Atari 8-bit family software Atari 8-bit family software Action! was a programming language, editor and in-memory 6502 compiler created by Clinton Parker working for Optimized Systems Software and running on the Atari 8-bit family of microcomputers. Its syntax was similar to that of ALGOL 68, and it was well-known for its speed. A library was available as a separate product called the Action! Toolkit. ...more on Wikipedia about "Action programming language"
The Atari Assembler Editor cartridge was a program used to edit, compile and debug assembly language programs for the Atari 8-bit computers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Atari Assembler Editor"
ATARI BASIC was a ROM resident BASIC interpreter for the Atari 8-bit family of 6502-based home computers. The interpreter originally shipped on an 8 KB cartridge; on later XL/XE model computers it was built in, and would load by default when the machines were booted without other carts in place. ...more on Wikipedia about "Atari BASIC"
Atari LOGO was a programming language for the Atari 8-bit computers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Atari LOGO"
The Atari Microsoft BASIC and Atari Microsoft BASIC II variants of the BASIC programming language were cartridge or floppy disk packaged versions of the industry standard Microsoft BASIC dialect adapted to the Atari 800 and later Atari computers of that architecture. ...more on Wikipedia about "Atari Microsoft BASIC"
Atari Pascal was a program released by Atari in 1982. It was the first version of Pascal available for the Atari 8-bit computers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Atari Pascal"
AtariWriter is a word processing application for the Atari 8-bit computers. It is a 16 kB ROM cartridge that works with either a cassette or disk drive. ...more on Wikipedia about "AtariWriter"
BASIC A+ was developed by Optimized Systems Software of Cupertino, California, USA, to provide the Atari 8-bit family with an extended BASIC compatible with, but faster than, the simpler ROM-based Atari BASIC. ...more on Wikipedia about "BASIC A+"
Contiki is a small open source, yet fully featured, operating system developed for use on a number of smallish systems ranging from 8-bit computers to embedded microcontrollers, including sensor network motes. The name Contiki comes from Thor Heyerdahl's famous Kon-Tiki raft. ...more on Wikipedia about "Contiki"
DOS XL was a Disk Operating System (DOS) written by Paul Laughton, Mark Rose, Bill Wilkinson and Mike Peters and produced by Optimized Systems Software (OSS) for Atari 8-bit microcomputers. It was designed to be compatible with Atari DOS which came shipped with Atari's disk-drives. ...more on Wikipedia about "DOS XL"
Homepak by Batteries Included, was an integrated application for the Commodore 64 and Atari personal computers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Homepak"
MAC/65 was a assembly language compiler produced by Optimized Systems Software for the Atari 8-bit family of microcomputers. A direct descendant of the Atari Assembler Editor and successor to OSS's EASMD, this 6502 macro editor/assembler featured built-in editing and debugging. ...more on Wikipedia about "MAC/65"
Music Construction Set (MCS) is a music composition notation program. It was originally developed in 1984 for the Apple II, and quickly ported to other systems of the era. It was designed and developed by Will Harvey and published by Electronic Arts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Music Construction Set"
PaperClip was a popular word processor for the Commodore 64 and Atari personal computers. ...more on Wikipedia about "PaperClip"
Software Automatic Mouth, or S.A.M., was a speech synthesis program for the early personal computers, developed and sold by a company called "Don't Ask Software" (now SoftVoice). The program was available for Apple computers (including the Apple II, and the Lisa), various Atari models and the Commodore 64. Prices ranged from about $50–$200 USD. ...more on Wikipedia about "Software Automatic Mouth"
SpeedScript was a type-in word processor for various home computers. Approximately 5 KB in length, it provided many of the same features as commercial word processing packages of the early 8-bit era, such as Easy Script and Bank Street Writer. ...more on Wikipedia about "SpeedScript"
The Print Shop is a basic desktop publishing software package developed in the early 1980s by Brøderbund. It was unique in that it provided libraries of clip-art and templates through a simple interface to build signs, posters and banners with household dot-matrix printers. Over the years the software has been updated to accommodate changing file formats and printer technologies. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Print Shop"
Turbo-Basic XL is an advanced version of BASIC for the Atari 8-bit family of home computers. It is a compatible superset of the more common ATARI BASIC. A Turbo-Basic XL compiler was also made available that created binary executables (for further speeding up program performance). ...more on Wikipedia about "Turbo-Basic XL"
VisiCalc was the first spreadsheet program available for personal computers. It is generally considered to be the application that turned the microcomputer from a hobby for computer enthusiasts into a serious business tool. ...more on Wikipedia about "VisiCalc"
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