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13.13) What programming languages are available for the Atari?

Revision : 1.0
Date.... : 4/20/1997

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   !!!! This section is under construction - HELP WANTED !!!!
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  The goal is to give information about all available languages
  for the Atari 8-bit computer. This information will include;
  title, last version, author, date and a short description.
  It would also be nice to know how to get it and where to get
  more information (like reference cards, reviews and such).

  Some resources:
  - The Multi-lingual Atari, Analog magazine 45, August 1986
  - Assembler Interchange Format, Project description
    Version 2.2, 2-2-1997, Freddy Offenga

  If you like to help or if you've something to add already,
  just contact me. There's still a lot work to be done....
  Freddy Offenga, email-to: offen300@hio.tem.nhl.nl
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There are quite a lot! To get some structure in this section it's
divided into the following catagories;
        a) ASSEMBLER
        b) BASIC
        c) C
        d) PASCAL
        e) LISP
        f) FORTH
        g) PILOT
        h) LOGO
        i) All the rest

[D]  = available on disk
[C]  = available on cartridge

a) ASSEMBLER
    - 130XE+ Makro Assembler v2.2, 1992 (Torsten Karwoth) [D]
      Two pass 6502 assembler/editor. Supports extra RAM.
      Highly compatible with Atmas II.
    - Alfasm, Version 1.0, 1990 (Jeff Williams) [D]
      Supports 65816 instructions (for the Turbo-816 upgrade
      from DataQue Software). This assember is also known as
      the Turbo-Assembler/16.
    - Atari Assembler/Editor, 1981 (Atari) [C]
      Two pass 6502 assembler/editor.
    - Atari Macro Assembler, 1981 (Atari) [D]
      Two pass 6502 assembler/editor.
    - Atmas II Makroassembler, 1985 (Peter Finzel, Hofacker) [D]
      Macro assembler with integrated editor and monitor.
    - Bibo Assembler, 1986 (Compy-shop) [D]
    - Datasm/65 assembler, Version 2.0, 1981 (DataSoft) [D]
      Two-pass 6502 assembler.
    - EASMD, Version 1.0, 1981 (OSS) [D]
    - MAC/65 Macro Assembler, 1982 (OSS) [D/C]
      Two pass macro assembler/editor.
    - MAE, 1996 [D]
      Supports 6502 and 65816 mnemonics.
    - Nasm65 assembler, 1992 (Nat!) [D]
      Highly portable cross assembler (written in C). Initially
      made for the Atari ST. Highly compatible with MAC/65.
    - PC-65 Assembler, Version 1.0 beta, 1996 (Jan Feenstra) [D]
      Two pass 6502 cross assembler for the PC. The source
      format is highly compatible with the ST-65 assembler.
    - Synassembler, 1982 (Steve Hales, Synapse Soft) [D]
      Two pass 6502 assembler.
    - ST-65 Assembler, 1991 (A. Stauffenberg, F.Offenga) [D]
      A cross assembler for the Atari ST (written in 68000 asm).

b) BASIC
    - Advan BASIC Compiler (Advan Language Designs)
    - Atari 800 Basic, Version 1.0, 1981 (Microsoft) [D]
    - Atari BASIC, Rev.C, 1983 (Atari) [C]
    - Atari Microsoft BASIC II (Atari) [C]
    - BASIC A+, Version 3.05, 1981 (OSS) [D]
    - BASIC XL (OSS) [C]
    - BASIC XE, 1985 (OSS) [C]
    - Turbo Basic XL (Frank Ostrowski, Happy Computer) [D]
      Interpreter, Version 1.5, 1985
      Compiler, Version 1.1, 1985

c) C
    - ACE C (John Palevich & Ralph Walden) [D]
      This is a newer version of 'Deep Blue C'.
    - C/65, Tiny C (OSS)
    - C65
    - CC65, 1989 (John R. Dunning) [D]
      This public domain package includes; compiler, linker,
      assembler and object librarian.
    - CC8
    - Deep Blue C, Version 1.2, 1982 (John Palevich, APX) [D]
      Drawn from Ron Cain's public domain C-compiler.
    - DVC C, Version 1.01, 1985 (Ralph E. Walden) [D]
    - LightSpeed C, Version 1.08, 1986
      (Clearstar Softechnology) [D]

d) PASCAL
    - Atari Pascal, Version 1.0, 1982 (APX-20102) [D]
    - Draper Pascal, Version 1.5, 1983 (Norm Draper) [D]
    - Kyan Pascal, 1986 (Kyan Software) [D]
      Package includes; compiler, linker and assembler.

e) LISP
    - INTER-LISP/65, Version 2.1, 1981 [D]
      (Special Software Systems, DataSoft)

f) FORTH
    - ValForth (Valpar International)
    - Extended fig-Forth (APX-20029)
    - fig-Forth, Version 1.1 [D]
    - fun-Forth (APX-20146)
    - Grafik-FORTH
    - QS Forth (Quality Software)

g) PILOT
    - Atari PILOT, 1980 (Atari) [C]

h) LOGO
    - Atari LOGO, 1983 (LCSI, Atari) [C]

i) All the rest
    - Action!, 1983 (OSS) [D/C]
    - Quick, Version 2.0, 1990 (Raindorf Soft) [D]