Bugs, murder mysteries and more in disk 1 of the Page 6 Public Domain Library for Atari 8-bit.
20Today we take a look at disk 1 of the Page 6 XL/XE Public Domain Library, featuring machine code blaster Myriapede, murder mystery Inspector Clew-So, several GTIA graphics demos and much more.
The Page 6 Public Domain Library was an important part of Atari 8-bit culture in the United Kingdom, as it provided access to a wide variety of free software that, these days, one would typically just download from the Internet.
The software, most of which was written in BASIC, came from a variety of sources including user groups, magazines and private contributions, and helped showcase the versatility of the Atari 8-bit home computers -- as well as providing a means for prospective programmers to explore and learn new skills by picking apart and modifying these programs for themselves.
Explore the library for yourself at https://page6.org thanks to former Page 6 contributor Paul Rixon.
0:00 Welcome
04:11 Booting up the menu
05:11 MYRIA - Myriapede
12:03 CLEWSO - Inspector Clew-So
27:50 CIVILWAR - Civil War Simulation
31:55 LUNAR - Lunar Lander
37:57 MASTMIND - Mastermind
41:33 SPIRALS - Spirograph graphics demo
43:32 CONCENTR - Concentration
48:54 LOGO - Atari logo graphics demo
49:58 SHELL - Shell graphics demo
51:47 BALL - Ball graphics demo
53:32 CONE - Cone graphics demo
56:16 DIZZY - Dizzy graphics demo
57:33 MUNCHERS - Munchers by Stan Ockers
1:00:28 PACDEMO - Pac-Man graphics demo
1:02:30 EGGS - Scrambled Eggs
1:04:43 COLOURS - 128-colour demo
1:06:25 Wrapping up
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