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3-D Supergraphics and Atari Word


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After Solid States, here's a topic dedicated to two other interesting 3D applications, 3-D Supergraphics (1980) and Atari World (1981) by United States of America.

 

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Images by ebayer videogames-orbit ("stolen" for historical purposes).

 

I recorded two videos of applications demos. Applications were conceived to run on NTSC machines, therefore to see colors you have to use NTSC machines or enable artifacting on emulators.

 

3-D Supergraphics

 

Atari World

 

You can download the applications on @www.atarimania.com (3-D SupergraphicsAtari World).

 

Unfortunately Atari World manual isn't available there.

I found it on ebay but it costs 149.99 Euro. I hope someone interested would buy and scan it for the community.

 

If you have more infos and memories please share them.

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Incredible, I've searched for 3D "CAD" programs for years for the Atari, only owning Super 3D Plotter and after years of searching the net eventually finding the mostly whole (minus a update or two) Chromacad 3D system. Never once did I come across any mention of these applications. Though I haven't looked for a while now. But they weren't on Atarimania when I was looking, unless they were mis-classified or something. They look to be more primitive than Super 3D Plotter II and definitely have nothing on the amazing ChromaCAD, but I want to "collect"* and try them all.

 

Thank you very much.

 

*at least .ATR and PDF's. The price for Atari World on feeBay is a bit too steep, especially when the software isn't the most advanced for the computer. I wonder if my complete, original Super 3D Plotter II is worth as much, I'm sure it's as rare?

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derp, realized this was indeed SuperGraphics and not just the port of Atari World. :)

 

It was the first implementation of a CIO device, outside of Atari, something I wish that Atari had fostered more (by providing e.g. a skeleton for relocatable driver code)

 

-Thom

 

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