Atari Ace 80 User Manual
Atari Ace 80 User Manual

Atari Ace 80 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Vintage Computer Center www.VintageComputerCenter.com Eighty Column Screen Display for Atari Computers © 2021 Vintage Computer Center LLC...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Vintage Computer Center www.VintageComputerCenter.com INTRODUCTION ..............................3 GETTING STARTED ..............................3 ACE-8O AND YOUR FAVORITE PROGRAM ......................4 LETTER PERFECT AND ACE-80/ACE-8OXL P ..................4 ATCHING ROCESS ..............................5 AKING A ATCH ACE-B80 S BASIC ........................ 6 CREEN ETUP ROGRAM TERM8O ...................................
  • Page 3: Introduction

    Atari 8OO. ACE-80 automatically installs itself in the Atari operating system in place of the E: and S: devices, the standard forty column screen editor and display. It uses about 12K of RAM when active but gives up that RAM when other screen modes are used.
  • Page 4: Ace-8O And Your Favorite Program

    ACE-8O uses the top 12.5K of RAM and a few bytes at the bottom of page one. Some incompatible programs can be altered to work with ACE-8O. Useful programs such as word processors really shine in eighty columns. ACE-80 brings the Atari into a world of more powerful and professional applications.
  • Page 5: Making A Patch Disk

    Vintage Computer Center www.VintageComputerCenter.com 5. Turn off the computer and insert the patch disk (see "Making a Patch disk" if you do not have one). 6. Insert the BASIC cartridge (800) or do not hold down [OPTION] (XL/XE}. Turn on the computer.
  • Page 6: Ace-B80 Screen Setup Program For Basic

    Vintage Computer Center www.VintageComputerCenter.com 110 Restore 100: For I=Dsk to Dsk+36: Re ad D:Poke I,D:Next I 120 For S=0 to 3 130 Y=Usr(Dsk,Asc("R"),1,Buf,98+s): If Y>1 Then 220 140 Restore 900+12*S 150 Read Ad: If Ad<0 then 190 160 Read N: For I=Buf+Ad to Buf+Ad+N-1 170 Read D: Poke I,D: Next I 180 Goto 150 190 Y=Usr(Dsk,Asc("W"),1,Buf,98+S): If Y>1 Then 200...
  • Page 7: Term8O

    Vintage Computer Center www.VintageComputerCenter.com 0 Rem ** Vintage Computer Center 1 Rem ** SET UP PROGRAM FOR ACE 80 & ACE 80XL 2 Rem ** 02/16/86 REV 000 10 Graphics 0 20 Print "You must have already set up the scree n display to your liking "...
  • Page 8: Fujinet And Ace-80(Xl)

    D1-D8 prior to inserting the ACE80 cartridge. Boot the ATARI to FujiNet, then Select and Mount the software you want to boot into to D1-D8 driers, and Press [OPTION] then Switch off the ATARI computer, insert ACE80 cartridge and...
  • Page 9: Limited Warranty

    Vintage Computer Center www.VintageComputerCenter.com Limited Warranty This Vintage Computer Center LLC product is warranted to the original purchaser to be free from defects in material or workmanship for a period of ninety days from the original retail purchase date. This warranty does not cover defects or damage due to improper installation, alteration, accident, or any other event beyond the control of the manufacturer.
  • Page 10: Notes

    Vintage Computer Center www.VintageComputerCenter.com Notes © 2021 Vintage Computer Center LLC...

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Ace 80xl

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