RevEng Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Atari Memo Pad has long been recognised as a landmark application in computing history, and now it's finally been ported to the Atari 7800! Memo Pad is an ephemeral messaging and note-taking app. Like everyone else, you've scribbled, doodled, and left messages for friends, with a pen and pad of paper. At first glance, Memo Pad seems to just be a fancy replacement for these physical tools. But looks can be deceiving. Memo Pad brings the power of the digital age to the mundane paper-based pad. To begin with, Memo Pad requires you to tediously enter your information in, one awkward character at a time. There's no quick and frivolous doodling to be found here. Memo Pad demands that only your most compelling notes are worthy of the huge effort to record them. Even better, there is no save functionality! Memo Pad conveniently ties up your whole system, until you decide that you want to play a game more than you value your displayed information. Will you stop and smell the digital roses, or will you keep that note? The answer to that question will shine a light on how worthy your oh-so-special thoughts are! Finally, your Memo Pad notes have an innovative 960 character limit, enforcing brevity of thought. Long-time Memo Pad power-user (and Twitter CEO) Jack Dorsey heavily borrowed from this feature. Always remember that Memo Pad did it first, and Memo Pad did it best. Discover the transformative power of Memo Pad today, with Atari 7800 - The Choice Of The Experts! ^--This one took a while! How long will it be until I break down and play some Food Fight? Atari7800ProsystemMemoPadTheChoiceOfExperts.bas.a78 Atari7800ProsystemMemoPadTheChoiceOfExperts.bas.bin manual.pdf source.zip 6 1 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 (edited) Can I get on the preorder list for a CIB cartridge release? I want cartridge #1. Edited April 1, 2021 by x=usr(1536) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 There is no list, so can I be on the list too please. I'll pretend to be a dev ? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevEng Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 Thanks for all of the interest! I'll be launching a Kickstarter for Memo Pad 7800 soon, to get you those desired carts, and to help defer some of the large R&D costs involved in producing this software. 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwentySixHundred Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 1 minute ago, RevEng said: Thanks for all of the interest! I'll be launching a Kickstarter for Memo Pad 7800 soon, to get you those desired carts, and to help defer some of the large R&D costs involved in producing this software. What about building a community? It's important to build a community. That's what crowdfunding is really for. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+frankodragon Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 I was expecting one of the links to be a RickRoll. But just in case... 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 4 minutes ago, RevEng said: Thanks for all of the interest! I'll be launching a Kickstarter for Memo Pad 7800 soon, to get you those desired carts, and to help defer some of the large R&D costs involved in producing this software. So after you raise $2M over the next few years, we can expect engineering samples of your cart to ship in time for Christmas 2023? Am I hearing that right? Need to make plans for that sweet spring 2024 pre-order from GameStonk! 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevEng Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 1 minute ago, DrVenkman said: So after you raise $2M over the next few years, we can expect engineering samples of your cart to ship in time for Christmas 2023? Am I hearing that right? Need to make plans for that sweet spring 2024 pre-order from GameStonk! Yes, most definitely we'll hit that 2024 target, maybe. Any expectations are your own, and don't represent legally binding agreements. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 (edited) How much bomb-diggity will it have? I make all of my purchasing decisions based on bomb-diggity. Edited April 1, 2021 by x=usr(1536) 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevEng Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 Memo Pad 7800 has 100% bomb diggity. By which I mean the very small amount of bomb diggity it actually contains is 100% pure. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 19 minutes ago, frankodragon said: I was expecting one of the links to be a RickRoll. But just in case... I was totally expecting that when I clicked the link as well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 The source and ATASCII character set make great food for thought. I'm thinking password systems and DOS character graphic games like Rogue. Thank you! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SmittyB Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Who needs anything else when you have Memo Pad? Get a few friends on board and you've got all you need for a play-by-mail rogue-like. Simply take a photo of your television screen (don't use the flash!), get your photo developed, send it in an envelope to your friends, and await their response for the next move. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevEng Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 1 hour ago, SmittyB said: Who needs anything else when you have Memo Pad? Get a few friends on board and you've got all you need for a play-by-mail rogue-like. Simply take a photo of your television screen (don't use the flash!), get your photo developed, send it in an envelope to your friends, and await their response for the next move. [rainbowed for emphasis] This guy gets it! Clearly a Memo Pad power-user, and shame on me for not highlighting the networking and team-based aspects of Memo Pad. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 This thread has brightened my day 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Is it ok if I port it to the 400/800? 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Pat Brady Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 The best in its class. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Will there be a cart with a GTIA option for that sweet keyclick sound? Maybe make that a stretch goal of your Kickstarter! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldenWheels Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 No 7800 mouse support? Pffft. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 8 minutes ago, GoldenWheels said: No 7800 mouse support? Pffft. Mouse and keyboard are being worked on. Who is going to be the social media community leader? I know this bald guy. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 1 minute ago, CPUWIZ said: I know this bald guy. Sorry, but G. Gordon Liddy just died. Gotta get a new public face for your operative team. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 I was hoping for a port of ed to the 7800, but this is clearly the next best thing! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Hopefully the functionality will be expanded in future releases. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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