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Play a New First Person Shooter on an Atari 8-Bit Computer (10-15 mins)

January 16, 2022 moorejh Games, Software

Task: Play a New First Person Shooter on an Atari 8-Bit Computer Needed: Web Browser, emulator, or real hardware with SD card device Time: 10-15 mins Introduction Castle Wolfenstein (3D) and Doom were my first experiences with first person shooters (FPS). I also loved Rise

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Explore Mandelbrot Set Fractals on an Atari 8-Bit Computer (10-15 mins)

January 8, 2022 moorejh Graphics, Software

Task: Explore Mandelbrot Set Fractals on an Atari 8-Bit Computer Needed: Web Browser, Emulator Time: 10-15 mins Introduction I have been a fan of fractals since I discovered them in college. I even wrote some software for exploring the fractal features of DNA sequences when

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Celebrate Christmas with the ‘A Very Retro Computer Yule Log with Atari 8-Bits’ Video (8 hours)

December 23, 2021 moorejh Hardware, Software, Video

Task: Celebrate Christmas with the ‘A Very Retro Computer Yule Log with Atari 8-Bits’ Video Needed: Web Browser Time: 8 hours (or less!) Introduction A modern Christmas internet tradition is to play Yule Log videos on your computer or TV to help set the mood

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Play Gold Rush! from Compute! Magazine on an Atari 8-Bit Computer (10-15 mins)

November 26, 2021 moorejh Games, Magazines, Software

Task: Play Gold Rush from Compute! Magazine on an Atari 8-Bit Computer Needed: Web Browser, Emulator, and/or Floppy Disk Time: 10-15 mins Introduction It was common in the early 1980s to get software by typing in program listings from magazines like Antic or Compute!. This

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Purchase a New 4-in-1 OSS Programming Language Cartridge for Your Atari 8-Bit Computer (5-10 mins)

November 21, 2021 moorejh Programming, Software

Task: Purchase a New 4-in-1 OSS Programming Language Cartridge for Your Atari 8-Bit Computer Needed: Web Browser Time: 5-10 mins Introduction Optimized Systems Software (OSS) made the best programming languages for the Atari 8-bit computers in the early 1980s. Some of their products included BASIC

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Play Prince of Persia on an Atari 8-Bit Computer (30-60 mins)

November 13, 2021 moorejh Demos, Games, Software

Task: Play Prince of Persia on an Atari 8-Bit Computer Needed: Altirra emulator or Atari 8-bit computer with 128K of RAM Time: 30-60 mins Introduction Prince of Persia is a platformer game developed and released for the Apple II in 1989. It was soon after

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Explore the 8-Bit and More YouTube Channel (30-60 mins)

October 24, 2021 moorejh Hardware, Modifications, Programming, Software, Video, Web Resources

Task: Explore the 8-Bit and More YouTube Channel Needed: Web Browser Time: 30-60 mins Introduction I love watching YouTube videos when I am learning a new Atari 8-bit programming trick or hardware mod. There are so many awesome YouTube channels out there for the Atari.

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Explore Atari 8-Bit ATR Disk Images Using a Web Browser (10-15 mins)

July 18, 2021 moorejh Software, Utilities, Web Resources

Task: Explore Atari 8-Bit ATR Disk Images Using a Web Browser Needed: Web Browser Time: 10-15 minutes Introduction Original Atari 8-bit computer floppy disks can be imaged and saved to a modern PC for archiving, editing, running on an emulator, or used to write new

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Play Pitfall! on an Atari 8-Bit Computer or Video Game Console (30-60 mins)

July 4, 2021 moorejh Games, Software

Task: Play Pitfall! on an Atari 8-Bit Computer or Video Game Console Needed: Emulator, SD Card Device, or Cartridges and Original Hardware Time: 30-60 mins for watching several videos Introduction I first played Pitfall! when it came out in 1982 at a friend’s house on

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Purchase and Play the New Circus Convoy Game for the Atari 2600 (30-60 mins)

June 30, 2021 moorejh Games, Software

Task: Purchase and Play the New Circus Convoy Game for the Atari 2600 Needed: Web Browser, Atari 2600 Console or Emulator Time: 30-60 mins Introduction The homebrew scene has been active for years developing new games for the Atari 2600. Many of these are really

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Run the CP/M Operating System on Your Atari 8-Bit Computer using an Upgraded Indus GT Floppy Drive (30-60 mins)

June 20, 2021 moorejh Software, Utilities

Task: Run the CP/M Operating System on Your Atari 8-Bit Computer using an Upgraded Indus GT Floppy Drive Needed: Web Browser, Floppy Disks, ProSystem Software or Similar, DT-80 Cartridge or Similar Time: 30-60 mins Introduction I have a fascination with the CP/M operating system because

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Update the Firmware of Your Ultimate 1MB Upgrade for Atari 8-Bit Computers (5-10 mins)

June 6, 2021 moorejh Modifications, Software, Utilities

Task: Update the Firmware of Your Ultimate 1MB Upgrade for Atari 8-Bit Computers Needed: Ultimate 1MB, Web Browser, SIO2PC or SIDE Cartridge Time: 5-10 mins Introduction The Ultimate 1MB upgrade for Atari 8-bit computers is one of the most useful modern mods you can do.

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Explore Demoscene Demos (15-30 mins)

May 2, 2021 moorejh Demos, Programming, Software

Task: Explore Demoscene Demos Needed: Altirra  Time: 15-30 mins Introduction The demoscene is notorious for pushing the limits of 8-bit computer hardware. Fortunately, there are a number of demos from this community for the Atari computers. I find these mesmerizing and inspiring. How do they

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Purchase and Assemble a SpartaDOS X Cartridge (15-30 mins)

April 25, 2021 moorejh Hardware, Programming, Software, Utilities

Task: Purchase and Assemble a SpartaDOS X Cartridge Needed: SpartaDOS X cartridge circuit board, battery, and cartridge shell Time: 15-30 mins Introduction I have previously posted about SpartaDOS and its modern successor SpartaDOS X (SDX). This is an incredibly powerful and flexible DOS for interacting

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Play Caverns of Mars on an Atari 8-Bit Computer (10-15 mins)

April 10, 2021 moorejh Games, Software

Task: Play Caverns of Mars on an Atari 8-Bit Computer Needed: Altirra or Caverns of Mars cartridge or disk Time: 10-15 mins Introduction Caverns of Mars is one of my favorite games because of its simple yet effective graphics and relatively simple and fun gameplay. The

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Program in 80 Columns of Text on Your Atari 8-Bit Computer with the ACE-80 Cartridge (5-10 mins)

February 6, 2021 moorejh Graphics, Software, Utilities

Task: Program in 80 Columns of Text on Your Atari 8-Bit Computer with the ACE-80 Cartridge Needed: ACE-80 or ACE-80XL cartridge Time: 5-10 mins Introduction The Atari 8-bit computers all display a maximum of 40 columns of text which can be limiting for some applications

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Run the CP/M Operating System on Your Atari 8-Bit Computer using FujiNet and RunCPM (15-30 minutes)

January 31, 2021 moorejh Hardware, Software, Utilities

Task: Run the CP/M Operating System on Your Atari 8-Bit Computer using FujiNet and RunCPM Needed: Web browser, FujiNet, DT-80 cartridge Time: 15-30 mins Introduction CP/M was one of the early operating systems available for computers with 8080 and Z-80 processors. It was developed by

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Download the Atari 8-Bit ROM Collection by Ghostware (5-10 mins)

January 16, 2021 moorejh Games, Software

Task: Download the Atari 8-Bit ROM Collection by Ghostware Needed: Web browser Time: 5-10 mins Introduction There are tons of game and utility ROMs available online for download. We have previously posted about the Atarimania resource, for example. Downloading multiple ROMs can be tedious. Fortunately,

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Explore SpartaDOS X on an Atari 8-bit Computer (15-30 mins)

January 5, 2021 moorejh Software

Task: Explore SpartaDOS X on an Atari 8-bit Computer Needed: Altirra or Atari 8-bit computer with 64k of memory Time: 15-30 mins Introduction I have previously posted about the different Disk Operating Systems (DOS) which were available back in the 1980. These are fun to

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Play Joust on an Atari 8-bit Computer (10-15 mins)

December 27, 2020 moorejh Games, Software

Task: Play Joust on an Atari 8-bit Computer Needed: Joust ROM and emulator or cartridge and computer Time: 10-15 mins Dedication: My good friend Steve Nash (RIP) Introduction I turned 16 in 1984 and was fortunate enough to be able to drive a 1980 Formula

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Display a Digital Photo on an Atari 2600 (10-15 mins)

December 6, 2020 moorejh Graphics, Programming, Software, Utilities, Web Resources

Task: Display a Digital Photo on an Atari 2600 Needed: Web browser Time: 10-15 mins Introduction I am always amazed at the modern software tools people have created to expand the capabilities of the Atari 8-bit computers and consoles. I recently posted about the coding

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Explore the 8-Bit Workshop Web Page (10-15 mins)

December 6, 2020 moorejh Books, Media, Programming, Software, Utilities, Web Resources

Task: Explore the 8-Bit Workshop Web Page Needed: Web browser Time: 10-15 mins Introduction This is a must browse web page with some amazing resources for those interested in programming and game development for the Atari 8-bit consoles including the 2600, 5200, and 7800. Other

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Purchase a SIDE3 Cartridge for Atari 8-Bit Computers (10-15 mins)

November 27, 2020 moorejh Hardware, Software, Utilities

Task: Purchase a SIDE3 Cartridge for Atari 8-Bit Computers Needed: Web browser, Atari 8-bit computer Time: 10-15 mins Introduction The ability to load files on an SD card and boot them on original Atari 8-bit computer hardware is very desirable and I have covered several

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Play Frogger on the Atari 8-Bit Computers and Consoles (10-15 mins)

November 26, 2020 moorejh Games, Software

Task: Play Frogger on the Atari 8-Bit Computers and Consoles Needed: Web browser, Emulator Time: 10-15 mins Introduction I have about a dozen Atari games I love to play over and over again for decades and decades. Frogger is definitely on that list for both

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