- Mapping the Atari
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Mapping the Atari Author(s) Ian Chadwick Country United States Language English Subject(s) Atari 8-bit family Publisher COMPUTE! Publications Publication date 1983, 1985 ISBN 0-87455-004-1 OCLC Number 13271042 Dewey Decimal 005.265 19 LC Classification QA76.8.A82 C424 1985 Mapping the Atari, written by Ian Chadwick in 1983, is a location-by-location explanation of the Atari 8-bit family's memory map. It was one of the "must have" references for programming the platform, although it was published somewhat late in the machine's timeline. An updated version covering changes to the operating system and newer machines like the 130XE followed in 1985.
The book contained not only the memory map, but often included details of how to use them as well. For instance, location 756 (2F4)
CHBAS
contained the starting memory address that told the ANTIC where to find the character set. The book goes into several pages of detail on how to use this feature to built custom character sets. One "problem" with the book was that the memory locations controlling a particular feature, character sets for instance, would be spread out over many pages of the text, each with their own little snippets of code.External links
Categories:- 1983 books
- Atari 8-bit family
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