Inverse ATASCII - Atari Productivity

The one with the 1040 ST. Time span covered is from April 1986 through June 1986. Coverage focuses on the Atari 1040 ST. There are many links in the show notes on the podcast website at http://inverseatascii.info.

The one with the 520 ST. Time span covered is from launch to March 1986. Coverage focuses on the Atari 520 ST. This initial episode includes details on what the podcast is about, what will be covered in each episode, and the first episodes content. There are many links in the show notes on the podcast website at http://inverseatascii.info.

TypeSetter was released in 1985, by XLEnt Software. It was written by Len Dorfman and Dennis Young.

The Rubber Stamp was released in 1985, by XLEnt Software. It was written by Len Dorfman, Dennis Young, and Randy Dellinger.

Page Designer was released in 1985, by XLEnt Software. It was written by Dr. Len Dorfman and Dennis Young.

MegaFont II+ was released in 1985, by XLEnt Software. It was written by Randy Dellinger and Richard Rognlie. This episode includes and interview one of the authors - Randy Dellinger.

The First XLEnt Word Processor was released in 1985, by XLEnt Software. It was written by David Castell.

PaperClip was released in 1985, by Batteries Included. It was originally released in 1982 for the Commodore PET. The PET version was written by Steve Douglas. The Atari port was written by Steve Ahlstrom and Dan Moore. This word processor is unique in that it uses a hardware security device that plugs into the joystick port.

Podcast: Download This episode features Floppy Disks. Intro music is an excerpt from a chip tune by Wizwars named 8 Bit Raceway.  It is used under Creative Common license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States.

MicroFiler released in 1983, by MPP (Microbits Peripheral Products). It was written by Jim Harrison. MicroFiler is simple database filing system geared for the home user. It was somewhat unique in that is was offered as a cartridge.

HomeCard released in 1985, by Antic Publishing. It was developed by Star Systems Software, Inc. It was written by Sparky Starks and Russ Wetmore. HomeCard is a free form 3x5 index card filing system.

HomePak released in 1984, by Batteries Included. It was developed by Star Systems Software, Inc. It was written by Russ Wetmore. HomePak is suite comprised of three titles: HomeText (word processor), HomeFind (database), and HomeTerm (communications).

SynTrend released in 1983 and 1985, by Synapse Software. SynTrend is comprised of two titles: SynStat, written by; and SynGraph.

Scriptor released in 1983, and SpeedScript 3 released in 1985, both by Compute! Publishing. Both were written by Charles Brannon.

The Bookkeeper, released in 1982 by Atari.

Rich Man's 80 Column Word Processor, released in 1985 by Computer Software Services (CSS). Written by Mark Rogalski.

The Family Tree, released in 1983 by Antic Publishing. Developed by Harry Koons.

AwardWare, released in 1986 by Hi Tech Expressions.

Biorhythm, released in 1980 by Atari.

PrintWiz, released in 1983 by Allen Macroware. Developed by Jerry Allen.

AtariMusic I & AtariMusic II, released in 1983 by Atari.

Telelink I released in 1981, and Telelink II released in 1982, both by Atari.

SynChron, released in 1983 by Synapse. Developed by Harry Guiremand.

ST Writer (16 bits? What!?), released in 1985 by Atari. Developed by Dan Oliver and John Feagans in 2 weeks as a direct port of AtariWriter from Atari's 8 bit computer line.

Mortgage & Loan Analysis, released in 1980 by Atari. Developed by Control Data Corporation.