Cover of the September 1986 issue of ANTIC
Antic was a magazine for Atari 8-bit computers named after the ANTIC chip which was primarily responsible for the graphics in those machines. For a brief time in part of 1985 and 1986 Antic also covered the Atari ST until an ST specific magazine was published.
The September 1986 issue focuses on weather and includes:
Features
- Weather Maps From Space: For Atari 8-bit and ST computers - While getting satellite and radar images from the internet is trivial today, that wasn't always the case. However, with this type-in program, a short-wave radio, and a simple interface (instructions to build provided) you could download satellite images in real-time all the way back in 1986.
- Weather Facsimile Worldwide: From satellites to ships at sea - This article describes how the WEFAX system for distributing weather satellite imagery works and various scenarios in which it is used.
- Music Studio: Music for 8-bit Ataris and STs - Review and overview of Activision's Music Studio music composition software available for both 8 and 16-bit Ataris.
- Build The WEFAX Interface - Instructions for building an interface from your shortwave radio to your 8 or 16 bit Atari computer for the purposes of decoding WEFAX signals.
- New Owners Column: Lesson 6: Subroutines - Tutorial for using subroutines in BASIC (GOTO and GOSUB), including some type-in examples.
- WEFAX Decoder - This is the actual type-in program to decode WEFAX signals retrieved using your Atari, short wave radio and interface.
Table of Contents from the September 1986 issue of ANTIC
ST Resource
- ST WEFAX Decoder - The Atari ST version of the satellite image decoder.
- The Manager - Review of this relational database management system for the Atari ST.
- Megamax - Review of this advanced C compiler for the Atari ST.
Departments
- I/O Board - Letters from readers including questions about the COMP command, printing the Atari Fuji symbol, RAMDISK on the 1040ST and more.
- Product Reviews - Reviews of Atari Planetarium, Microflyte ATC Joystick, MicroLeague Baseball, Star Raiders II, and Compute Your Roots (genealogy software).
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