ANALOG Computing was probably the most popular Atari 8-bit computer magazine published in the U.S. It covered all of Atari's 8-bit computers through its life including the Atari 400, Atari 800, Atari 600XL, Atari 800XL, Atari 1200XL, Atari 65XE, Atari 130XE and more. It also occasionally had Atari ST coverage though it was always primarily an 8-bit magazine. The November 1984 issue includes:

Features

• AtariCon Report - A report on the first international Atari users convention which was held August 24th and August 25th 1984 in Southfield, Michigan.


• Bopotron! - A type-in platform game in which you must control a robot running around a spaceship trying to keep all of the power packs charged.


• Circuit Database - A type-in program designed to store and organize circuit diagrams.


• XL-DOS - A type-in modification of Atari's DOS 2.0S for XL computers to make it faster and more efficient.


• Cassette Compressor - A type-in program for compressing programs on cassette and making them load faster.

Reviews

• A Software Cornucopia - Reviews of Pengo (Atari), Infidel (Infocom), Mr. Robot and his Robot Factory (Datamost), Flak (Funsoft), and Questron (Strategic Simulations, Inc.).


• Archon II: Adept - An in-depth review of Archon II: Adept, from Electronic Arts.

Columns

• Rader Comment - Letters from readers about the Ape-Face printer interface, Micro-Puzzler, plotting 3D images, and more.


• Griffin's Lair - Reviews of educational programs including Seastalker from Infocom, Dragon's Keep: Troll's Tale from Sierra On-Line, and Tonk in the Land of Buddy-Bots from Mindscape.


• New Products - A brief look at new Atari related products including the Hush 80S printer, Gumball from Broderbund, Getting Started with the Atari 600XL (book), the Anchor Signalman Mark XII 1200bps modem ($399), Pitfall II and H.E.R.O. from Activision, Quest of the Space Beagle from Avalon Hill, and more.

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