Atari Logo

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{{Infobox software

| name = Atari Logo

| logo =

| screenshot = Atari LOGO First Screen.png

| caption = Startup screen

| author =

| developer = LCSI

| released = {{Start date and age|1983}}[http://www.atarimagazines.com/v2n6/logo.html Antic Vol.2, No.6, September 1983] Atari Logo Looking Good[https://books.google.com/books?id=-C8EAAAAMBAJ&dq=Atari+Logo+Logo+Computer+Systems%2C+Inc.+%28LCSI%29&pg=PA10 Digital Research announces DR Logo for IBM PC], By Scott Mace, InfoWorld, 14 Feb 1983, Page 10, Atari has announced that Logo Computer Systems, Inc. (LCSI) is implementing Logo for Atari's computers (see page 20)

| programming language =

| platform = Atari 8-bit

| language = English

| genre = Logo interpreter

}}

Atari Logo is ROM cartridge-based version of the Logo programming language for the Atari 8-bit computers published by Atari, Inc. in 1983. It was developed by Logo Computer Systems, Inc. (LCSI) in Quebec, Canada. LCSI wrote Apple Logo, and the Atari version maintains strong compatibility with it.

Atari Logo includes commands that support Atari 8-bit enhanced graphics: 4 simultaneous drawing turtles that look like actual turtles instead of triangles, a built-in editor for redefining turtle shapes, and an event handler for collision detection. The TOOT primitive plays a tone on one of two 16-bit audio channels given a frequency, volume, and duration. Atari Logo shipped with a 216-page manual and a 16-page Quick Reference Guide.

Reception

Scott Mace of InfoWorld wrote, "Atari Logo is an excellent product and it enhances the value of Atari computers for learning in the classroom and in the home. It wins the battle with BASIC hands down."{{cite book |last1=Mace |first1=Scott |title=InfoWorld's Essential Guide to Atari Computers |date=1984 |page=212 |publisher=Harper & Row |isbn=978-0-06-669006-3 |url=https://archive.org/details/InfoWorlds_Essential_Guide_to_Atari/page/n211/mode/2up}}

In a 1983 review for ANALOG Computing, Brian Moriarty concluded, "Atari Logo is one of the most intelligently-conceived and well-executed pieces of software ever published by ATARI."

References

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{{cite magazine|last1=Harms |first1=Ken |title=Sweet Toots: Atari Logo Sounds as Good as It Looks |magazine=Antic |date=November 1983 |volume=2 |issue=8 |page=56 |url=https://archive.org/details/1983-11-anticmagazine/page/n55}}

{{cite book |title=ATARI LOGO Reference Manual |date=1983 |publisher=Atari, Inc. |url=https://archive.org/details/AtariLOGOReferenceManual/page/n139}}

{{cite magazine|last1=Moriarty |first1=Brian |title=Atari Logo: Son of Lisp |magazine=ANALOG Computing |date=October 1983 |issue=14 |page=19 |url=https://archive.org/details/analog-computing-magazine-14/page/n19/mode/2up}}

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External links

[http://www.atarimania.com/utility-atari-400-800-xl-xe-atari-logo_15782.html Atari Logo] at Atari Mania
[https://archive.org/details/Computer_Art_and_Animation Computer Art and Animation: A User's Guide to Atari Logo] 1984 book by David Thornburg
[https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-435-cynthia-solomon-and-brian-silverman-logo Logo (ANTIC Interview 435)] Cynthia Solomon and Brian Silverman discuss the development of LCSI Logo.

Category:1983 software

Category:Atari 8-bit computer software

Category:Logo programming language family