AtariDude Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 I remember typing programs back in the day. My friend and I would type programs and then hope that we did not type something wrong so that the program would work as intended. Today I do not think I would have the patience to do so unless the program was short and could be completed in less than an hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 I used to like those 5-liner programs from Atari User. Funnily enough I've just started learning assembler and am typing things in again from various magazines and books... it's still fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oky2000 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 OK how can I search just for typed in programs from say Atarimania? And if not there where are the typed in listing games so I can download them and try them? I ask because typed in games can be quite fun on systems with lots of cool hardware features, which the A8 does have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sack-c0s Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 (edited) I could never be bothered - the Commodore User listings never worked for my dad, or his friend, or anyone I knew so I just read the blurb under the screenshot and wrote my own game based on what I thought the type-in did. That's how I got started with programming Edited May 10, 2011 by sack-c0s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tep392 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 (edited) I remember typing in Livewire back in the day and being blown away. I couldn't believe that I had typed in Tempest out of a magazine. There was always this great anticipation as I typed in the program's. Was it going to be cool or a dud? I'm tempted to search out some good type-in's and punch them in just the fun of it. Any recommendations? Edited May 10, 2011 by tep392 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 I grew up with the Coco and used to spend hours typing in games from The Rainbow magazine. Good times Don't do it anymore, don't really need to since all the programs from the magazine are all available online but I'm sure like most computers of the day, you could get tapes or disks even then with that months programs on them. Rainbow on Tape and Rainbow on Disk - I had a few back in the 80's IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havok69 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 That's how I learned to type! Now I just browse my Holmes CD directory... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20ohm20 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 I used to religiously type in every Commodore 64 program from Compute! magazine every month and save them to tape or disk. In the last few months, I've typed in some Compute! programs (games, mostly) on computers I didn't have back in the day, e.g. Atari 800, VIC-20, TI-99/4A and Apple //e. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slyde Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 ah, Compute! I used to type in MANY of their games for my old 800. I remember on Hellish one in particular that was some kind of submarine game, that try as i might, i could never seem to get to work correctly. I spent hours on it, and if i remember, in the next issue they issued an addendum stating there was a bug in 1 of their lines of code I used to religiously type in every Commodore 64 program from Compute! magazine every month and save them to tape or disk. In the last few months, I've typed in some Compute! programs (games, mostly) on computers I didn't have back in the day, e.g. Atari 800, VIC-20, TI-99/4A and Apple //e. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Compute!, I miss it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck D. Head Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 I did one just the other day on the Coco2; frustrating, but satisfying. It gives me a happy nostalgic feeling, as does making a radio or other project with my Radio Shack 200-in-one Electronics Kit! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuY Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 I've been on a bit of a typing mission for a few years, and am currently in possession of a new APE registration, so am able to transfer everything to the PC If anyone's interested, I've done all the programs (not just games) from the following: Games for The Atari by Paul Bunn (The one with Safe Cracker and Ski Run) The Musical Atari (book) Atari User magazine (all of Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 and most of Vol. 3) Currently working on Best Of PCW Software For The Atari XL (about halfway through) For the games from Atari User, I've written my own little menu proggy too. If anyone (Atari Frog? ) is interested in these let me know and I'll get a transfer started. I had intended to hold off on the Atari User stuff until I finished it all, but seeing as there's an interest in this old stuff I can attach anything up to what I've completed. Did these every get posted? (esp. the Paul Bunn stuff) Yes. Here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fres Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Thanks NuY. Exactly what I was looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 That's just cheating Fres, type those in yourself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fres Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 I did type most of those in myself back in the day, but I'm not going to do it again. Plus, I gave that book to Slor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 (edited) I remember typing in the BASIC listing of Compute's SpeedScript word processor, and then typing in the assembly language listing from the same book when I later got an assembler. They both seemed like big undertakings at the time... Edited May 12, 2011 by flashjazzcat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariGeezer Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 I remember typing in the BASIC listing of Compute's SpeedScript word processor, and then typing in the assembly language listing from the same book when I later got an assembler. They both seemed like big undertakings at the time... That brings back some memories when I typed in those 4 to 8 page listings from Compute, Antic, Analog and other sources. I must have over (20) 90 Minute tapes with all of that stuff saved. I can remember some times, after getting close to the end and having the power get interrupted or accidentally turning off the power and having to type all of it in again... After a few times of that, I started saving every 10 minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 There was something mesmerisingly theraputic about typing in those endless strings of hex values. One was completely focused on the task at hand, and yet one didn't have to think about it, since the copying from page to keyboard eventually became automatic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuY Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 There was something mesmerisingly theraputic about typing in those endless strings of hex values. One was completely focused on the task at hand, and yet one didn't have to think about it, since the copying from page to keyboard eventually became automatic. Zen, and the art of Atari coding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuY Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 There was something mesmerisingly theraputic about typing in those endless strings of hex values. One was completely focused on the task at hand, and yet one didn't have to think about it, since the copying from page to keyboard eventually became automatic. Zen, and the art of Atari coding. Or is it the joy of hex? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orpheuswaking Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 I did type most of those in myself back in the day, but I'm not going to do it again. Plus, I gave that book to Slor. You only gave the book to Slor as an excuse not to type in the programs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oky2000 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Nobody bothered to reply to my comment, can I search for them on Atarimania? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 I'm still trying to type in some of my own programs from back in the day, and can't quite make them fully work yet. Used to LOVE typing in the magazine programs when I was a kid! The anticipation!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fres Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 OK how can I search just for typed in programs from say Atarimania? And if not there where are the typed in listing games so I can download them and try them? I ask because typed in games can be quite fun on systems with lots of cool hardware features, which the A8 does have. Atarimania is your best best for type-ins, but there are still MANY missing titles. You could do a search for BASIC progs, but the list would likely be fairly overwhelming. I like to categorize things by publisher (Analog, Antic, Compute!, Dell [Paul Bunn book]). Some day I will have them all collected in sets, I hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oky2000 Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 OK how can I search just for typed in programs from say Atarimania? And if not there where are the typed in listing games so I can download them and try them? I ask because typed in games can be quite fun on systems with lots of cool hardware features, which the A8 does have. Atarimania is your best best for type-ins, but there are still MANY missing titles. You could do a search for BASIC progs, but the list would likely be fairly overwhelming. I like to categorize things by publisher (Analog, Antic, Compute!, Dell [Paul Bunn book]). Some day I will have them all collected in sets, I hope. Thank you for explaining. My new mission is more Atari video gameplay uploads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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