ACTION!#
Table of Contents
- ACTION!
- ACTION! source code
- Thanks
- Blogs
- Docs
- New ACTION! versions > 3.6
- CAR-Images
- ROM-Images
- Runtimes
- XEX-File
- Mini-LIBs (and/or independant Runtime Parts)
- Functions
- Code
- Tools
- Misc
- Still missing: Graphics Utilities Library and Shape Editor
- Action Articles in Magzines
- Analog
- Antic
- ATARImagazin
- CK Computer Kontakt
- Atari Magazine
ACTION! source code #
at that point AtariWiki must give the highest award possible:
Thanks#
Thank you so much Mr. Parker, we can't thank you enough for what you have done for us.
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Further thank you Alfred from AtariAge for preserving the source code for generations to come. We are deep in your debt.
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Blogs#
Docs#
- ACTION! Reference Manual
- ACTION! Handbuch (German ACTION! Manual)
- The ACTION! Toolkit
- The ACTION! Run Time Package
- ACTION! Reference Card
- ACTION! error codes
- Action! and BBS Express! PRO Tutorial
- Larry's ACTION! Tutorial
- Aktion mit ACTION - Report about the ACTION! Programming Language from the German Magazin "Happy Computer"
- Step-by-Step Tutorial - How to create a stand-alone ACTION! Program
- How to setup an ACTION! Development Disk
- Action! Bugsheet #3
- Fix for Bug in PrintF
New ACTION! versions > 3.6#
- ACTION! greater than version 3.6
; thanks to JAC! for compiling and fixing the known bugs. Please go ahead with your outstanding work in this, we really appreciate your help and work very much.
CAR-Images#
ROM-Images#
Runtimes#
- OSS_ACTION_Programmers_Aid_Disk_100.atr
- The ACTION! Toolkit.atr
- The Action RunTime Disk-Original.atr
protected image copy of the original disk from a good soul from AtariAge
- The ACTION! RunTime Disk.atr
unprotected copy of the original disk from a good soul from AtariAge
- Original ACTION! System Runtime Source
- Alternative ACTION! Runtime Source
- ACTION! Runtime von Jeff Reister
- OSS_ACTION_3.6_and_REAL_files_with_DOS_XL_2.30p_Color.atr
- TURBO-DOS_XE_with_ACTION_Disk_1.atr
- TURBO-DOS_XE_with_ACTION_Disk_2.atr
XEX-File#
- ACTION.XEX ; Thanks goes to Peter Dell for making the XEX-file out of the above source code. Peter, we owe you so much, please go ahead! :-)
Mini-LIBs (and/or independant Runtime Parts)#
- _Intro (Eine kleine Einführung zu den Mini-LIBs)
- Simple PRINT Runtime (Mini-LIB)
- ZERO and SETBLOCK (RT Part)
Functions#
- Misc useful ACTION! Functions - (DIVERS.ACT)
- Chartest - a group of routines which perform various functions and tests on characters.
- Fast Screen IO
- Player Missile
- String Library PSC - (STRING.ACT)
Code#
- A pseudo Assembler in ACTION!
- ACTION! Logo ACS
- Atari Fuji Logo in ACTION!
- Atari ST Mouse Driver for ACTION!
- Backtrack in ACTION!
- BASIC USR Machine Language Call Simulation for ACTION!
- Big Symbol Table for ACTION! ACS
- Binary File Load in ACTION!
- Butterfly Demo
- C Style Strings
- Catch and Throw Error Handling ACS
- Catepill unfinished Game with Level editor in ACTION!
- COM File Segment Dump
- Compile to Disk ACS
- Data Entry Routines
- Date Routines - Library of routines supporting the input, storage and manipulation of dates.
- Delete EOL Char in Textfiles
- Displaylist in ACTION!
- DLI in ACTION!
- DOS Setup - A small tool to copy some files from disk to ramdisk. can be configured by a textfile.
- END Procedure - Call prodedure to leave ACTION! Program
- ERROR (Converts SpartaDOS, BeWeDOS and RealDOS error # to readable text)
- Fast Graphics 15 Routines
- Fast Graphics 8 Routines
- File Compare
- File IO Routines
- File Select Box
- File Select Shell
- Game AMAZING in ACTION!
- Grep for Sparta DOS
- HexDump - Dump - Print the contents of binary files in hexadecimal and ATASCII
- Kermit in ACTION!
- Load APL Display-List Files
- Load Font Files in ACTION!
- Load Koala Pictures
- Multi Player Animation
- PERCOM Block Manipulation
- PERCOM Service -- Disk Format Configuration
- Printing Routine for Epson Printer
- Query Console Keys
- SIO CIO Routine
- VTEmulator
- VT52 Terminal Emulator
- Windowing Routines
- OS Vectors
- use RAM under ROM on XL-XE machines
- Symbol table lister ACS
- XFD Disk Transfer tool XFormer Filetransfere
- XModem Filetransfer
- Starburst
- Atari Picture Mirror Tool
- ATARI Rainbow effect
- Access SpartaDOS commandline parameters
- Jump to DOS DUP
- Trackball
- Timer Programming
- MiniDOS
- SourceCodeDisk1 ; SpartaDOS X disk image with ACTION! source code
Tools#
- Action Source Code Formatter
- Infoline for ACTION! and BASIC
- ACTION OBJECT CODE RELOCATION PROGRAM ; Thank you so much Alfred from AtariAge, we all really appreciate your help here again.
- Relocator for ACTION!, relocates ACTION! code to run independent from the code location
Misc#
- ACTION! Workshop 1 24. October 2010 "Unperfekthaus" in Essen
- ACTION! Workshop 2 October 2011 "Unperfekthaus" in Essen
- ACTION! Workshop 3 28. October 2012 "Unperfekthaus" in Essen
Still missing: Graphics Utilities Library and Shape Editor#
Now just these two are missing. Any hint, any help is welcome at any time. We would really appreciate your help in that case.
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Action Articles in Magzines#
Analog#
Title | Issue | Language | Comment |
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Review Action! | #16 (02/ 84) | en | review |
An Introduction to ACTION! | #17 + #18 (03+ 04/ 84) | en | tutorial |
Stars in 3D | #20 (07/ 84) | en | demo |
Bounce in ACTION! | #20 (07/ 84) | en | game |
Pulse in ACTION! | #26 (01/ 85) | en | demo |
More Fun with Bounce! | #27 (02/ 85) | en | game |
Demon Birds | #28 (03/ 85) | en | game |
Roto | #31 (06/ 85) | en | game |
Color the shapes | #32 (07/ 85) | en | game |
Getting in on the Action! 1 | #32 (07/ 85) | en | ON-LINE Action! Tutorial |
Getting in on the Action! 2 | #35 (10/ 85) | en | ON-LINE Action! Tutorial |
Sneak attack | #36 (11/ 85) | en | game |
Air hockey | #38 (01/ 86) | en | game |
D-Check | #44 (07/ 86) | en | tool |
Trails | #50 (01/ 87) | en | |
ACTION! Zero Free | #54 (05/ 87) | en | tool |
Antic#
Title | Issue | Language | Comment |
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Interrupts in ACTION! | Vol. 3 #3 (07/ 84) | en | |
Demo Pretty | Vol. 3 #7 (11/ 84) | en | demo from Antic I/O-Board |
SPLASH in ACTION! | Vol. 3 #12 (04/ 85) | en | demo |
Game AMAZING in ACTION! | Vol. 4 #1 (05/ 85) | en | game |
View 3D | Vol. 4 #2 (06/ 85) | en | tool |
Dark Star | Vol. 4 #3 (07/ 85) | en | game:Zapping Aliens With Radioactive Waste |
Display Master | Vol. 4 #4 (08/ 85) | en | |
Eight Queens | Vol. 4 #5 (09/ 85) | en | 92 chess solutions in 40 seconds |
Video Stretch | Vol. 5 #6 (10/ 86) | en | tool |
Killer Chess | Vol. 6 #10 (02/ 88) | en | game |
Reardoor | Vol. 6 #10 (02/ 88) | en | game |
Frog | Vol. 6 #10 (02/ 88) | en | game |
ACTION! Toolbox | Vol. 7 #6 (10/ 88) | en | Lightning-fast command finder (Wordfind and Matchup) |
ATARImagazin#
Title | Issue | Language | Comment |
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Schnelle Vektoren in ACTION! | #1 (1-2/ 87) | ge | tutorial:Action!-Center Teil 1 |
Schnelle Umwege in ACTION! | #2 (3-4/ 87) | ge | tutorial:Action!-Center Teil 2 |
Interne Variablen | #3 (5-6/ 87) | ge | tutorial:Action!-Center Teil 3 |
Was ist dran an Action!? | #4 (7-8/ 87) | ge | tutorial:Action!-Center Teil 4 |
CK Computer Kontakt#
Title | Issue | Language | Comment |
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Musik in ACTION | #10/85 | ge | tutorial |
ACTION! noch schneller | #6-7/86 | ge | tutorial |
Atari Magazine#
Title | Issue | Language | Comment |
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ACTION! Deel | nl | A collection of ACTION! Articles |