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Atari DOS is the disk operating system used with the Atari 8-bit computers. Operating system extensions loaded into memory were required in order for an Atari computer to manage files stored on a disk drive. These extensions to the operating system added the disk handler and other file management features. Wikipedia →
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- Pick up a classic book: GamemasterThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Racing the Beam: uma história das Materialidades do videogame AtariCited 0 times
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Racing the Beam: uma história das Materialidades do videogame Atari
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📚 Books worth reading
GamemasterJeff Rovin · 1994
Your Atari computerLon Poole · 1982
Maniac MansionJok Church, Ron Gilbert · 1988
The Video Games GuideMatt Fox · 2006
LemmingsMark Tsai, A. J. Aranyosi · 1993
Electronic GamesWalter H. Buchsbaum, Robert Mauro · 1979
Advanced Atari BASIC tutorialRobert A. Peck · 1984
Atari BASIC tutorialRobert A. Peck · 1983
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