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Inverse ATASCII - Atari Productivity

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This podcast features productivity software for the Atari 8 bit home computers. Some 16 bit (Atari ST), and portable (Atari Portfolio) thrown in too! And Antic Magazine coverage.

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S1E11 Computari A Financial Wizard 24.02.2015 23:57

A Financial Wizard, released in 1982 by Computari. Sold exclusively through On-Line Computer Centers of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

S1E10 Atari Stock Charting 10.02.2015 23:59

Stock Charting, released in 1980 by Atari. This program for the Atari 8 bit line of computers was the first commercial stock charting software for the Atari. It was part of the Investment Analysis Series. It was developed by Control Data Corporation (CDC).

S1E9 Atari Family Finances 27.01.2015 28:47

Family Finances, released in 1982 by Atari. This software was originally released in 1981 through APX as Family Cash Flow and Family Budget. It was written by Jerry Falkenhan.

S1E8 VisiCorp VisiCalc 13.01.2015 30:33

VisiCalc, released in 1982 by VisiCorp. Originally released in 1980 by Personal Software. It was written by Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston under Software Arts, Inc. This program for the Atari 8 bit line of computers was the first commercial spreadsheet for the Atari. There is a very interesting relationship with the company names, see the show links at the bottom of the supplement post for full de...

S1E7 APX Weekly Planner 21.12.2014 17:47

Weekly Planner, released in 1981 by APX. Written by Ronald & Lynn Marcuse.

S1E6 Synapse SynFile+ 16.12.2014 28:59

SynFile+, released in 1983 by Synapse. There was a second release in 1985 which provided compatability with the XL/XE computers. Synapse was thrown into financial crisis by Atari after Jack Tramiel took over and refused to pay for 40,000 software units that had been shipped. Broderbund software bought Synapse in 1984. As such the 1985 release is sometimes credited as being published by Broderbund/...

S1E5 APX Decision Maker 25.11.2014 23:01

Decision Maker, released in 1981 by APX. Developed by Color Computer Concepts. Written by James L Bruun.

S1E4 Atari Mailing List 18.11.2014 20:22

Mailing List, released in 1981 by Atari.

S1E3 Atari Calculator 05.11.2014 28:07

Calculator, released in 1981 by Atari. This calculator for the Atari 8 bit line of computers was intended or release on cartridge in 1979 but was released on disk nearly 2 years later in 1981.

S1E2 LJK Letter Perfect 14.10.2014 30:34

Letter Perfect, released in 1980 by LJK Enterprises. The FIRST word processor for the Atari 8 bit line of computers, released within several months of the Atari computers initial shipping. Also featuring an interview with LJK founder Ken Leonhardi.

S1E1 Atari Word Processor 23.09.2014 22:20

Atari Word Processor, released in 1981 by Atari. Originally announced in January 1981 at CES (Consumer Electronics Show), it shipped in summer of 1981. Atari Word Processor was surprisingly no the first word processor for the Atari 8 bit computers, but the third. It was however the second one announced.

S1E1 Teaser 20.09.2014 0:46

A small teaser for the upcoming episode featuring the Atari Word Processor.

Pilot Episode 15.09.2014 12:20

Who? What? Why? All these questions and more are answered in this pilot episode.