Houdini Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 Ugh! Missed out on this fantastic collection by an hour or so. Another reason to not go to work and stay home and play Atari! 😞 https://www.ebay.com/itm/256581952335 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam242 Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 Someone got a great deal on that lot at $50... many good titles! and Bop N Wrestle.. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bob1200xl Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 Who is this person? I can almost walk to EDH. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SoulBuster Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 I picked that lot up. I'll be posting the dumps as soon as it arrives. 14 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havok69 Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 Chipmunk! Used the mess out of that application back in the day! For um, archival purposes... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenp Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 1 hour ago, SoulBuster said: I picked that lot up. I'll be posting the dumps as soon as it arrives. i do hope the disks are all in good shape. nice score. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkusKS Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 What Claude 3 has to say about this picture: Quote The image shows a large collection of floppy disks for Atari 8-bit computers. Based on the visible labels and the information from the search results, we can identify several notable software titles and categories: 1. Productivity Software: - "Movie Maker" - An animation creation program[1][3] - "The Newsroom" - Likely a desktop publishing application - "Atariwriter" - A popular word processing program[1] 2. Programming and Development: - "BASIC XE" - An extended BASIC programming language - "Action!" - A procedural programming language with an integrated compiler[1] 3. Games: - "Star Raiders" - Atari's killer app that showcased the computer's capabilities[4] - "Ninja" - A martial arts themed game - "Karateka" - A popular fighting game - "Bruce Lee" - An action game featuring the martial arts star 4. Educational Software: - "Touchdown Football" - Likely an educational sports game 5. Utility Software: - "Autoduel" - Possibly a disk utility or game - "Sparta DOS X" - A popular third-party disk operating system 6. Graphics and Design: - "Graphic Artist" - Likely a drawing or design program 7. Company-specific Software: - "Antic" - Software from Antic magazine, which published programs for Atari computers[1] - "APX" (Atari Program Exchange) - User-written software distributed by Atari[1] The collection also includes disks from various publishers like Interstel, Datasoft, and Electronic Arts, which were prominent software companies for the Atari 8-bit platform[4]. This diverse array of software reflects the Atari 8-bit computers' versatility, supporting applications ranging from productivity tools and programming environments to games and educational software. The presence of both first-party Atari software and third-party titles demonstrates the platform's robust ecosystem during its heyday[1][4]. It's worth noting that Atari 8-bit computers used various disk formats, with the most common being single-density (90 KB) and enhanced density (130 KB) on 5.25" floppy disks[2][5]. The software collection in the image likely spans several years of Atari 8-bit computing history, from the early 1980s through the late 1980s or early 1990s when Atari officially ended support for the 8-bit line[6]. Citations: [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_8-bit_computer_software [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_8-bit_computer_peripherals [3] https://pplx-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/v1722026269/user_uploads/lbddbajwa/collection_7_24.webp.53abeb55ffebaf4b5620e7473e26559e.jpg [4] https://atarimuseum.nl/atari-8-bit-software/ [5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_810 [6] https://www.a8preservation.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkusKS Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 1. Movie Maker 2. The Newsroom 3. Atariwriter (inferred from "writer" label) 4. BASIC XE 5. Action! 6. Star Raiders (inferred from "Star Fleet I") 7. Ninja 8. Karateka 9. Bruce Lee 10. Touchdown Football 11. Autoduel 12. Sparta DOS 13. Graphic Artist (inferred from "Graphics" label) 14. Fantasy 15. Analog (possibly "Analog" magazine software) 16. The Great American Cross-Country Road Race 17. Leader Board 18. Dragon II 19. Hardball 20. APX Classics 21. Antic (software from Antic magazine) 22. Interstel (publisher) 23. Synapse (publisher) 24. Karate (possibly "Karate Champ") 25. Chernobyl (possibly "Chernobyl: The Final Warning") 26. P.S. Connection 27. Question Disk (educational software) This list represents the clearly visible titles in the image. Some labels are partially obscured or too small to read, so there may be additional titles not listed here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 Did anybody here grab this one? https://www.ebay.com/itm/176488579456 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SoulBuster Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 On 7/26/2024 at 7:16 PM, Allan said: Did anybody here grab this one? https://www.ebay.com/itm/176488579456 I let that one go. Expensive for not enough originals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 11 hours ago, SoulBuster said: I let that one go. Expensive for not enough originals. I was close but I had just bought a couple of other Atari 8-bit disks which were not cheap. There are a couple of extremely rare programs in this collection. @www.atarimania.com https://www.atarimania.com/utility-atari-400-800-xl-xe-printer-s-delight_41548.html Hopefully it is someone here and they get archived. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Just spent some time looking and Microtales were a couple of public domain disks for kids. Adventures with graphics. In the C & T collection they are PD081 and PD082 disks. https://archive.org/details/CandTComputerActiveAtariPublicDomainSoftwareCatalog/page/n5/mode/2up?q=Microtale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariPhreak Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 man - would have loved to have had those original carina disks - if nothing else, to frame and hang on my “computer room” wall. . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted August 6 Share Posted August 6 3 hours ago, AtariPhreak said: man - would have loved to have had those original carina disks - if nothing else, to frame and hang on my “computer room” wall. . Yeah, I tried too. Would have been a nice addition to the VCF Midwest Atari BBS demo tables. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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