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VOL. 1, NO. 1 APRIL, 1982
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W OR D PROCESSOR SURVEY
PILOT - FORTH - BASIC
FIVE PROGRAM LISTINGS
MEMORY MA P
THE MOSAIC 32K RAM FOR ATARI
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T h e O n l y C h o i c e F o r S e ri o u s A t a r i O wn e rs !
THE MOSAIC
ADVANTAGE
Works in both Atari 400 & 800
Gold edge connectors for better
reliability
Fits Atari 400 wit hout
modifi cation
Custom components for better
performance & reliability
Highest quality components for
the best screen clarity
Four ye a r w a r r a n t y
MOSAIC OTHER
32K RAM 32K RAMS
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Designed to take advantage of
Atari 800's superior bus structure.
Can be used with 8K, 16K and
future products.
Allows Atari 800 to have 2 slots
for future expansion
Designed so there's no danger of
damaging your computer
Designed for inter-board
communication in Atari 800
Easy to follow instructions for
simpler no-solder installation in
Atari 400
Available companion board ( S5) to
allow running 32K board
independent of other boards
Full flexible memory confi guration
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You own the best micro computer available, the Atari*. At
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have made our products the best anywhere. You've seen the
advantage of having a 32K RAM board. The Mosaic 32K
RAM is the only board designed to meet your needs now
and in the future too. It has designed-in flexibility to be
compatible with products available in the near future. See
for yourself, Mosaic is the only choice for the serious
Atari owner.
Here's what A NA L O G . magazine had to say: "Mosaic
uses, what we feel are the highest quality components,
which may improve reliability." and "The Mosaic showed no
sign of interference and gave the best screen clarity."
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48K RAM
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Memory M O S A I C
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companion
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$179.95
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Production a n d Ar t
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contributing Writ e rs
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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P RODUCTS IN DE P TH by JonLoveless
A survey of three wor d processors
S T A R T I N G L I N E by Jim Capparell
For the novice
S Y S T E M S G U I D E by Jim Capparell
Memory map, part one
P I L O T by Ken Harms
Pilot y our ATARI
T A P E T O P I C S by Gary Phillips
Some help for cassette owners
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grammers t o su b m it w o rk .
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Publishing.
N O T E: ATAR I is a t ra d e m a rk o f
Atari, I n c. AT AR I 4 0 0 a n d AT AR I
800 a re t ra d e m a rks o f At a ri, I n c. A l l
references sh o u ld b e so n o te d .
Ap ril, 1982, Vo lu m e I , Nu m b e r
A N T I C - Th e AT AR I Resource is
published six t im e s p e r ye a r b y
N TI C Publishing. Ed it o ria l o f fi ce s
located at 2 9 7 M isso u ri Street, San
Francisco, Ca. 94107. Phone is (415)
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Mail subscription o rd e rs w it h ch e ck o r
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I N THE PUBLIC D O M A I N
Chicken by Stan Ockers
F O R T H F A C T O R Y by Bob Gonsalves
Multi-tasking in Forth
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A S S E M B L Y L A N G U A G E by Matt Loveless
A keyboard mask
Editorial
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Product reviews
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Useful tricks—Assembler-Editor Cartridge
Looking at Books
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Kids Korner
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Customer Support
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Copyright@ 1982 b y A N T I C
Pu b lish in g . A l l Rights Reserved.
Printed in U SA.
EDITORIAL
This page will give me an opportunity to deal with pressing topics, and a chance to speak directly to you our
readers. I won't be writing this department every month—just whenever something useful presents itself.
For this issue the most pressing topic I can think of is who we are and what we plan for the coming year.
We are dedicated Atari enthusiasts who have been involved with the 800 and 400 since it came on the
market back in late 1979. We have varied backgrounds, some of us are computer professionals and some of
us are what I've come to call Atari professionals, very motivated Atari users. What we have in common is
our enthusiasm fo r home computing, especially using Atari, and our desire to share this enthusiasm.
We've looked carefully at the Atari user community and watched it grow until now there are approx-
imately 100,000 users. Most of us at the magazine have been involved in computer clubs and newsletter
publications. We now think it's time Atari users had their own dedicated publication, a resource which can
be turned to for help and up-to-date information. We intend to create a publication that you, as Atari users,
can be proud of; a journal that will keep you abreast of the latest hardware and software developments; a
national fo ru m with articles written by acknowledged experts and motivated beginners; a magazine you
will find indispensable. We intend to bring you the best reviews, the most informative how-to-do-it articles,
and perhaps an insiders' column fro m Atari headquarters. Additionally, we shall make available the col-
lected volumes of public domain software and this at a price you can't possibly ignore. (See our application
for further information.) We have scheduled six issues in this our first year. Expect to see some changes in
format and content as we learn who you are and what you need. Actually, that's my clever way of asking
you for your support by way of phone calls and letters and of course your subscriptions.
We hope to provide a publication you shall all look forward to receiving. For beginners we have Start-
ing Line, advanced programmers see Systems Guide, and software publishers and would-be publishers
watch for our interviews with some Atari programmers who are making it. There's more, so keep watch-
ing—with your support we're really going to GROW.
Oh, one more thing. ANTIC will finally give Atari enthusiasts a strong clear voice that will be heard
down there in Silicon Valley.
Well, that's it. If you have any questions just drop us a note—we'll respond in our I/O Board (that's our
input-output department).
J a m e s Ca ppa r e l l
E di t or / P ubl i s he r
ANTI C
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