MegaFiler was released in 1984, by XLEnt Software. This is a database with a powerful search and reporting engine. It was developed by Jerry Kwit. … More S6E04 XLEnt Software MegaFiler

Crosscheck was released in 1986, by DataSoft. It was a game title. It was published by Intellicreations Inc and programmed by Tom McWilliams. … More S6E03 DataSoft Crosscheck

Circuit Lab was released in 1983, by APX. It was an education title designed to teach basic DC electronics.  It was developed by Mark Davids and Sheldon Leemon. … More S6E02 APX Circuit Lab

Bank Street Writer was released in 1982, by Broderbund. It was a multi platform education centric word processor. It was developed by Intentional Software, Bank Street College of Education and Franklin E. Smith, with the Atari version being credited to Charles Olson Jr. … More S6E01 Broderbund Bank Street Writer

This episode discusses the absence of episodes, some general life stuff, new editing tools, and test workflows. … More S5EB1 – Is This Thing On?

Atari Portfolio memory card episode featuring specifications and details of the memory cards. … More Podfolio 13 The Summary

Atari Portfolio game episode featuring specifications and details of the Chess Card software. … More Podfolio 12 The Chess Card

Atari Portfolio BASIC episode featuring specifications and details of the PowerBASIC Card software. … More Podfolio 11 The PowerBASIC Card

Atari Portfolio spelling episode featuring specifications and details of the Instant Speller Card software. … More Podfolio 10 The Instant Speller Card

Atari Portfolio Finance episode featuring specifications and details of the Finance Card software. … More Podfolio 09 The Finance Card

Atari Portfolio File Manager episode featuring specifications and details of the File Manager Card software. … More Podfolio 08 The File Manager Card

Atari Portfolio Pro Case episode featuring specifications and details of the professional carry case. … More Podfolio 07 The Pro Case

Atari Portfolio memory expansion episode featuring specifications and details of the memory expansion. … More Podfolio 06 The Memory Expansion

Atari Portfolio seriall interface episode featuring specifications and details of the serial interface expansion. … More Podfolio 05 The Serial Interface

Atari Portfolio parallel interface episode featuring specifications and details of the parallel interface expansion. … More Podfolio 04 The Parallel Interface

Atari Portfolio memory card episode featuring specifications and details of the memory cards. … More Podfolio 03 The Memory Cards

Atari Portfolio hardware episode featuring specifications of the device itself and the built in software. … More Podfolio 02 The Hardware

Atari Portfolio, released in June 1989.  Developed by DIP (Distributed Information Processing) in the UK.  Licensed by Atari. … More Podfolio 01 The Overview

Conversational French was released in 1980, by Atari. It was one of four language courses offered.  It was developed by EMI Audio Visual Services Ltd, and programmed by Gabriel Baum. … More S5E01 Atari Conversational French

The One With The Hard Drive. Time span covered is from July 1988 through September 1988. Coverage focuses on the Atari Megafile 20 Hard Drive. There are many links in the show notes on the podcast website at https://inverseatascii.info. … More 1632-E011: The One With The Hard Drive

AnticWriter was released in 1987, by Antic Publishing. It was developed independently and never made it to market until Antic published it. … More S4E12 Antic AnticWriter

Daisy Dot was written and released (in public domain) as three versions between 1987 and 1990, by Roy Goldman. … More S4E11 Roy Goldman Daisy Dot

The One With The CD-ROM. Time span covered is from April 1988 through June 1988. Coverage focuses on the Atari CDAR-504 CD-ROM Drive. There are many links in the show notes on the podcast website at https://inverseatascii.info. … More 1632-E010: The One With The CD-ROM

Fancy Writer was released in 1983, by KidStuff Software. It was written by Frank Roberts. … More S4E10 KidStuff Software Fancy Writer

Mini Office II was released in 1987, by Database Software. This was a UK productivity suite release. … More S4E09 Database Software Mini Office II

Graphic Master was released in 1982, by Datasoft, Inc. It was written by Courtney M Goodin. … More S4E08 Datasoft Graphic Master

The One With The Laser Printer. Time span covered is from January 1988 through March 1988. Coverage focuses on the Atari SLM804 Laser Printer. There are many links in the show notes on the podcast website at http://inverseatascii.info. … More 1632-E009: The One With The Laser Printer

The Money Manager was released in 1983, by Timeworks, Inc. … More S4E07 Timeworks The Money Manager

The One With The Update. This short episode is an update on the podcast status. … More 1632-ES01: The One With The Update

The One With The Modem. Time span covered is from October 1987 through December 1987. Coverage focuses on the Atari SX212 Modem. There are many links in the show notes on the podcast website at http://inverseatascii.info. … More 1632-E008: The One With The Modem

The One With The Mega ST's (and 520STFM). Time span covered is from July 1987 through September 1987. Coverage focuses on the Atari Mega ST's and Atari 520STFM. Coverage also includes a deep dive into the floppy disk. There are many links in the show notes on the podcast website at http://inverseatascii.info. … More 1632-E007: The One With The Mega ST’s (and 520STFM)

The one with the chipset. Time span covered is from April 1987 to June 1987. Coverage focuses on the Atari ST chipset and Atari STM1 mouse. Atari ST BASIC is discussed. Also a dive into Huffman Coding. There are many links in the show notes on the podcast website at http://inverseatascii.info. … More 1632-E006: The One With The Chipset

The one with the monitors. Time span covered is from January 1987 to March 1987. Coverage focuses on the Atari monitors. Atari ST LOGO and LOGO in general is discussed, as are CRT inner workings. There are many links in the show notes on the podcast website at http://inverseatascii.info. … More 1632-E005: The One With The Monitors

The one with the disk drives. Time span covered is from October 1986 to December 1986. Coverage focuses on the Atari SF354 and Atari SF314 disk drives. Computer Concepts Fast BASIC, Novarone Industries Timekeeper, and Xanth Fuji Demo are discussed. There are many links in the show notes on the podcast website at http://inverseatascii.info. … More 1632-E004: The One With The Disk Drives

The one with the 520 STM. Time span covered is from July 1986 to September 1986. Coverage focuses on the Atari 520 STM. The Avatex modem, Atari ST BASIC, OSS Personal Pascal, and GDOS are discussed. There are many links in the show notes on the podcast website at http://inverseatascii.info. … More 1632-E003: The One With The 520STM

The one with the 1040 ST. Time span covered is from April 1986 through June 1986. Coverage focuses on the Atari 1040 ST. There are many links in the show notes on the podcast website at http://inverseatascii.info. … More 1632-E002: The One With The 1040ST

The one with the 520 ST. Time span covered is from launch to March 1986. Coverage focuses on the Atari 520 ST. This initial episode includes details on what the podcast is about, what will be covered in each episode, and the first episodes content. There are many links in the show notes on the podcast website at http://inverseatascii.info. … More 1632-E001: The One With The 520ST

TypeSetter was released in 1985, by XLEnt Software. It was written by Len Dorfman and Dennis Young. … More S4E06 XLEnt Software TypeSetter

The Rubber Stamp was released in 1985, by XLEnt Software. It was written by Len Dorfman, Dennis Young, and Randy Dellinger. … More S4E05 XLEnt Software The Rubber Stamp

Page Designer was released in 1985, by XLEnt Software. It was written by Dr. Len Dorfman and Dennis Young. … More S4E04 XLEnt Software Page Designer

MegaFont II+ was released in 1985, by XLEnt Software. It was written by Randy Dellinger and Richard Rognlie. This episode includes and interview one of the authors - Randy Dellinger. … More S4E03 XLEnt Software MegaFont II+

The First XLEnt Word Processor was released in 1985, by XLEnt Software. It was written by David Castell. … More S4E02 XLEnt Software First XLEnt Word Processor

PaperClip was released in 1985, by Batteries Included. It was originally released in 1982 for the Commodore PET. The PET version was written by Steve Douglas. The Atari port was written by Steve Ahlstrom and Dan Moore. This word processor is unique in that it uses a hardware security device that plugs into the joystick port. … More S4E01 Batteries Included PaperClip

Podcast: Download This episode features Floppy Disks. Intro music is an excerpt from a chip tune by Wizwars named 8 Bit Raceway.  It is used under Creative Common license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States.

MicroFiler released in 1983, by MPP (Microbits Peripheral Products). It was written by Jim Harrison. MicroFiler is simple database filing system geared for the home user. It was somewhat unique in that is was offered as a cartridge. … More S3E05 MPP MicroFiler

HomeCard released in 1985, by Antic Publishing. It was developed by Star Systems Software, Inc. It was written by Sparky Starks and Russ Wetmore. HomeCard is a free form 3x5 index card filing system. … More S3E04 Antic HomeCard

HomePak released in 1984, by Batteries Included. It was developed by Star Systems Software, Inc. It was written by Russ Wetmore. HomePak is suite comprised of three titles: HomeText (word processor), HomeFind (database), and HomeTerm (communications). … More S3E03 Batteries Included HomePak

SynTrend released in 1983 and 1985, by Synapse Software. SynTrend is comprised of two titles: SynStat, written by; and SynGraph. … More S3E02 Synapse SynTrend (SynStat, SynGraph)

Scriptor released in 1983, and SpeedScript 3 released in 1985, both by Compute! Publishing. Both were written by Charles Brannon. … More S3E01 Compute! Scriptor & SpeedScript 3

The Bookkeeper, released in 1982 by Atari. … More S2E20 Atari The Bookkeeper

Rich Man's 80 Column Word Processor, released in 1985 by Computer Software Services (CSS). Written by Mark Rogalski. … More S2E19 CSS Rich Man’s 80 Column Word Processor

The Family Tree, released in 1983 by Antic Publishing. Developed by Harry Koons. … More S2E18 Antic Publishing The Family Tree

AwardWare, released in 1986 by Hi Tech Expressions. … More S2EB3 Hi Tech Expressions AwardWare

Biorhythm, released in 1980 by Atari. … More S2E17 Atari Biorhythm

PrintWiz, released in 1983 by Allen Macroware. Developed by Jerry Allen. … More S2E16 Allen Macroware PrintWiz

AtariMusic I & AtariMusic II, released in 1983 by Atari. … More S2E15 Atari AtariMusic I & II

Telelink I released in 1981, and Telelink II released in 1982, both by Atari. … More S2E14 Atari Telelink I & II

SynChron, released in 1983 by Synapse. Developed by Harry Guiremand. … More S2E13 Synapse SynChron

ST Writer (16 bits? What!?), released in 1985 by Atari. Developed by Dan Oliver and John Feagans in 2 weeks as a direct port of AtariWriter from Atari's 8 bit computer line. … More S2E41 Atari ST Writer

Mortgage & Loan Analysis, released in 1980 by Atari. Developed by Control Data Corporation. … More S2E12 Atari Mortgage & Loan Analysis

Enhancements to Graph It, released in 1982 by APX. Developed by Howard D. Siedenrock. … More S2E11APX Enhancements to Graph It

Graph It, released in 1980 by Atari. … More S2E10 Atari Graph It

Statistics I, released in 1980 by Atari. … More S2E09 Atari Statistics I

SynCalc, released in 1983 by Synapse, and 1985 by Br0derbund under Synapse branding. Developed by Mike Silva. … More S2E08 Synapse SynCalc

HeartWare, released in 1986 by Hi Tech Expressions. Developed by Comware and authored by Joe Suarez. … More S2EB2 Hi Tech Expressions HeartWare

Silent Butler, released in 1985 by Atari. Developed by Silent Butler Software and programmed by Ted A. Goldstone. … More S2E07 Atari Silent Butler

JingleDisk, released in 1986 by Hi Tech Expressions. Programmed by Sean Michael Puckett using the Action! programming language. … More S2E02 Hi Tech Expressions JingleDisk

Home Financial Management, released in 1982 by Thorn EMI. … More S2E06 Thorn EMI Home Financial Management

Atlas of Canada, released in 1981 by APX. Authored by Atari. Essentially the same as Atari States & Capitals, and European Countries & Capitals, but for Canada! … More S2EM1 APX Atlas Of Canada

States & Capitals, and European Countries & Capitals, both released in 1980 by Atari. … More S2E05 Atari Capitals (States & European Countries)

Home Filing Manager, released in 1982 by Atari. … More S2E04 Home Filing Manager

Spell Perfect, released in 1982 by LJK Enterprises. Designed by Ken Leonhardi. … More S2E03 LJK Spell Perfect

Family Vehicle Expense, released in 1982 by APX. Developed by Jerry Falkenhan. … More S2E02 APX Family Vehicle Expense

AtariWriter, released in 1982 by Atari. Developed by Atari, with later versions developed by Micro Fantasy. The primary programmer for all versions was William V. Robinson. This word processor brought word processing to the consumer in an easy to use package. … More S2E01 Atari AtariWriter

KansasFest 2015 (Apple II) reflection from an Atari guy. … More S1EB2 KansasFest 2015 Reflection

Portfolio (hardware & software), released in 1989 by Atari. Developed by DIP Research. … More S1EB1 Atari Portfolio

Spell Wizard, released in 1982 by DataSoft. Developed by Special Software Systems. Programmed by Phillip Dennis and David Selenkow. … More S1E20 DataSoft Spell Wizard

Letter Wizard, released in 1984 by DataSoft. Developed by Special Software Systems. This title is an updated replacement for the 1982 product called Text Wizard. … More S1E19 DataSoft Letter Wizard

Diskette Librarian, released in 1981 by APX. Developed by Ronald & Lynn Marcuse. … More S1E18 APX Diskette Librarian

Typo Attack, released in 1982 by APX. Programmed by David Buehler, a seventeen year old high school junior. It was the winner of the APX Star Award earning David $25,000. … More S1E17 APX Typo Attack

Timewise, released in 1982 by Atari. It bears a striking resemblance in appearance and usage to APX Weekly Planner (season 1 episode 7). I believe it was developed by RLM Micro Systems (Ronald and Lynn Marcuse) and is likely the natural evolvement of Weekly Planner. … More S1E16 Atari Timewise

The Color Accountant, released in 1981 by FutureHouse. Developed by Programmers Institute, and written by Andrew A. Hock. … More S1E15 FutureHouse The Color Accountant

Memo Pad, released in 1979 by Atari. This program for the Atari 8 bit line of computers was the first multi function productivity software suite for the Atari. … More S1E14 Atari Memo Pad

Home Inventory, released in 1983 by APX. Developed by RLM Micro Systems. It was programmed by Ronald and Lynn Marcuse, Atari Star Award of Merit winners of January 1982. … More S1E13 APX Home Inventory

Data Perfect, released in 1982 by LJK Enterprises. Developed by Ken Leonhardi. … More S1E12 LJK Data Perfect

A Financial Wizard, released in 1982 by Computari. Sold exclusively through On-Line Computer Centers of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. … More S1E11 Computari A Financial Wizard

Stock Charting, released in 1980 by Atari. This program for the Atari 8 bit line of computers was the first commercial stock charting software for the Atari. It was part of the Investment Analysis Series. It was developed by Control Data Corporation (CDC). … More S1E10 Atari Stock Charting

Family Finances, released in 1982 by Atari. This software was originally released in 1981 through APX as Family Cash Flow and Family Budget. It was written by Jerry Falkenhan. … More S1E9 Atari Family Finances

VisiCalc, released in 1982 by VisiCorp. Originally released in 1980 by Personal Software. It was written by Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston under Software Arts, Inc. This program for the Atari 8 bit line of computers was the first commercial spreadsheet for the Atari. There is a very interesting relationship with the company names, see the show links at the bottom of the supplement post for full details. … More S1E8 VisiCorp VisiCalc

Weekly Planner, released in 1981 by APX. Written by Ronald & Lynn Marcuse. … More S1E7 APX Weekly Planner

SynFile+, released in 1983 by Synapse. There was a second release in 1985 which provided compatability with the XL/XE computers. Synapse was thrown into financial crisis by Atari after Jack Tramiel took over and refused to pay for 40,000 software units that had been shipped. Broderbund software bought Synapse in 1984. As such the 1985 release is sometimes credited as being published by Broderbund/Synapse. … More S1E6 Synapse SynFile+

Decision Maker, released in 1981 by APX. Developed by Color Computer Concepts. Written by James L Bruun. … More S1E5 APX Decision Maker

Mailing List, released in 1981 by Atari. … More S1E4 Atari Mailing List

Calculator, released in 1981 by Atari. This calculator for the Atari 8 bit line of computers was intended or release on cartridge in 1979 but was released on disk nearly 2 years later in 1981. … More S1E3 Atari Calculator

Letter Perfect, released in 1980 by LJK Enterprises. The FIRST word processor for the Atari 8 bit line of computers, released within several months of the Atari computers initial shipping. Also featuring an interview with LJK founder Ken Leonhardi. … More S1E2 LJK Letter Perfect

Atari Word Processor, released in 1981 by Atari. Originally announced in January 1981 at CES (Consumer Electronics Show), it shipped in summer of 1981. Atari Word Processor was surprisingly no the first word processor for the Atari 8 bit computers, but the third. It was however the second one announced. … More S1E1 Atari Word Processor

A small teaser for the upcoming episode featuring the Atari Word Processor. … More S1E1 Teaser

Who? What? Why? All these questions and more are answered in this pilot episode. … More Pilot Episode