Articles from The Atari 8-bit News-Paper

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Here are some of my old articles from the Atari 8-bit News-Paper. These have only previously been available to readers of the Atari 8-bit News-Paper (which is no longer published), or in some cases Page 6/New Atari User magazine. If you have never read either of these publications, then you probably won't have seen any of these articles before! They are all written by me, and cover a number of subjects. If you want to use any elsewhere, then please contact me first for clearance.

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Sound Sampling - What it is, how its done, and how to get the most out of it
This article discusses the theory of sound sampling, and how to get the best out of it on the Atari 8-bit.

SAM and QUICK Overview
Contains more detailed information on the SAM and QUICK packages from PPP Germany and available direct from us.

Atari Classics (Issue 1) Review (1992)
A review of the very first issue of Atari Classics magazine from 1992.

Digi-Studio -- what it is and how we did it (1991)
This article was written during the development of my Digi-Studio digital music system. It deals with the background and theory of the project, and some of the highs and lows of developing such a system.

AMS6 Show Review 1992
This article is a review of the All Micro Show 6, which was held in the UK in November 1992. Read about what was happening in the UK Atari scene at that time, and about our experiences of the day.

AMS5 Show Review 1991
This article is a review of the All Micro Show 5, which was held in the UK in November 1991. Read about what was happening in the UK Atari scene at that time, and about our experiences of the day.

Minesweeper game review
This article is a review of the German PPP game Minesweeper, which is an Atari 8-bit clone of the popular Windows game. This game is available from us, see the catalogue for details.

Replay Sound Digitiser Review
This article is a review of the UK Replay sound sampling system. Although no longer available, the Replay cartridge was probably the best sound sampler available for the Atari, and a quick read of this review will tell you what you've been missing all these years!

Yorky 256K Upgrade Review
This article is a review of the Yorky plug-in 256K upgrade for the 800XL. Yorky is no longer available, but there are some 2nd hand units around, so this article may be of use to you.

QUICK Tutorial Part 1
This is part 1 of a 3-part tutorial on the QUICK programming language from PPP Germany, and available directly from us. This part deals with how to emulate a FOR..NEXT loop in QUICK.

QUICK Tutorial Part 2
This is part 2 of a 3-part tutorial on the QUICK programming language from PPP Germany, and available directly from us. This part deals with string handling and arrays.

QUICK Tutorial Part 3
This is part 3 of a 3-part tutorial on the QUICK programming language from PPP Germany, and available directly from us. This part deals with the advanced graphics features available in QUICK.

The Nostalgia Column Part 1
The Nostalgia Columns deal with fun and interesting things from the Atari's past. This part is a look back at Atari UK's I/O magazine from the early 80's. Many people never knew these magazines existed, and they are of quite important historical significance as far as the Atari in the UK is concerned.

The Nostalgia Column Part 2
This column talks about all the fun of the Atari User shows held in London between 1986 and 1989. If you were there, see if you can remember the things I talk about! If you weren't there, read it anyway and see what you missed!

The Nostalgia Column Part 3
This column talks about the All Micro Shows which have been held in the UK since 1989. The Atari has always had a presence at these shows since the start, and here I look back at the good times and no so good times of these shows.

SAMS Review 1995
This is a review of the Spring All Micro Show held in the UK in April 1995.

Atari Classics Review 1995
In 1995 I received the first of the new batch of Atari Classics magazines, and here I talk about their contents.