¢8-BIT TRIVIA¢by S.J.Murray.¢¢¢** Atari never released the 1029 printer in the USA. The XC12 Program Recorder had a very limited release.¢¢¢** The Lone Raider was Atari UK's first software release. It was a 'Pac-Man shoot-em-up' with ten levels of action before you reached the level of Master. It was released on cassette in 1983. One side of the tape featured some eerie music as the game loaded. The tape came in a horrible white plastic case with a letter from Atari stating:¢¢ "We are pleased to be able to bring to you an additional feature, for your convenience.¢ This specially designed box is brought to you, courtesy of Atari, so that you are able to store an additional cassette and cartridge, and their manuals, and it can be filed on your bookshelf for ease of storage and immediate location.¢ We hope this packaging is to your liking and that it will preserve your software in the most convenient manner."¢¢ The graphics on the front of the box were quite impressive but the box itself was awful - my one cracked after a few weeks! The person who designed it probably went on to work for Atari in the USA and design the cartridge port on the XE range and the joystick ports on the STE. Still, I did like the music on the tape.¢
