[Mirage]

More detailed TOC of First Book of Atari:

 

Chapter One: Getting To Know Your Atari

- Atari's Marketing Vice President Profiles The Personal Computer Market

- Atari BASIC and PET Microsoft BASIC, a BASIC Comparison

- The Ouch in Atari BASIC

Atari BASIC Part II

 

Chapter Two: Beyond the Basics

- Inside Atari BASIC

- Atari BASIC Structure

- Input/Output on the Atari

- Why Machine Language?

- POKin' Around

- Printing To The Screen From Machine Language on the Atari

 

Chapter Three: Graphics

- Made In The Shade: An Intro to "Three-Dimensional" Graphics on Atari Computers

- The Fluid Brush

- Color Wheel for The Atari

- Card Games in Graphics Modes 1 and 2

- Ticker Tape Atari Messages

- Player/Missile Graphics

- The Basics of Using POKE in Atari Graphics

- Designing Your Own Atari Graphics Modes

- Graphics of Polar Functions

 

Chapter Four: Programming Hints

- Reading the Atari keyboard on the fly

- Atari sounds tutorial

- Al Baker's programming hints: Apple and Atari

- Error reporting system for the Atari

 

Chapter Five: Applications

- Atari Tape Data Files: A consumer oriented approach

- An Atari BASIC tutorial: Monthly bar graph program

 

Chapter Six: Peripheral information

- Adding a voice track to Atari programs

- The Atari Disk Operating System

- Review of the Atari 810 disk system

- Atari Disk Menu

- What to do if you don't have joysticks

- Using the Atari console switches

- Atari meets the real world

 

Appendix A:

- Atari memory locations

[Mirage]

My extra copy of Mapping the Atari became available, so now offering both together for $10 shipped in US. That's a fantastic deal for both of them. Mapping the Atari is an essential book to have, and you'll want a hard copy for easy reference.

[carmel_andrews]

Looks like the Mapping book is the original version (4/800 only)

[Mirage]

Good point, yes, as stated it's the 1st Edition. Still useful, and of course still relevant for all A8's, but it won't have the later additions for the XL/XE line.

[+orpheuswaking]

The addendum is tiny anyway

[Mirage]

The addendum is tiny anyway

 

Thanks, yeah, that's what I figured. I don't have the XL version hard copy, but the PDF's/HTML of either version are available online (I think one or both were even in ThumpNugget's recent scans). I like having hard copies of all these good books, and I know others like to also. I am sick at how much I spent on all my Compute! books years ago from Amazon etc!

[+wood_jl]

I like having hard copies of all these good books, and I know others like to also. I am sick at how much I spent on all my Compute! books years ago from Amazon etc!

 

I don't know why, but I am the same way with this series of books. After the Thumpnugget Collection, I didn't think I would be interested, but I find that I still am. While the PDFs are invaulable (how could I ever assemble that) there's nothing like tangible goods. I had to buy a couple of lots and I have a couple(?) extras and I will have to post mine as well. [Don't worry, they're not the exact same books you're selling ]

Edited January 26, 2011 by wood_jl

[thebiggw]

I wonder where those came from?

[Mirage]

I wonder where those came from?

 

Yep! I got the one I wanted (Second book) and was hoping to pass these onto someone else who can use them. Thanks for the bump... I had someone interested, but I guess they're not anymore, so these are still available!

[Mirage]

$8 shipped for both, in the US (Media Mail). You KNOW that's a good deal!

[Mirage]

Bump, let's move these out. I know someone wants these.

[Mirage]

Seriously. $6 shipped for both.

[Mirage]

First book of Atari sold, Mapping still available for $4 shipped in US!