kek@mgweed.UUCP (Kit Kimes) (08/07/84)
September 1984 ANTIC magazine TOC page article 13 UNLOCKING THE 56 GRAPHICS MODES An introductory article on the full range of Atari's graphics modes. It includes a BASIC program that displays all 56 modes. 16 TELLING TIME IN PILOT A simple program to teach children to tell time using three difficulty levels. Needs Pilot language. 21 NETWORKING NEWS Continuing articles on BBS's. 26 ATARI ART Modern art on a dot matrix printer. 29 DRAWING FUN A joystick drawing program that uses Graphics 10, a nine color medium resolution GTIA mode. Needs GTIA chip. 32 ANTIC'S MODE 3 Here's how to modify Atari's text mode to display video lowercase letters with real descenders and subscripts. 37 COMPUTER GRAPHICS PRODUCT SURVEY A long article that covers both software such as MICROPAINTER and PAINT and hardware such as graphics tablets, light pens and printers to make hard copies. 48 PRICE'S COLOR PICTURE PAINTER This program lets you change all four colors on every scan line in pictures drawn with most graphics programs that use Mode E, Atari's high-resolution four-color mode. Disk Drive is required. 57 EASY GRAPHICS CONVERTER This program converts picture files between different drawing software products such as joystick, light pen and KoalaPad. It allows you to use MicroPainter to make back- grounds for Movie Maker files, etc. 64 ROTATE YOUR PLAYER This article demonstrates some of machine language's special capabilities. Needs both BASIC and ASSEMBLER EDITOR for full effect. 66 CUSTOMIZING BASIC KEY FUNCTIONS (I quote here) A devilishly clever technique for setting up two-keystroke "function-key" abbreviations that will enter repeats of lengthy commands into your program. BASIC and a disk drive are required. 70 OLYMPIC DASH (game of the month) This simulation of the 100-yard dash is ANTIC's first machine language action game. (like games out of ANALOG mag) It is a two player game requiring two joysticks that runs on all Atari computers. 76 PRODUCT REVIEW Hardware: Advanced Programming Techniques For Your Atari (book) Atari Basic Faster and Better (book) Software: Rainbow Walker (Synapse) The Seven Cities of Gold (Electronic Arts) Pitfall! (Activision, Inc) Drol (Broderbund) Carrier Force (Strategic Simulations, Inc) Nato Commander (MicroProse) Universe (Omnitrend) Codewriter (Codewriter Corp) 87 COPY MATE A fast easy disk-sector copier that requires ASSEMBLER EDITOR. XL computers need the translator. 98 FADER--A CLASSY VIDEO "SLIDE SHOW" A unique dot-by-dot "fade" effect that can be combined with picture files created in MicroPainter format will give a professional looking slide show. Notes of interest: I didn't receive my subscription copy of ANTIC until Monday although I saw the copies on the news stands over the weekend so I apologize if most of you already know what articles are in this issue. I am sure there are some of you that will still benefit from this information. Kit Kimes AT&T Consumer Products Montgomery Works Montgomery, Il. 60538-0305 ..!ihnp4!mgnetp!mgweed!kek