¢ATARI 8-BIT TRIVIA¢by S. J. Murray, NOSAUG.¢¢¢* COMP-U-TEMP was a temperature monitor for the Atari 8-bit range of computers. The Comp-u-Temp was an analog-to-digital converter which registered a temperature range of -15 to +180 degrees Fahrenheit. At one-degree resolution, with the ability to display 8 to 16 temperature channels, Comp-U-Temp plugged into your Atari's joystick port.¢¢ Other features included weather-protection sensors and software capable of hard-copy printouts, labelling sensor locations, selecting high or low alarm settings, and several other functions.¢¢ COMP-U-GRAPH was a program which, when used with the temperature sensor, would graph your recorded data.¢¢ Released in 1985 by Applied Technologies Inc. (Lyndon Way, Kittery, ME 03904, USA), Comp-U-Temp / Comp-U-Graph was available in three versions, with package prices ranging from $89.95 to $179.95.¢¢¢* Many fans of Broderbund's LODE RUNNER may not realise that there was in fact a sequel to this classic platform romp. Released by Synapse in 1985 (after the takeover by Broderbund) at $29.95 for a 48K disk, LODE RUNNER'S RESCUE featured 46 3D mazes (in a similar style to those in Marble Madness) within which you had to guide Alexandra, Lode Runner's daughter, past many dangers (guards, rivers, elevators, etc.) in order to rescue her father, who was being held in a prison cell. There was also a game editor program on the disk to build and play your own screens.¢¢ Today, your best chance of buying Lode Runner's Rescue (or Comp-U-Temp) is by placing a private wanted ad in Atari Classics magazine. If your really interested in buying either of these programs and you don't subscribe to AC, let me know and I'll ask my American and Canadian contacts to ask around for you.¢¢¢* Draper Pascal (now available as shareware on NOSAUG PD disk U21) was originally a commercial program by Draper Software which sold for $64.95. Talk about a drop in price!¢
