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The A T A R I Resource
AUGUST 1984
VOLUME 3, NUMBER 4
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FEATURES
I T ' S M E R E H O R S P L A Y by Dave El wood F R E E SOFTWARE
Atari goes to t he races
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ADD IBM OR CP/AA CAPABILITY
T O Y O U R S Y S T E M b y Dav id Du b e r ma n
The ATR 8000 fills a variety of roles
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DO MORE WITH DOS 2 by Richard Kruse
The Atari 1050 does the trick
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DISK DRIVE SURVEY by Larry Dziegielewski
A five-drive comparison
L U C A S F I L M A N D A T A R I b y Mic hael Ciraolo
Dynamic duo creates best games ever!
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EMBARK ON THE
R O A D T O A D V E N T U R E b y Dav id and Sandy Small
A look at three games from Infocom
Use it to program more efficiently
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LOGIC ACCORDING TO BOOLE by Donald B. Wilcox
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ESCAPE FROM FRAGILE FLOPPIES by David Duberman 8 3
Amdek offers a big drive in a small package
Lucas film a n d A tar i
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THE CARE AND FEEDING
O F F L O P P Y D I S K S b y Dav id Du b e r ma n
Take better care of your fl oppies
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D E PA RT M E N T S
INSIDE ATARI
WOMEN'S OLYMPIC VOLLEYBALL TEAM by David F. Barry
EDUCATI ON
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RECALL, TEST YOUR MEMORY by David Wax
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LET'S PLAY PASSWORD by Suzi Subeck
GAME OF THE MONTH
TOOLBOX
Creepy Caverns gam e
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CREEPY CA V E RNS by Ant hony Ramos
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CROSS REFERENCE YOUR BASIC VARIABLES by Bill Brown
RE NA ME R by William W. Ho u g h
I / O BOARD
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HELP!
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ABOUT THE COVER
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ANTIC'S SOFTWARE LIBRARY 3
PRODUCT REVIEWS
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N E W PRODUCTS
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L I S TI NG CONVENTIONS
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SHOPPER' S GUIDE
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ADVERTI SERS' LIST
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