Atari Interface magazine disks

[+Allan]

Does anybody know if all or some of the Atari Interface magazine disks are archived some where?

 

https://archive.org/details/atari_interface_oct90_202004/mode/2up

[+Allan]

I guess with the views and lack of response that these disks have not been archived. I have about 10-12 of them that I will archive.

 

Here's the first one.

 

https://archive.org/details/atari-interface-march-1992-disk

 

Click on "Show All" to get the ATRs.

 

 

[+Allan]

I'm about half way through copying the disks I have (about 12) and no errors so far. Fingers crossed.

[+Allan]

O.K. Here are issue June and July 1991

 

And January, February, April, May, July, August and November 1992.

 

I scanned all the original labels. A couple of them did had hand written labels so I didn't bother scanning them.

 

Hopefully somebody out there has some more of them that they can add to this thread. 

 

 

 

 

Atari_Interface_magazine_disk_scans.zip Atari_Interface_magazine_disks.zip

[+Allan]

I think Spartados X has a program that will un-arc these.

[+CharlieChaplin]

I only have five scanned issues of AIM - scanned by my friend Bodo Juerss who died a few years ago... but no diskettes. The magazines (Nov. 1991, Dec. 1991, Jan. 1992, June 1992, Fall 1992) are all available at archive.org, so there is no need (for me) to upload them here...

 

 

 

[Kyle22]

To extract TEST.ARC do this:

 

cd (destination dir.)

 

ARC X C:\DOWNLOAD\TEST

To view the directory of the ARC, use V instead of X

 

That's assuming that C:\DOWNLOAD\ is the location of the .ARC file.

 

[ballyalley]

I think I'm the one who sent of those disks to Allan to be archived.  I got the following Atari Interface disks a few days ago:

 

1991 - Aug - Uploaded to this thread on May 28, 2021
1991 - Sept.
1991 - Oct.
1991 - Nov.
1991 - Dec.
1992 - June
1992 - Sept.
1992 - Oct.
1992 - Dec

 

I don't think these have been archived yet... or have they?

 

Adam

Edited May 28, 2021 by ballyalley
Updated release disk of Aug. 1991 issue

[ballyalley]

I figured that it couldn't hurt to place the first disk that I copied to an ATR file here.  I used APE with my SIO2USB and a 64K 600XL running SmartDOS 6.1D.  If some of the other disks are needed, then I'll have time to copy some more of them next week after the Memorial Day holiday.

 

This is the disk for the August 1991 issue of Atari Interface magazine.  The magazine can be read here:

 

https://archive.org/details/atari_interface_aug91

 

Here is a scan of this two-sided disk:

 

 

Here are the two ATR images:

 

Atari_Interface_Disk_1991_08_Aug_Side_1.ATR

 

Atari_Interface_Disk_1991_08_Aug_Side_2.ATR

 

Here are the files on each side of the disk:

 

Atari_Interface_Disk_1991_08_Aug_Side_1.ATR

 

  BRIKBAT DCM 293
  GLYPH   ARC 252
  WARPZONEARC 099
  AIMDISK TXT 021
  SOURCES TXT 038
005 FREE SECTORS

 

Atari_Interface_Disk_1991_08_Aug_Side_2.ATR

 

  EXTENDEDARC 327
  INFOMINDARC 316
  MYDOS80 ARC 054
011 FREE SECTORS

 

Here are the contents of AIMDISK.TXT from side one of the disk.  This is formatted for 40-colums just like it is in the disk.  The 80-column mode for MyDOS looks neat.  So does the extended BASIC.  Has anyone tried any of these programs before now?  Enjoy! 

 

Each AIM 8-bit Disk of the Month is

a single-sided, single-density

"flippy" packed with software. To

extract files in the ARC format, you

need the UNARC.COM utility and to

decompress files with a DCM

extension, you need DISKCOM3.UTL

(available from most BBSes, user

groups or on the April/May '91 AIM

8-bit Disk).

 

Here's a short description of the

files on the August '91 disk. For

more complete documentation, see the

text files contained within most of

the ARChives.

 

     -- Side 1 --

 

BRIKBAT.DCM -- A 2-player combat

game where you control a

Breakout-type paddle to volley the

ball and knock out bricks. But,

there's a twist -- you also get nifty

items like a laser gun, etc to fire

upon your oponent. Adds a whole new

dimension to the old Breakout style

game. Excellent playability and good

graphics. Diskcomm'ed boot disk.

Shareware.

 

GLYPH.ARC -- A font editor and

utilities package. This ARC includes

Glyph (the font editor), Rosetta (a

conversion utility), documentation

and a number of fonts.  Shareware.

 

SOURCES.TXT -- Names and addresses

of companies and US magazines still

supporting the Atari 8-bit. If you

know of others, let us know and

we'll update this list periodically.

 

WARPZONE.ARC -- PD "demo" release

of a game written for the Atari some

7 years ago. In WARPZONE, you blast

the aliens while collecting all the

crystals from the various sectors in

each level. Complete game available

for a Shareware contribution to the

author.

 

 

     -- Side 2 --

 

EXTENDED.ARC -- Extended Atari

BASIC adds DOS commands, line

renumbering, automatic line

numbering, joystick cursor control,

clock, function keys, and many other

commands and functions to Atari

BASIC.  Runs on XL/XE's with at least

64K RAM and built-in BASIC.  Works

well with DOS 2.5 and MyDOS, but

doesn't work with SpartaDOS. Docs and

three sample programs included.

 

INFOMIND.ARC -- INFO MINDER is a

new full-screen database program for

all Atari 8-bit machines.  Written in

Atari BASIC, user customizing

options, easy data entry and more.

Very easy to use and flexible enough

for almost any purpose. UNARCs to 662

sectors, so be sure to use an empty

disk (no DOS) to UNARC.

 

MYDOS80.ARC --  An 80-column menu

for MYDOS 4.5.  Works with any

80-column driver, but the README file

in this ARC is for the XEP80. This

replaces the DUP.SYS of MYDOS 4.5.

 

Readers can purchase this disk

from their local AIM participating

user group or by sending $6 ($5 + $1

S/H) to Unicorn Publications, 3487

Braeburn Circle, Ann Arbor, MI 48108.

Please specify the August '91 disk

when ordering.

 

 

 

[gilsaluki]

Anyone have a disk image of Atari Interface magazine, October 1991?