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| ATASCII is a eight-bit encoding that was used on Atari computers. It uses most, but not all, of the ASCII printing characters; codes 7B through 7F are different. The characters with the high bit set (80 through FF) are, with some exceptions, inverse video versions of the same code ANDed with 7F. | ATASCII is a eight-bit encoding that was used on Atari computers. It uses most, but not all, of the ASCII printing characters; codes 7B through 7F are different. The characters with the high bit set (80 through FF) are, with some exceptions, inverse video versions of the same code ANDed with 7F. | ||
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| + | === Documentation === | ||
| * [http://www.faqs.org/faqs/atari-8-bit/faq/section-62.html#b Atari 8-bit FAQ] - What is the ATASCII Character Set? | * [http://www.faqs.org/faqs/atari-8-bit/faq/section-62.html#b Atari 8-bit FAQ] - What is the ATASCII Character Set? | ||
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| * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATASCII Wikipedia entry on ATASCII] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATASCII Wikipedia entry on ATASCII] | ||
| − | * [http:// | + | * [http://spriteshack.com/?p=353 SpriteShack: Using ATASCII in Games] | 
| − | + | * [http://www.atarimagazines.com/compute/issue70/113_1_INSIGHT_Atari.php Atari Character Codes] from Computer Magazine Issue #70 | |
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| * [http://archive.org/details/analog-computing-magazine-31 Issue of Analog Computing Magazine (#31)] covering ATASCII Animations | * [http://archive.org/details/analog-computing-magazine-31 Issue of Analog Computing Magazine (#31)] covering ATASCII Animations | ||
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| * [http://www.atariarchives.org/basicxl/showpage.php?page=363 Process of typing in ATASCII on an Atari computer] | * [http://www.atariarchives.org/basicxl/showpage.php?page=363 Process of typing in ATASCII on an Atari computer] | ||
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| + | === Code Tables === | ||
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| + | * [http://www.atariarchives.org/mapping/appendix10.php Code table] | ||
| + | * [http://www.atari-forum.com/wiki/index.php?title=The_Atari_character_set The Atari Character Set page at Atari-Forum.com] | ||
| * [http://joyfulcoder.net/atascii/ Joyful Coder ATASCII Map] | * [http://joyfulcoder.net/atascii/ Joyful Coder ATASCII Map] | ||
| * [http://atariwiki.strotmann.de/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=Atari%20ATASCII%20Table ATASCII map in PDF] | * [http://atariwiki.strotmann.de/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=Atari%20ATASCII%20Table ATASCII map in PDF] | ||
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| − | + | === Programs === | |
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| − | * [http://www. | + | * [http://sourceforge.net/projects/atascii/ Atari ATASCII Viewer (Java)] on Sourceforge. Last updated in 2001. | 
| − | + | * [http://www.leehanken.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/atascii/ ATASCII View] Windows program for viewing ATASCII characters | |
| * [http://www.vitoco.cl/atari/atasciiprinter.html Web-based ATASCII Printer] | * [http://www.vitoco.cl/atari/atasciiprinter.html Web-based ATASCII Printer] | ||
| + | * [http://xent.com/~bsittler/atascii.ti Terminfo for ATASCII] | ||
| + | * [http://syncterm.bbsdev.net/ Syncterm Software] - Terminal program for Windows that supports ATASCII | ||
| + | * [http://joyfulcoder.com/memopad/ Memo Pad], a windows memo pad for ATASCII characters | ||
| + | * [http://bf.amfband.com/bffiles.html File directory containing two ATASCII Telnet Clients for Windows] | ||
| * http://ape.dyndns.org:8083/ABBUC/379/IBM2A.C IBM2A.C - Program to make "best guess" conversion from ATASCII to IBM PC Characters (1993) | * http://ape.dyndns.org:8083/ABBUC/379/IBM2A.C IBM2A.C - Program to make "best guess" conversion from ATASCII to IBM PC Characters (1993) | ||
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| + | === Video === | ||
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| + | * [https://vimeo.com/343238 Display of ATASCII on a 40h light panel] (Video) | ||
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| + | === Fonts === | ||
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| + | * [http://members.bitstream.net/marksim/atarimac/fonts.html Atari Classic truetype fonts] | ||
| + | * [http://user.xmission.com/~trevin/atari/atari.html TrueType Font of ATASCII Characters] | ||
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ATASCII is a eight-bit encoding that was used on Atari computers. It uses most, but not all, of the ASCII printing characters; codes 7B through 7F are different. The characters with the high bit set (80 through FF) are, with some exceptions, inverse video versions of the same code ANDed with 7F.
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Documentation
- Atari 8-bit FAQ - What is the ATASCII Character Set?
- Wikipedia entry on ATASCII
- SpriteShack: Using ATASCII in Games
- Atari Character Codes from Computer Magazine Issue #70
- Issue of Analog Computing Magazine (#31) covering ATASCII Animations
- Process of typing in ATASCII on an Atari computer
Code Tables
- Code table
- The Atari Character Set page at Atari-Forum.com
- Joyful Coder ATASCII Map
- ATASCII map in PDF
Programs
- Atari ATASCII Viewer (Java) on Sourceforge. Last updated in 2001.
- ATASCII View Windows program for viewing ATASCII characters
- Web-based ATASCII Printer
- Terminfo for ATASCII
- Syncterm Software - Terminal program for Windows that supports ATASCII
- Memo Pad, a windows memo pad for ATASCII characters
- File directory containing two ATASCII Telnet Clients for Windows
- http://ape.dyndns.org:8083/ABBUC/379/IBM2A.C IBM2A.C - Program to make "best guess" conversion from ATASCII to IBM PC Characters (1993)

