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'''''Antic''''' ([[ISSN]] is 0113-1141) was a [[home computer]] [[magazine]] devoted to the [[Atari 8-bit]] computer line (Atari 400/800 and compatibles). It was published from April 1982 until June/July 1990. ''Antic'' published type-in programs (usually in BASIC), reviews, and tutorials, among other articles. Each issue contained one type-in game as "Game of the Month."
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'''''Antic''''' was a print [[Computer magazine|magazine]] devoted to [[Atari 8-bit computers]] and later the [[Atari ST]]. It was named after the [[ANTIC]] chip in the 8-bit line which, in concert with [[CTIA and GTIA|CTIA or GTIA]], generates the display. The magazine was published by '''Antic Publishing''' from April 1982 until June/July 1990.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Antic Magzaine |url=https://www.atarimagazines.com/misc/aboutantic.html |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=www.atarimagazines.com}}</ref>''Antic'' printed [[type-in program]]s (usually in [[Atari BASIC]]), reviews, and tutorials, among other articles. Each issue contained one type-in game as "Game of the Month." In 1986, ''[[STart]]'' magazine was spun off to exclusively cover the [[Atari ST]] line.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About STart Magzaine |url=https://www.atarimagazines.com/misc/aboutstart.html |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=www.atarimagazines.com}}</ref>

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Its main rival in the United States was ''[[ANALOG Computing]]'', another long-lived magazine devoted to the Atari 8-bit line. Multi-system magazines ''[[COMPUTE!]]'' and ''[[Family Computing]]'' also served Atari 8-bit owners with type-in programs.

Starting in 1984, the catalog for [[Antic Software]] was bound into issues of ''Antic''.


==History==
==History==
NASA programmer Jim Capparell was an early [[Atari 8-bit]] owner. He quit his job on 15 January 1982 to found a magazine for the computer, named after the [[ANTIC]] graphics chip. Companies such as [[On-Line Systems]], [[Broderbund]], and [[Synapse Software]] agreed to purchase advertising in the new publication, and Capparell's staff distributed the first issue of 30 pages at the March 1982 [[West Coast Computer Faire]]. By Christmas 1983 the magazine was 148 pages, but in 1984 the home-computer market collapsed and advertising sales declined by 50% in 90 days. Its Antic Catalog of [[public domain software]] helped the company avoid bankruptcy, and in 1985 it started ''II Computing'' for the [[Apple II series]].<ref name="bisson198605">{{cite news | url=https://archive.org/stream/1986-05-anticmagazine/Antic_Vol_5-01_1986-05_Fourth_Anniversary_Issue#page/n15/mode/2up/search/raiders | title=Antic Then & Now | work=Antic | date=1986-05 | accessdate=28 January 2015 | author=Bisson, Gigi | pages=16-23}}</ref>
NASA programmer Jim Capparell was an early Atari 8-bit computer owner. He quit his job on 15 January 1982 to found a magazine covering the 8-bit systems. [[On-Line Systems]], [[Broderbund]], and [[Synapse Software]] agreed to purchase advertising in the new publication, and Capparell's staff distributed the first issue of 30 pages at the March 1982 [[West Coast Computer Faire]]. The first issue of ''Antic'' was published in April 1982. While it began as a bimonthly magazine, within a year it had gone monthly.{{r|bisson198605}}


By Christmas 1983 the magazine was 148 pages, but in 1984 Antic saw advertising sales drop by 50% in 90 days. The [[Antic Software]] catalog, bound into each issue, contained [[public domain software]], re-released products from the [[Atari Program Exchange]] after it folded, and original titles. It helped the company avoid bankruptcy, and in 1985 it started ''II Computing'' for the [[Apple II series]].<ref name="bisson198605">{{cite news|url=https://archive.org/stream/1986-05-anticmagazine/Antic_Vol_5-01_1986-05_Fourth_Anniversary_Issue#page/n15/mode/2up/search/raiders|title=Antic Then & Now|work=Antic|date=May 1986|access-date=28 January 2015 | author=Bisson, Gigi | pages=16–23}}</ref>
The first issue of ''Antic'' was published in April 1982. While it began as a bimonthly magazine, within a year it had gone monthly. The last issue was in June–July 1990. All told, 88 issues were published. A "Best of" book was also published.


Antic started selling games and application software under the name [[Antic Software]] after the [[Atari Program Exchange]] was closed by [[Atari, Inc.]] The Antic Software catalog was bound into issues of the magazine and included former APX titles.
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Its main rival in the United States was ''[[A.N.A.L.O.G.|ANALOG Computing]]'', another long-lived magazine devoted to the Atari 8-bit line. A lesser rival was the short lived ''[[Hi-Res Magazine]]''.


In 1985 ''Antic'' began ''ST Resource'', a section of the magazine devoted to the [[Atari ST]] line.{{r|bisson198605}} In 1986 it began ''[[STart Magazine]]'' for the computer. The daughter magazine would outlive its parent by about a year. When ''Antic'' ended, it continued as a section of ''STart'', appearing in six more issues.
In 1985 ''Antic'' began ''ST Resource'', a section of the magazine devoted to the [[Atari ST]] line.{{r|bisson198605}} In 1986 it began ''[[STart ]]'' magazine for the computer. The daughter magazine would outlive its parent by about a year. When ''Antic'' ended, it continued as a section of ''STart'', appearing in six more issues. A magazine for the [[Amiga]], the primary competitor of the Atari ST, was published from 1989 until 1991 under the name ''Antic's Amiga Plus''.<ref>{{cite web|title=ANTIC's Amiga Plus Magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/anticsamigaplus|website=archive.org}}</ref>


The last issue of ''Antic'' was June–July 1990. All told, 88 issues and a "Best of" book were published.
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==Typo==
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One feature of ''Antic'' magazine was a program called ''TYPO ('Type Your Program Once', and a play on [[typo|typographical error]])''. This was a program that generated a [[checksum]] for each [[Atari BASIC]] line entered in a program. By comparing each line's checksum with that printed in the magazine, the reader could be sure they typed the BASIC source correctly. ''TYPO'' was later succeeded by ''TYPO II'', a smaller, faster program.


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==TYPO==
Versions of ''TYPO'' were also published and used (with permission) by [[Page 6|Page 6 magazine]].
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A utility called ''TYPO'' ("Type Your Program Once," a play on [[typo|typographical error]]) was used to verify that programs were typed in correctly that generated set of check-sums for different portions of the lines of code, but it didn't help users find exactly which line had the error. ''TYPO'' was later succeeded by ''TYPO II'', a smaller, faster program that generates a [[checksum]] two letter code for each [[Atari BASIC]] line entered in a program. By comparing each line's checksum with that printed in the magazine, the reader could be sure they typed the BASIC source correctly before entering the next line of code.


Versions of ''TYPO'' were also published and used (with permission) by ''[[Page 6]]''. ''[[ANALOG Computing]]'' also used a two-letter checksum code for their type-in programs they offered and was interoperable with ''Antic''{{'}}s ''TYPO II''.
==See also==
*''[[Antic Software]]'' &ndash; The software company founded by Antic.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.atarimagazines.com/antic/ Antic Magazine] &ndash; At the Classic Computer Magazine Archive
*[http://www.atarimagazines.com/antic/ ''Antic''] at the Classic Computer Magazine Archive
*{{Internet Archive|id=antic-magazine|name=Antic}}
*{{Internet Archive|id=antic-magazine|name=Antic}}
*[http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/cgi-bin/sitewise.pl?act=sect&pt=1094_371&s=1482 The Antic Magazine Library at the Centre for Computing History]
*[http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/cgi-bin/sitewise.pl?act=sect&pt=1094_371&s=1482 The ''Antic'' Magazine Library] at the [[Centre for Computing History]]

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Latest revision as of 14:26, 11 May 2024

Antic
February 1987 cover
February 1987 cover
First issueApril 1982
Final issueJune/July 1990
CompanyAntic Publishing
ISSN0745-2527

Antic was a print magazine devoted to Atari 8-bit computers and later the Atari ST. It was named after the ANTIC chip in the 8-bit line which, in concert with CTIA or GTIA, generates the display. The magazine was published by Antic Publishing from April 1982 until June/July 1990.[1]Antic printed type-in programs (usually in Atari BASIC), reviews, and tutorials, among other articles. Each issue contained one type-in game as "Game of the Month." In 1986, STart magazine was spun off to exclusively cover the Atari ST line.[2]

Its main rival in the United States was ANALOG Computing, another long-lived magazine devoted to the Atari 8-bit line. Multi-system magazines COMPUTE! and Family Computing also served Atari 8-bit owners with type-in programs.

Starting in 1984, the catalog for Antic Software was bound into issues of Antic.

History

[edit]

NASA programmer Jim Capparell was an early Atari 8-bit computer owner. He quit his job on 15 January 1982 to found a magazine covering the 8-bit systems. On-Line Systems, Broderbund, and Synapse Software agreed to purchase advertising in the new publication, and Capparell's staff distributed the first issue of 30 pages at the March 1982 West Coast Computer Faire. The first issue of Antic was published in April 1982. While it began as a bimonthly magazine, within a year it had gone monthly.[3]

By Christmas 1983 the magazine was 148 pages, but in 1984 Antic saw advertising sales drop by 50% in 90 days. The Antic Software catalog, bound into each issue, contained public domain software, re-released products from the Atari Program Exchange after it folded, and original titles. It helped the company avoid bankruptcy, and in 1985 it started II Computing for the Apple II series.[3]

Antic started selling games and application software under the name Antic Software after the Atari Program Exchange was closed by Atari, Inc. The Antic Software catalog was bound into issues of the magazine and included former APX titles.

In 1985 Antic began ST Resource, a section of the magazine devoted to the Atari ST line.[3] In 1986 it began STart magazine for the computer. The daughter magazine would outlive its parent by about a year. When Antic ended, it continued as a section of STart, appearing in six more issues. A magazine for the Amiga, the primary competitor of the Atari ST, was published from 1989 until 1991 under the name Antic's Amiga Plus.[4]

The last issue of Antic was June–July 1990. All told, 88 issues and a "Best of" book were published.

TYPO

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A utility called TYPO ("Type Your Program Once," a play on typographical error) was used to verify that programs were typed in correctly that generated set of check-sums for different portions of the lines of code, but it didn't help users find exactly which line had the error. TYPO was later succeeded by TYPO II, a smaller, faster program that generates a checksum two letter code for each Atari BASIC line entered in a program. By comparing each line's checksum with that printed in the magazine, the reader could be sure they typed the BASIC source correctly before entering the next line of code.

Versions of TYPO were also published and used (with permission) by Page 6. ANALOG Computing also used a two-letter checksum code for their type-in programs they offered and was interoperable with Antic's TYPO II.

References

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  1. ^ "About Antic Magzaine". www.atarimagazines.com. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  2. ^ "About STart Magzaine". www.atarimagazines.com. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  3. ^ a b c Bisson, Gigi (May 1986). "Antic Then & Now". Antic. pp. 16–23. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  4. ^ "ANTIC's Amiga Plus Magazine". archive.org.
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