Atari8bit

Snowfall in BASIC

We are now in the winter season and it’s been snowing here in Maine, so I thought it might be fun to put together a little BASIC program that simulates…

Dec 24 • Paul Lefebvre

Inside Atari DOS

Inside Atari DOS is a book, published by Compute!

Nov 26 • Paul Lefebvre

Ranking the Atari 8-bit Computers

When talking about the Atari 8-bit computers, you can never really refer to a single model because there were so many.

Nov 19 • Paul Lefebvre

I have a lot of freaking floppies!

In just a few years I’ve somehow amassed a collection of many, many floppies, both 5 1/4” floppies (that are actually floppy) and 3.5” floppies, which…

Nov 5 • Paul Lefebvre

Action! was the best 8-bit programming language

There were many programming languages available for 8-bit computers, the most common being BASIC and Assembly Language, but Action! beats them both!

Sep 3 • Paul Lefebvre

The Atari 1050 disk drive and its unusual storage size

The most popular disk drive for Atari 8-bit computers.

Jul 30 • Paul Lefebvre

I tried vibe coding in BASIC and it didn't go well

With the rise of LLM systems (or “AI” as they are annoying called), the term “vibe coding” is all the rage recently. So I wondered, how does vibe coding…

Jul 9 • Paul Lefebvre

One of my early BASIC programs: Hi Card Wins!

I first started programming my Atari 400 in BASIC In late 1983 or early 1984 when I was 13 years old.

Jun 18 • Paul Lefebvre

Compute!'s Second Book of Atari

In the early 80s, finding detailed information about the Atari 8-bit computers was difficult.

Jun 4 • Paul Lefebvre

Atari Addict Magazine

Created by the makers of Pixel Addict magazine, Atari Addict is a one-off retro-style magazine focused entirely on Atari.

May 21 • Paul Lefebvre

The Atari 1200XL Fiasco

The Atari 1200XL was the third Atari 8-bit computer.

Apr 16 • Paul Lefebvre

Atari Trinkets and Baubles

I have a bunch of retro and Atari-themed trinkets and baubles that I keep around to ensure I’m always in a retro state of mind.

Apr 9 • Paul Lefebvre

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