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Books related to the Atari line of computers, including the Atari 400, 800, ST, XL and XE. Subjects covered include software, hardware, programming, design, and copy protection. Scanned by a wide range of contributors. Many of these items came from the efforts of atarimania.com.



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A perpetual collection of retro computer videogame design and programming books. From ideas to actual pages of never-ending code to punch into vintage computers, you can make your own truly retro games! As more are collected, more will be added with updates placed below this post. Current file size (uncompressed): 3.2 GB Format: pdf and .cbr Files in this collection : 138 24 Tested, Ready-to-Run Game Programs in BASIC (1978) 25 Exciting Computer Games in BASIC for All Ages (1983) 33 Adult...
Topics: game design, game programming, design, programming, retro, game, games, videogame, computer
Atari Computer Books
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Bunch of Atari computer books 
Topics: Atari, Computer, Books, Information, Programming, Coding, Old, BASIC, Assembly, Games, Gaming,...
Atari Computer Books
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The C Programming Language
Atari Computer Books
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"A Small System Services, Inc. publication."
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Topics: program, basic, address, hex, bytes, appendix, memory, lda, byte, addressing, vic micromon, simple...
Atari Computer Books
by Crawford, Chris, 1950-
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The updated e-book version of this book is available here .
Topics: game, games, computer, Computer games, Microcomputers, design, designer, players, art, Computer...
Atari Computer Books
by Stanton, Jeffrey; Pinal, Daniel
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Includes index
Topics: lda, sta, graphics, screen, missile, byte, color, player, bne, data, vertical blank, screen memory,...
Atari Computer Books
by Chadwick, Ian
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Mapping the Atari
Topics: poke, atari, screen, locations, byte, graphics, bytes, location, color, mode, display list, machine...
Atari Computer Books
by Wilkinson, Bill; O'Brien, Kathleen; Laughton, Paul
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Includes index
Topics: lda, jsr, sta, statement, ldy, stack, variable, syn, code, byte, execute expression, lda sta,...
Atari Computer Books
by Chadwick, Ian
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Bibliography: p. xvi-xvii
Topics: poke, atari, screen, bytes, graphics, location, locations, byte, mode, color, floating point, entry...
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Topics: color, display, program, mode, atari, ram, byte, screen, bytes, graphics, serial bus, floating...
Atari Computer Books
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GFA BASIC Quick Reference Guide for the Atari ST
Atari Computer Books
by Heiserman, David L., 1940-; Welborn Associates
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Programmers s Reference Guide for the Atari 400 800 Computers
Topics: row, color, atari, screen, basic, program, code, character, ram, atari basic, control block,...
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Dr Wackos Guide to Creating Arcade Games
Topics: color, graphics, poke, program, data, miracle, goto, guide, sound, arcade, miracle guide, graphics...
Atari Computer Books
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Pocket Guide Assembly Language for the 68000 Series
Atari Computer Books
by Poole, Lon; McNiff, Martin, 1954-; Cook, Steven, 1960-
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Bibliography: p. 450-451
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Topics: program, atari, print, statement, display, graphics, file, input, disk, atari computer, disk drive,...
Atari Computer Books
by Compute! Publications, Inc
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Includes indexes
Topics: poke, data, goto, program, chapter, return, position, gosub, data data, print, data statement,...
Atari Computer Books
by Haskell, Richard E
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"A Spectrum book."
Topics: figure, program, plot, atari, statement, data, color, subroutine, graphics mode, loop, atari basic,...
Atari Computer Books
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GFA BASIC Book
Atari Computer Books
by Mansfield, Richard, 1945-
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Includes index
Topics: lda, lads, code, byte, label, bytes, program, source, atari, sta, main loop, format opcode, source...
Atari Computer Books
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Atari ST 3D Graphics Programming
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by Andrews, Mark
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Atari Roots A Guide to Atari Assembly Language
Topics: program, atari, memory, assembly, language, address, binary, instruction, assembler, code, assembly...
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Mastering the 68000 Microprocessor
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Atari 2600 TIA Technical Manual
Topics: horizontal, graphics, registers, output, serial, color, microprocessor, vertical, playfield,...
Atari Computer Books
by Inman, Don; Inman, Kurt
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Includes index
Topics: program, memory, accumulator, language, instruction, loop, hex, debug, byte, decimal, carry bit,...
Atari Computer Books
by Compute! Publications, Inc
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Includes index
Topics: data, poke, goto, gosub, color, graphics, return, program, data data, chapter, data dictionary,...
Atari Computer Books
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Atari 800XL Field Service Manual
Topics: pin, manual, data, bus, antic, rom, computer, cpu, field, atari, service manual, field service, pin...
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Atari OSS BASIC A+ 3.1 manual
Topics: basic, print, atari, ram, tha, string, player, program, format, missile, atari basic, format field,...
Atari Computer Books
by Thompson, Mark
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Includes index
Topics: program, binary, data, computer, atari, input, decimal, print, decimal number, basic, binary...
Atari Computer Books
by Held, Gilbert, 1943-; Atari, Inc
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Atari BASIC Quick Reference Guide
Topics: color, returns, exprnm, program, graphics, error, file, device, goto, numeric, dark blue, color...
Atari Computer Books
by Stanton, Jeffrey
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Book of Atari Software 1984
Topics: game, disk, program, graphics, documentation, rating, atari, error, hardware, handling, error...
APX20102 - Atari Pascal Language System manual
Topics: file, pascal, atari, procedure, variable, program, var, type, data, string, atari pascal, window...
Atari Computer Books
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Atari ST GEM Programmers Reference
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Topics: program, print, graphics, basic, color, poke, data, atari, atari basic, gosub, atabi basic, memory...
Atari Computer Books
by Peck, Robert A; Falkoff, Bernard
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Advanced Atari BASIC Tutorial
Topics: data, program, atari, string, print, basic, file, display, disk, atari basic, basic tutorial,...
Topics: data, lda, sta, goto, jsr, gosub, poke, program, lda sta, disk, tom hudson, vertical blank, sta...
Atari Computer Books
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The Atari ST for Beginners
Topics: lda, program, jsr, sta, contents, bne, cmp, address, rts, atari, machine language, decimal number,...
Atari Computer Books
by Floegel, Ekkehard
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Cover title
Topics: fig, dup, word, stack, curs, afb, scr, loop, atari, address, rot rot, return stack, top numbers,...
Atari Computer Books
by Knight, Timothy Orr; LaBatt, Darren
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Basic Programs for the Atari 600XL and 800XL
Topics: goto, data, program, input, computer, atari, programs, graphics, color, print, random number, delay...
Atari Computer Books
by Poole, Lon; McNiff, Martin, 1954-; Cook, Steven, 1960-
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Bibliography: p. 450-451
Topics: program, print, atari, statement, display, graphics, input, file, disk, atari computer, disk drive,...
Atari Computer Books
by Heiserman, David L., 1940-
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101 Programming Surprises and Tricks for Your Atari Computer
Topics: print, poke, position, goto, gosub, sound, setcolor, data, program, return program, print print,...
Atari Computer Books
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C Language Users Handbook
Atari Computer Books
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Real Time 3D Gfx Atari ST
Atari Computer Books
by Nick Montfort, Ian Bogost
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The Atari Video Computer System dominated the home video game market so completely that "Atari" became the generic term for a video game console. The Atari VCS was affordable and offered the flexibility of changeable cartridges. Nearly a thousand of these were created, the most significant of which established new techniques, mechanics, and even entire genres. This book offers a detailed and accessible study of this influential video game console from both computational and cultural...
Topics: racing, the, beam, mitpress, atari, ebook
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Here is some of the material that you'll find inside the 16-page document. Private Screenings The GAMES Guide to Home Video Games By Phil Wiswell (GAMES magazine, December 1982) On any given night, it is conceivable that more TV sets are tuned to Pac-Man than to Dan Rather. Despite the fuss from some fronts, video games are here to stay. After all, how can a game of gin rummy compete with saving the earth from an alien attack? Though equally turned on to arcade and home video games, we find...
Topics: GAMES magazine, Gaming Guide, Phil Wiswell, December 1982, Astrocade, Atari Video Computer System,...
The Blue Book
Topics: atari, program, bluebook, disk, requires, cassette, basic, computer, programs, math, blue book,...
Atari Computer Books
by Moose, Allan E; Lorenz, Marian J
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Includes index
Topics: poke, atari, display, memory, graphics, color, language, program, assembly language, data, atari...
Atari Computer Books
by Phillips, Gary; White, Jerry, 1946-
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The Atari Users Encyclopedia
Topics: atari, program, basic, data, disk, computer, memory, file, graphics, atari basic, atari computer,...
Atari Computer Books
by Compute! Publications, Inc
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Computes First Book of Atari
Topics: program, atari, graphics, print, variable, color, basic, poke, byte, atari basic, machine language,...
Atari Computer Books
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Computer Art and Animation
Topics: logo, turtle, atari, computer, create, guide, art, enter, procedure, repeat, computer art, atari...
Atari Computer Books
by Woolcock, Richard; Stretton, Graeme
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Atari 130XE Games Book
Topics: data, poke, return, goto, print, gosub, program, position, chexsum, programming suggestions, main...
Atari Computer Books
by Small, David; Small, Sandy; Blank, George
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Topics: atari, graphics, poke, color, memory, data, program, display, display list, disk, machine language,...
Atari Computer Books
by Jacques Deconchat
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"102 programmi per Atari 600XL, 800XL, 130XE", prevalentemente giochi in BASIC. Traduzione di Andrea Panagia dall'originale "102 programmes pour Atari (400, 600, 600XL, 800 et 800XL)", Editions du P.S.I., 1984
Topics: informatica, programmazione, BASIC, Atari 8-bit, Atari 600XL, Atari 800XL, Atari 130XE, computer,...
Atari Computer Books
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Learning C Prog Graphics Amiga & Atari ST
Atari Computer Books
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a book on programming the atari computer
Topics: atari computer programming retro, Atari computer, Computer graphics, Speech synthesis
Atari Computer Books
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Atari Omnitrend's Universe manual
Topics: ore, computer, program, ship, planet, cargo, select, selea, status, orbiter, num input, energy...
Atari Computer Books
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Compute!'s Second Book Of Atari Welcome to COMPUTErs Second Book of Atari. This book was a 'direct result of the overwhelming success of our first book in this series, which is now in its second printing. Unlike our First Book of Atari, the Second Book is comprised entirely of previously unpublished material.
Topics: Atari, Atari 400, Atari 800, Compute!, Computer Programming
Atari Computer Books
by Scott Stilphen
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A book of descriptions of over 700 games released for the Atari VCS/2600. The games are grouped by types, with screenshots of most. A bit hard to read straight through, but a very handy reference.
Topics: ABC, VCS, Leonard Herman, Atari, 2600
Atari Computer Books
by Compute! Publications, Inc
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Includes index
Topics: poke, data, color, graphics, character, program, display, screen, data data, memory, green red,...
Atari Computer Books
by Maurizio Galluzzo
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"Il manuale dell'Atari 520 ST e 1040 ST", pubblicazione indipendente, con utilizzo generale dei computer Atari ST e approfondimento sulla programmazione in BASIC.
Topics: libro, informatica, Atari ST, Atari 520ST, Atari 1040ST, programmazione, BASIC, book, computer,...
Atari Computer Books
by Rowley, Thomas E
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Topics: poke, graphics, color, atari, goto, plot, screen, mode, graphics mode, sound, mode lines, character...
Atari Computer Books
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Topics: poke, lda, gosub, sta, goto, color, jsr, player, drawto, character set, data data, machine...
Atari Computer Books
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Topics: data, pins, pin, display, voltage, joystick, computer, program, chapter, light, display list, light...
Atari Computer Books
by Bill Carris
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"Basic Atari", guida introduttiva, guida avanzata e manuale di riferimento per il BASIC dei computer Atari 8-bit. Traduzione dall'originale © Reston Publishing Company Inc. 1983
Topics: libro, informatica, programmazione, BASIC, Atari 8-bit, book, computer, programming
Topics: print, color, graphics, return, goto, setcolor, poke, program, computer, colors, text window,...
Atari Computer Books
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Older catalog of Best Electronics, one of the Atari dealers of California.
Topics: Best, Electronics, Atari, Computers, Video, Games
Atari Computer Books
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v, 129 pages : 23 cm
Topics: Computer games, Atari computer -- Programming, Atari computer -- Programming, Computer games,...
Atari Computer Books
by Goode, Peter
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The Atari 600XL Program Book
Topics: data, print, poke, plot, return, goto, gosub, color, position, programming hints, rem draw, data...
Atari Computer Books
by Zuanich, Margaret Ann
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128 pages : 19 cm
Topics: Computer graphics -- Juvenile literature, Atari computer -- Programming -- Juvenile literature,...
Atari Computer Books
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Topics: print, goto, program, gosub, color, position, poke, return, irs man, drawto, print print, print...
Atari Computer Books
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Includes index
Topics: instruction, byte, memory, lda, sta, display, program, atari, assembly language, assembly, memory...
Atari Computer Books
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Topics: proc, array, routines, toolkit, real, routine, allows, procedure, data, pointer, routine allows,...
Atari Computer Books
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Understanding Atari ST BASIC Programming
Atari Computer Books
by Atari
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APX Atari Program Exchange Product Catalog Summer Edition 1982
Topics: APX, Atari, Program, Exchange, Product, Catalog, Summer, 1982, 800, XL, XE, 8-bit
Atari Computer Books
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Atari ST Introduction to MIDI Programming