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Atari Calculator
Atari Calculator (or Calculator) is a proprietary software program developed by Atari, Inc. for Atari 8-bit computers and published in 1979. It incorporates the functionality of a scientific calculator into a software calculator. It was written in assembly language by American programmer and game designer Carol Shaw. The program supports multiple modes, including enabling it to be used as a programmable calculator with a then-popular reverse Polish notation (RPN) input method. History In 1977, the ''Calculator'' computer program was developed by Carol Shaw at Atari, Inc. In 1979, the screenshot of the ''Atari Calculator'', with the title ATARI CALCULATOR COPYRIGHT 1979 in the main window, was printed in the ''"Touch the future."'' brochure on the screenshots gallery page, featuring the upcoming Atari 800 computer. The User interface, UI was colored in light bluish text on a dark blue background. In the same year, the ''"Calculator: Instruction Manual"'' book was printed, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Shaw
Carol Shaw (born 1955) is one of the first female Video game design, game designers and Programmer, programmers in the video game industry. She is best known for creating the Atari 2600 vertically scrolling shooter game ''River Raid'' (1982) for Activision. She worked for Atari, Inc. from 1978 to 1980, where she designed multiple games including ''3-D Tic-Tac-Toe'' (1978) and ''Video Checkers'' (1980), both for the Atari VCS before it was renamed to the 2600. She left game development in 1984 and retired in 1990. Early life and education Shaw was born in 1955 and was raised in Palo Alto, California. Her father was a Mechanical engineering, mechanical engineer and worked at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. In a 2011 interview, she said she did not like playing with dolls as a child but learned about model railroading from playing with her brother's set, a hobby she continued until college. She also stated that she was gifted in mathemati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
