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Mapping the Atari
LC Class
QA76.8.A82 C424 1985

Mapping the Atari, written by Ian Chadwick and published by

Atari 8-bit family of home computers. The introduction is by Optimized Systems Software
co-founder Bill Wilkinson.

The book covers the 64K address space of the system's

character sets
.

An updated version covering changes to the operating system and newer machines like the 130XE followed in 1985. Antic magazine serialized the book in 1989 and 1990.[1][2][3][4]

Reception

The Addison-Wesley Book of Atari Software 1984 recommended Mapping the Atari, calling it "the most valuable reference book for machine language programmers".[5]

Antic stated when serializing the book:[1]

Ian Chadwick's "Mapping The Atari" has been one of the core references for Atari 8-bit programmers since the first edition was published in 1983... But it is much more than that. It is a virtual encyclopedia of indispensable information about the inner workings of the Atari.

References

  1. ^ a b Chadwick, Ian (August 1989). "Mapping the Atari". Antic. pp. 22–27.
  2. ^ Chadwick, Ian (September 1989). "Mapping the Atari, Part 2". Antic. pp. 9–14.
  3. ^ Chadwick, Ian (October 1989). "Mapping the Atari, Part 3". Antic. pp. 13–16.
  4. ^ Chadwick, Ian (December 1989 – January 1990). "Mapping the Atari, Part 4". Antic. pp. 17–20.
  5. ISBN 0-201-16454-X
    .

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