jmos1277 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 I came across this cassette-based program called Crystals from Dynacomp. I don't currently have a program recorder and can't seem to find anything about it online. The only info I found was a page on atarimania that listed the rarity rating of this cassette as a 10/10 ... so I guess it's pretty rare. Is anyone familiar with this? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff3125 Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 The only thing I could find is that it's some sort of pattern generator, short of that, no screenshots or videos. Given it's rarity, it might be very worthwhile to send it to someone, and get it transferred to a file. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilsaluki Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 I love Dynacomp stuff. It gave many programmers a way to market their efforts. I got a grab-bag of Dynacomp programs (20 disks) from them when they were closing out their Atari stuff. Never heard of them before that. Some programs were good, Diggerbonk, some were just okay. Still I appreciate them carrying the stuff. On the instructions is it proper to say, "Insure" or "Ensure"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmos1277 Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, gilsaluki said: On the instructions is it proper to say, "Insure" or "Ensure"? lol ... I think both are acceptable in this case. Although, I do prefer "ensure". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilsaluki Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Don't you Insure your car or your house? You ensure you push the OPTION button while loading. Maybe both are correct. Anyway, it's great to see Dynacomp stuff in the wild. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 The tape definitely needs extra special handling care and preservation... no magnets cell phones speakers of any kind... most electronics are not magnetic media safe these days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmos1277 Posted July 14, 2020 Author Share Posted July 14, 2020 1 hour ago, _The Doctor__ said: The tape definitely needs extra special handling care and preservation... no magnets cell phones speakers of any kind... most electronics are not magnetic media safe these days... It has been well cared for up to this point. However, I don't have the means to preserve the data. I'm selling some other Atari cassettes and random gear on eBay. Maybe I'll post this and pass it on to a collector who can preserve it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.atarimania.com Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, jmos1277 said: It has been well cared for up to this point. However, I don't have the means to preserve the data. I'm selling some other Atari cassettes and random gear on eBay. Maybe I'll post this and pass it on to a collector who can preserve it. That would be great. Although the program is available, it hasn't been archived in its original format: http://www.atarimania.com/demo-atari-400-800-xl-xe-crystals_27840.html Edited July 14, 2020 by www.atarimania.com Didn't add hyperlink 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Just in case someone wants to play with it.. Crystals (New Atari User) (1991).bas 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 (edited) On 7/14/2020 at 1:34 AM, jmos1277 said: It has been well cared for up to this point. However, I don't have the means to preserve the data. I'm selling some other Atari cassettes and random gear on eBay. Maybe I'll post this and pass it on to a collector who can preserve it. There is a marketplace here on AA or you could go to the preservation thread and site... http://a8preservation.com/#/home https://atariage.com/forums/forum/197-marketplace/ Edited July 15, 2020 by _The Doctor__ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Larry Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Nice! Comes alive under Turbo Basic. Fast, but not too fast to be enjoyable. I've seen some programs similar to this that were in Compute! in the early 80's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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