The Atari Word Processor CX404 and The Atari Word Processor Demonstration Data Kit CX8128#
Package Content of CX404:#
- Easel-Back Notebook CA017717- Training Manual
- Reference Manual
- Program Master Diskette CX8119 (2 times)
- Training Data Diskette CX8120
- Audio Master Cassette CX4122
- Reference Card
ATR-Images:#
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- The ATARI Word Processor Program Master Diskette CX8119.atx
; verified atx image of the untouched original diskette including protection. Thank you so much Farb from AtariAge for finding out. We really appreciate your help! Please go ahead. :-)))
- The_ATARI_Word_Processor-Version_1.0-ATR_build_from_ATX.atr
; atr image build from the above atx image. Thank you so much DjayBee from AtariAge for finding out, doing the investigation and building a version ready for all emulators. We really appreciate your help! Please go ahead. :-)))
- The ATARI Word Processor Program Master Diskette CX8119-Holmes.atr
; atr image from the Holmes archive
- The ATARI Word Processor Training Data Diskette CX8120-Original.atr
; Thank you soo much Fred Meijer for saving this original diskette! :-)))
- ATARI 810 MASTER DISKETTE II-CX8104-Original.atr
; this diskette has 12(!) index holes and can't be read in by Kryoflux as of 2017!
- The Atari Word Processor Demonstration Data Kit CX8128.atr
; Giga-thanks goes to Tempest from AtariAge for bringing that artifact from the darkness to the light! We owe you a lot!
- The Atari Word Processor Demonstration Data Kit CX8128.atx
; verified atx image of the untouched original diskette. Thank you so much Farb from AtariAge for providing this. We really appreciate your help! Please go ahead. :-)))
Cassette (WAV- and FLAC format) from the original cassette, which contains audio content only:#
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- The Atari Word Processor Audio Master Cassette CX4122 Side 1.wav
Size: 30.5 MB ; wav-file from Allan Bushman, thank you so much Allan!
- The Atari Word Processor Audio Master Cassette CX4122 Side 2.wav
Size: 22.7 MB ; wav-file from Allan Bushman, thank you so much Allan!
- The Atari Word Processor Audio Master Cassette CX4122 Side 1
; Size: 184.7 MB ; high quality flac-file ; thank you so much Erhard Pütz for recording this for us in that high quality. We really appreciate your help.
- The Atari Word Processor Audio Master Cassette CX4122 Side 2
; Size: 143.8 MB ; high quality flac-file ; thank you so much Erhard Pütz for recording this for us in that high quality. We really appreciate your help.
Manuals:#
- Atari Word Processor CX404-Training Manual-Screen.pdf
Size: 12.3 MB
- Atari Word Processor CX404-Reference Manual-Screen.pdf
Size: 10.3 MB
- The Atari Word Processor Demonstration Data Kit CX8128 Manual
Size: 2.6 MB ; Giga-thanks goes to Tempest from AtariAge for bringing that artifact from the darkness to the light! We owe you a lot!
Atari Word Processor Functions: ; thanks to: texteditors.org
for providing the list. :-)#
KEY: FUNCTION:
CTRL [ ALIGN LEFT
CTRL ] ALIGN RIGHT
CTRL Y CENTER LINE
CTRL N START BLOCK MARK
CTRL M END BLOCK MARK
CTRL S COPY BLOCK TO BUFFER
SHFT INS PASTE BUFFER
SHFT CLR DELETE BLOCK
CTRL C CHANGE LETTER CASE
CTRL A BEGINNING OF LINE
CTRL E END OF LINE
CTRL G MOVE TO LEFT MARGIN
CTRL H MOVE TO RIGHT MARGIN
CTRL T TOP OF PAGE
CTRL B BOTTOM OF PAGE
CTRL ; MOVE TO END OF LAST LINE ON PAGE
CTRL W DELETE CURRENT WORD
CTRL P DELETE PREVIOUS WORD
CTRL X DELETE LINE
CTRL F DELETE FROM CURSOR TO EOL
CTRL J FIXED LINE MARKER
CTRL I UNDERSCORE TEXT
CTRL L MOVE WINDOW VIEW LEFT
CTRL R MOVE WINDOW VIEW RIGHT
CTRL D MOVE WINDOW VIEW DOWN
CTRL U MOVE WINDOW VIEW UP
CTRL V SCROLL UP 20 LINES
CTRL Q SCROLL DOWN 20 LINES
CTRL TAB SCROLL LEFT 20 COLUMNS
SHFT TAB SCROLL RIGHT 20 COLUMNS
CTRL X DELETE LINE
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Reference#
- AtariWiki highly recommends the Inverseatascii website and podcast regarding the Atari Word Processor: inverseatascii 1
and inverseatascii 2
. Great job Wade, please go ahead! :-)
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Atari Word Processor Demonstra... | 100.2 kB | 1 | 31-Jan-2021 02:10 | Roland B. Wassenberg | Atari Word Processor Demonstration Data Kit (1981)(Atari)(US).atx |
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Atari Word Processor-Box-CX404... | 269.5 kB | 1 | 09-Jul-2014 18:38 | Roland B. Wassenberg | Atari Word Processor-Box-CX404 |
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AtariWriter Wordprocessor CX40... | 342.8 kB | 1 | 02-May-2014 00:32 | Roland B. Wassenberg | AtariWriter Wordprocessor CX404-4 |
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AtariWriter Wordprocessor CX40... | 483.3 kB | 1 | 02-May-2014 00:33 | Roland B. Wassenberg | AtariWriter Wordprocessor CX404-5 |
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Atari_Word_Processor_Demonstra... | 92.2 kB | 1 | 12-Mar-2015 23:53 | Roland B. Wassenberg | Atari_Word_Processor_Demonstration_Data_CX8128.atr |
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The ATARI Word Processor Progr... | 92.2 kB | 1 | 02-May-2014 00:32 | Roland B. Wassenberg | The ATARI Word Processor Program Master Diskette CX8119-Holmes |
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The ATARI Word Processor Train... | 92.2 kB | 2 | 02-Sep-2017 19:08 | Roland B. Wassenberg | The ATARI Word Processor Training Data Diskette CX8120-Original.atr |
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The_ATARI_Word_Processor-Versi... | 92.2 kB | 1 | 09-Sep-2017 15:17 | Roland B. Wassenberg | The_ATARI_Word_Processor-Version_1.0-ATR_build_from_ATX.atr |
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