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Atari Calculator - official programmable RPN calculator for Atari 800 - appsoft - 09-11-2024 09:24 PM
Full story of the Atari Calculator (1977-1982), the official Atari 800 calculator, programmed by Carol Shaw, now available on Wikipedia:
- Read the full story - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Calculator
The first screenshot, published by Atari in 1979:
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This version probably never released to the public, and there was no sales until November 1981.
The last screenshot, published by Atari in 1982:
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This version was on sale since November 1981 (priced $29.95).
The source of the Collen Calculator (unreleased Atari Calculator successor ROM cartridge version), released by Carol Shaw in 2016:
- Source repo - https://github.com/savetz/ColleenCalculator
Note, that in the article on Wikipedia also highlighted ports and alternatives (unofficial Atari software), with links to related topics on this forum:
- ATARI 400/800 RPN Calculator Simulator (1981) by John Crane - https://www.hpmuseum.org/forum/thread-17144.html
- HP Calculator Emulators for the Commodore 64 and ATARI 800XL (2014) by Norbert Kehrer - https://www.hpmuseum.org/forum/thread-14301.html
(Norbert Kehrer also ported the official Atari Calculator to Commodore 64)
RE: Atari Calculator - official programmable RPN calculator for Atari 800 - Craig Bladow - 09-11-2024 11:28 PM
RPN HP calculator programs for Atari and Commodore can also be found here:
https://norbertkehrer.github.io/a800_c64_hp_emu.html
Previously mentioned in this thread but the link above is better:
https://www.hpmuseum.org/forum/thread-14301.html?highlight=commodore
RE: Atari Calculator - official programmable RPN calculator for Atari 800 - ctrclckws - 09-12-2024 08:43 PM
Neat
I wish I had known about this in 1982, when I went to College in Hoboken, NJ in one of the first curriculums that required a computer purchase.
The computer chosen was the Atari 800. I think they offered a 400 as well, but I don't think anyone had one of those.
RE: Atari Calculator - official programmable RPN calculator for Atari 800 - Chr Yoko - Today 10:17 AM
(09-12-2024 08:43 PM)ctrclckws Wrote: Neat
I wish I had known about this in 1982, when I went to College in Hoboken, NJ in one of the first curriculums that required a computer purchase.
The computer chosen was the Atari 800. I think they offered a 400 as well, but I don't think anyone had one of those.
Correct, the Atari 400 was more affordable that the luxurious Atari 800, but it was with a very poor hard keyboard similar to the one found on the ZX81....
For this reason I prefered to buy a Commodore VIC20 that had a real and good keyboard and was into my teenager pocket money budget back then ....