Antic was one of the two major Atari 8-bit magazines in the U.S. (the other being ANALOG). Antic also had some coverage of the Atari ST though 1984 was before that. The August 1984 issue includes:

Features

• It's Mere Horseplay - A type-in program for handicapping horse races.


• Add IBM Or CP/M Capability To Your System - A look at the ATR8000, a versatile expansion for Atari 8-bit computers that adds the ability to connect standard disk drives and printers and depending on the variant, can also add CP/M or IBM PC compatability.


• Do More With DOS 2 - Using DOS 2.0 to increase disk storage with the Atari 1050 disk drive.


• Disk Drive Survey - A look at some of the disk drives available for the Atari 8-bit, including the TRAK AT-D2, RANA 1000, INDUS GT, Atari 1050, ASTRA 1620, and Atari 810.


• Lucasfilm And Atari - Early Lucasfilm games came out first on the Atari 8-bit. These include Ballblazer and Rescue on Fractalus which are discussed here.

Departments

• Inside Atari - Atari's sponsorship of the women's Olympic volleyball team.


• Education - A type-in memory game that gives you what is basically a computer version of Simon.


• Communications - A look at password protected BBS's. In the early days, you didn't necessarily need a login and password to access a PC. Though obviously, having a unique account has its advantages and would become the norm.


• Game of the Month - A type-in action/adventure game called Creepy Caverns. It looks a little like Gateway to Apshai.

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