Bally Alley

"Arcadian" Articles Compilation

Information and Links Compiled by Adam Trionfo
(February 9, 2016)

This is a list of every article printed in the "Arcadian" newsletter. Although all of the main articles are listed here, there are some, perhaps lesser, articles that were not very long that are not included. Also, this list does not include any of the hundreds of printed type-in programs. The "Arcadian" tried to keep its readers updated on current news-- none of these news items (some of them quite lengthy) are listed here either. Do not consider this list all-inclusive; it is not. While it is mostly done, please consider it a work-in-progress. It was begun for my own personal reference-- it should be treated as such. The "Arcadian" has far more information than is cataloged here; don't be afraid to dig into back issues on your own.

Authors/Programmers:

  1. Don Gladden
  2. Andy Guevara
  3. Ken Lill
  4. George Moses
  5. Mike Skala
  6. Michael White

Miscellaneous Articles

  1. Miscellaneous "Arcadian" Articles, Volume 1
  2. Miscellaneous "Arcadian" Articles, Volume 2
  3. Miscellaneous "Arcadian" Articles, Volume 3
  4. Miscellaneous "Arcadian" Articles, Volumes 4-7

Don Gladden Articles

Beginner Tutorials
  1. "What is a Program and How Can I Use It?." ARCADIAN 5, no. 1 (Nov. 5, 1982): 12.
  2. "What is a Variable?." ARCADIAN 5, no. 2 (Dec. 3, 1982): 30-31.
  3. "Random Numbers and Program Loops." ARCADIAN 5, no. 4 (Feb. 18, 1983): 68-69.
  4. "Graphics (Box-Line) and Subroutines." ARCADIAN 5, no. 5 (Mar. 14, 1983): 84-85.
  5. "Getting the Most out of 1800." ARCADIAN 5, no. 5 (Mar. 14, 1983): 85.
  6. "ASCII Values and Two-Letter Variables." ARCADIAN 5, no. 6 (Apr. 4, 1983): 94-96.
  7. "How to Use 'String' Arrays." ARCADIAN 5, no. 7 (May 6, 1983): 113.
  8. "Putting Things Together." ARCADIAN 5, no. 8 (Jun. 17, 1983): 122.
  9. "Boolean (True or False) Logic." ARCADIAN 5, no. 10 (Aug. 16, 1983): 153.
  10. "Peek and POKE (%) For Beginners." ARCADIAN 5, no. 12 (Oct. 24, 1983): 175.

Andy Guevara Articles

     Andy Guevara programmed the "Machine Language Manager" ("MLM") cartridge for the Astrocade as well as writing "The Bit Fiddler's Corner" tutorials to help support the program. The tutorials complement "MLM," but they also have a general focus, so this information can be used without reinterpretation by Bally Arcade/Astrocade assembly language programmers, or those wishing to learn about the machine.
  1. "Bit Fiddler's Corner," Part 1. ARCADIAN 5, no. 2 (Dec. 3, 1982): 42-43.
  2. "Bit Fiddler's Corner," Part 2. ARCADIAN 5, no. 3 (Jan. 14, 1983): 47.
  3. "Bit Fiddler's Corner," Part 3. ARCADIAN 5, no. 7 (May 6, 1983): 114.
  4. "Bit Fiddler's Corner," Part 4. ARCADIAN 5, no. 8 (Jun. 17, 1983): 132-133.
  5. "Bit Fiddler's Corner," Part 5. ARCADIAN 6, no. 4 (Feb. 23, 1984): 31.

Ken Lill Articles

     Ken contributed many article to the "Arcadian." His series, "Plain BASIC Talk" is "an editorial series for non-hackers that want to know how and why."
     Ken's series, "BASICally Rambling On!" is a series of articles designed as an aid to "Blue Ram" expansion unit owners. Although most portions of the column can be applied to "Vipersoft BASIC," some portions may have information pertaining only to the "Blue Ram Extended BASIC."
  1. Using the 'Editor' of the Astro-BASIC." ARCADIAN 4, no. 9 (Jul. 06, 1982): 91.
  2. "Plain BASIC Talk," #1. ARCADIAN 5, no. 1 (Nov. 5, 1982): 11.
  3. "Plain BASIC Talk," #2. ARCADIAN 5, no. 2 (Dec. 3, 1982): 32-33.
  4. "Plain BASIC Talk," #3. ARCADIAN 5, no. 4 (Feb. 18, 1983): 55-74.
  5. "Plain BASIC Talk," #4. ARCADIAN 5, no. 10 (Aug 16, 1983): 158-159.
  6. "Plain BASIC Talk," #5. ARCADIAN 7, no. 1 (Jun. 01, 1985): 3-4.
  7. "BASICally RAMbling On!," #1. ARCADIAN 5, no. 6 (Apr. 4, 1983): 101.
  8. "BASICally RAMbling On!," #2: Using the Blue Ram BASIC 'OP' Command. ARCADIAN 6, no. 5 (Mar. 30, 1984): 47-48.
  9. "Program Analysis," #1. ARCADIAN 5, no. 9 (Jul. 22, 1983): 144-145.
  10. "Program Analysis," #2. ARCADIAN 5, no. 12 (Oct. 24, 1983): 181-182.
  11. "Ken's Korner," #1. ARCADIAN 6, no. 9 (Jul. 27, 1984): 82-83.
  12. "Ken's Korner," #2. ARCADIAN 6, no. 11 (Oct. 31, 1984): 112.

George Moses Articles
  1. "New 3 Voice Music Assembler Featuring No REM Statements." ARCADIAN 4, no. 1 (Nov. 10, 1981): 10-11.
  2. "A Tutorial: How to Address the Arcade Sound Ports, either Directly or Through the Astro Sound Variables (includes 'Sound Port - Sound Variable Conversion' BASIC program)." ARCADIAN 5, no. 4 (Feb. 18, 1983): 58-59.
  3. "Music Processor Commands, Part II: A Tutorial." ARCADIAN 5, no. 10 (Aug. 16, 1983): 156.
  4. "The Memory Map of Astro BASIC Variables." ARCADIAN 5, no. 4 (Feb. 18, 1983): 59.
  5. "How to Use the Blue Ram BASIC Play Command." ARCADIAN 5, no. 8 (Jun. 17, 1983): 128.
  6. "Character Display in Extended BASIC." ARCADIAN 5, no. 9 (Jul. 22, 1983): 145.

Mike Skala Articles

     The three-part "CHRDIS" articles describe how to use the Bally Arcade's built-in Character Display routine from with-in Bally BASIC.
  1. "CHRDIS I." ARCADIAN 5, no. 1 (Nov. 5, 1982): 14-15.
  2. "CHRDIS II." ARCADIAN 5, no. 2 (Dec. 3, 1982): 37.
  3. "CHRDIS II." (Accidentally omitted paragraph from original printing of "CHRDIS II"). ARCADIAN 5, no. 4 (Feb. 18, 1983): 72.
  4. "CHRDIS III." ARCADIAN 5, no. 4 (Feb. 18, 1983): 72.
  5. "@(HURRAY) or... Hip Hip Array!!!." ARCADIAN 5, no. 7 (May 6, 1983): 117.

Michael White Articles
  1. "'File Search' in Astro BASIC." ARCADIAN 5, no. 8 (Jun. 17, 1983): 125.
  2. "Tricks of the Trade, Parts 1-5." ARCADIAN 7, no. 2 (Dec. 20, 1985): 16-25.
  3. "Tricks of the Trade, Parts 6-7." ARCADIAN 7, no. 3 (Mar. 21, 1986): 36-39.
  4. "Tricks of the Trade, Part 8." ARCADIAN 7, no. 3 (Mar. 21, 1986): 42-43.
  5. "Tricks of the Trade, Part 9." ARCADIAN 7, no. 3 (Mar. 21, 1986): 48-49.
  6. "Tricks of the Trade, Part 10." ARCADIAN 7, no. 3 (Mar. 21, 1986): 52-53.
  7. "Tricks of the Trade, Parts 11-15." ARCADIAN 7, no. 4 (Aug. 15, 1986): 71-80.

Miscellaneous Articles, Volumes 1.
  1. DeFanti, Tom, Nola Donato and Jay Fenton. "BASIC ZGrass-- A Sophisticated Graphics Language for the Bally Home Library Computer." ARCADIAN 1, no. 2 (Dec. 4, 1978): 11-14. [Reprint: Originally appeared in "Computer Graphics," 12, no. 3, (August 1978): 33-37.]
  2. "In Depth Non-Professional View of &(9)." ARCADIAN 1, no. 2 (Dec. 4, 1978): 15.
  3. "300 Baud Audio Cassette Interface Schematic." ARCADIAN 1, no. 3 (Jan. 13, 1979): 20.
  4. "300 Baud Audio Cassette Interface Schematic [Missing Information]." ARCADIAN 2, no. 2 (Dec. 22, 1979): 9.
  5. Wood, Tom. "'GAME OVER' [Tutorial]." ARCADIAN 1, no. 4 (Feb. 19, 1979): 25.
  6. "[Using the] On-Board Calculator [from BASIC]." ARCADIAN 1, no. 5 (Mar. 23, 1979): 32.
  7. Fabris, Bob and Tom Wood. "Formatting (Print #N)." ARCADIAN 1, no. 5 (Mar. 23, 1979): 33.
  8. [Bally BASIC] Memory Map." ARCADIAN 1, no. 5 (Mar. 23, 1979): 34.
  9. Fabris, Dave." [Bally BASIC] Memory Map [correction]." ARCADIAN 1, no. 10 (Sep. 31, 1979): 80.
  10. Perkins, John. "Tutorial (1) Screen Operations." ARCADIAN 1, no. 6 (May. 4, 1979): 40.
  11. Taillefer, Jean. "Tutorial (2) Explanation: IF, AND, OR and Self-Starting Programs." ARCADIAN 1, no. 6 (May. 4, 1979): 41.
  12. Weber, Bob. "Tutorial (3) Data Storage." ARCADIAN 1, no. 6 (May. 4, 1979): 40.
  13. Ibach, Dave and Steve Walters. "Tutorial: Character Size and Print Location." ARCADIAN 1, no. 7 (Jun 15, 1979): 50-51.
  14. Ibach, Dave and Steve Walters. "Tutorial: IF Statements [Follow-up 1]." ARCADIAN 1, no. 7 (Jun 15, 1979): 52-53.
  15. Taillefer, Jean. "Tutorial: IF Statements [Follow-up 2]." ARCADIAN 1, no. 7 (Jun 15, 1979): 53.
  16. "Tutorial: [Programming and Computer Usage for the Beginner]." ARCADIAN 1, no. 8 (Jul. 20, 1979): 56-58.
  17. Thomka, Chuck. "The Music Synthesizer." ARCADIAN 1, no. 8 (Jul. 20, 1979): 62-66.
  18. Thomka, Chuck. "The Sound Synthesizer, Part 2." ARCADIAN 1, no. 9 (Aug. 18, 1979): 71-72.
  19. Ibach, David. "Tutorial: Using the Bally BASIC Text Area." ARCADIAN 1, no. 10 (Sep. 31, 1979): 78-79.
  20. Walters, Steve. "[Using PX as a Location Sensor]." ARCADIAN 1, no. 10 (Sep. 31, 1979): 80.
  21. Walpole, Steve. "Dictionary of Translations from BASIC to Bally BASIC." ARCADIAN 1, no. 10 (Sep. 31, 1979): 82-83.
Miscellaneous Articles, Volumes 2.
  1. Fabris, Bob and Phil Morton. "Direct Video Circuit Diagram (monochrome)." ARCADIAN 2, no. 4 (Feb. 25, 1980): 28.
  2. Fabris, Bob and Phil Morton. "Direct Video Circuit Diagram (monochrome) [Possible Safety Issue]." ARCADIAN 2, no. 5 (Mar. 24, 1980): 37.
  3. Fabris, Bob. "Memory Tutorial." ARCADIAN 2, no. 4 (Feb. 25, 1980): 29.
  4. Fabris, Bob. "Memory Tutorial 2." ARCADIAN 2, no. 5 (Mar. 24, 1980): 38.
  5. Fabris, Bob. "Memory Tutorial 3." ARCADIAN 2, no. 6 (Apr. 25, 1980): 54-55.
  6. Fabris, Bob. "Memory Tutorial 4." ARCADIAN 2, no. 7 (May 19, 1980): 60.
  7. Moses, George, Brett Bilbrey and Bob Weber. "Music Input Program Plays 3-Tone Music in BASIC." ARCADIAN 2, no. 7 (May 19, 1980): 62.
  8. Keyboard Attachment." ARCADIAN 2, no. 8 (Jun. 23, 1980): 69.
  9. "Tutorial: Serial and Parallel." ARCADIAN 2, no. 8 (Jun. 23, 1980): 70.
  10. "Added Memory: What's it All About?." ARCADIAN 2, no. 9 (Jul. 28, 1980): 77-78.
  11. Fabris, Bob and Al Rathmell. "Power Supply." ARCADIAN 2, no. 9 (Jul. 28, 1980): 84.
  12. "Blue Ram Coverage: Hybrid Programs Tutorial, Background/Foreground Processing Tutorial, Fast Action Graphics." ARCADIAN 2, no. 10 (Sep. 17, 1980): 98-103.
Miscellaneous Articles, Volumes 3.
  1. Moses, George. "Michigan Bally Users' Group Report." ARCADIAN 3, no. 1 (Nov. 6, 1980): 2-3.
  2. "File Search." ARCADIAN 3, no. 1 (Nov. 6, 1980): 4.
  3. "Blue Ram Programming Tutorial." ARCADIAN 3, no. 2 (Dec. 05, 1980): 14-17.
  4. Cravedi, Karen P. "Blue Ram Program [Tidewater Computer Club Meeting]." ARCADIAN 3, no. 2 (Dec. 05, 1980): 8.
  5. Walters, Steve. "Program Title & Instructions without Using Memory." ARCADIAN 3, no. 2 (Dec. 05, 1980): 20-21.
  6. Walters, Steve. "Program Title & Instructions without Using Memory [Correction]." ARCADIAN 3, no. 3 (Jan. 09, 1981): 31.
  7. Ibach, Dave. "Tutorial: Taping Memory." ARCADIAN 3, no. 2 (Dec. 05, 1980): 24-25.
  8. "More Blue Ram BASIC." ARCADIAN 3, no. 3 (Jan. 09, 1981): 36-37.
  9. Wiseman, Bob. "[Tutorial: Bally BASIC Programming Trick, Part 1]." ARCADIAN 3, no. 4 (Feb. 07, 1981): 43-45.
  10. Wiseman, Bob. "[Tutorial: Bally BASIC Programming Trick, Part 2]." ARCADIAN 3, no. 5 (Mar. 07, 1981): 55-56.
  11. Bilbrey, Brett and George Moses. "Michigan Bally Users' Group Report: BUG gets a look at Zgrass-32 'add-under' for the Arcade!." ARCADIAN 3, no. 6 (Apr. 15, 1981): 64-65.
  12. Fabris, Bob. "$100 Arcadian Programming Contest." ARCADIAN 3, no. 7 (May 08, 1981): 71.
  13. Ellerson, Barry. "[Bally Arcade 'Kludge Board'] Motherboard Modifications." ARCADIAN 3, no. 7 (May 08, 1981): 72-73.
  14. Ellerson, Barry. "[Bally Arcade 'Kludge Board'] Motherboard Modifications [Correction]." ARCADIAN 3, no. 9 (Jul. 09, 1981): 94.
  15. Fabris, Bob. "Pre-Tutorial: Pixels." ARCADIAN 3, no. 8 (Jun. 08, 1981): 82.
  16. Tietjens, Rich. "Tutorial: Creating Special Graphics." ARCADIAN 3, no. 8 (Jun. 08, 1981): 83-84.
  17. Koppen, Don. "Krazy Koppen's Heat Sink." ARCADIAN 3, no. 8 (Jun. 08, 1981): 85.
Miscellaneous Articles, Volumes 4-7.
  1. Steve Walters. "I-O Switch For New Bally BASIC Cartridge." ARCADIAN 4, no. 2 (Dec. 07, 1981): 16.
  2. Brett, Bilbrey. "Magic Register Tutorial." ARCADIAN 4, no. 3 (Dec. 24, 1981): 24-26.
  3. Rathmell, Al. "Machine Language Manager, A Review." ARCADIAN 4, no. 3 (Dec. 24, 1981): 29.
  4. Wood, Tom. "Bit Fiddler Review - 2: Machine Language Monitor Program." ARCADIAN 4, no. 4 (Jan. 22, 1982): 34-35.
  5. "Machine Code Programming." ARCADIAN 4, no. 8 (Jun. 11, 1982): 78.
  6. Wiseman, Bob. "Horizontal Scrolling Tutorial." ARCADIAN 4, no. 10 (Aug. 06, 1982): 98.
  7. Blommaert, Rusty. "Horizontal Scrolling II." ARCADIAN 4, no. 11 (Sep. 06, 1982): 105, 112.
  8. Tietjens, Rich. "Scrolling II: Four-Directional Scrolling." ARCADIAN 5, no. 7 (May 6, 1983): 119.
  9. Prosise, Michael. "Overcoming Loading Problems." ARCADIAN 4, no. 11 (Sep. 06, 1982): 110.
  10. Anderson, Craig. ""Sneak Up and Bite Ya Department [Bally On-Board ROM Differences]." ARCADIAN 5, no. 3 (Jan. 14, 1983): 49.
  11. Groebe, Ed. "'SNAP' and 'SHOW' on the Bally 4K." ARCADIAN 5, no. 3 (Jan. 14, 1983): 48.
  12. Holmes, Brett, and Ron Picardi. "SNAP and SHOW Updates." ARCADIAN 5, no. 5 (Mar. 14, 1983): 76-77.
  13. Peace, Mike. "New 2 Voice Music." ARCADIAN 5, no. 3 (Jan. 14, 1983): 53.
  14. "Questions From Readers: 'Tell Me More About the &() Functions'." ARCADIAN 5, no. 7 (May 6, 1983): 117.
  15. "Questions from Readers." ARCADIAN 5, no. 9 (Jul. 22, 1983): 137.
  16. Perkins, Clyde. "Blue Ram BASIC Corner: A Few Well Aimed Pokes." ARCADIAN 5, no. 12 (Oct. 24, 1983): 179.
  17. Hale, Arthur. "Getting Organized." ARCADIAN 6, no. 9 (Jul. 27, 1984): 83.
  18. Horger, Ed "D-D-Digital Mania." ARCADIAN 6, no. 11 (Oct. 31, 1984): 104.
  19. Matte, Michael C. "Experimenting with Your Astrocade: A Power Transformer Substitution." ARCADIAN 7, no. 4 (Aug. 15, 1986): 92-93,91.
  20. "What Have I Bought???." ARCADIAN 4, no. 1 (Nov. 10, 1981): 2.
  21. "AstroBASIC Cartridge Circuit Diagram." ARCADIAN 4, no. 3 (Dec. 24, 1981): 28.
  22. Ibach, Dave. "The Ibach Cartridge Conversion, Part 1." ARCADIAN 4, no. 5 (Mar. 05, 1982): 46.
  23. Ibach, Dave. The Ibach Cartridge Conversion, Part 2." ARCADIAN 4, no. 6 (Apr. 09, 1982): 59.
  24. Ibach, Dave. The Ibach Cartridge Conversion, Part 3." ARCADIAN 4, no. 8 (Jun. 11, 1982): 76.
  25. "Color Monitor Circuit - $0.10." ARCADIAN 4, no. 6 (Apr. 09, 1982): 62.
  26. "Who's Who? Mike Peace of WaveMakers." ARCADIAN 5, no. 1 (Nov. 5, 1982): 5.
  27. Rathmell, Al. "General Video Assembler: A Review." ARCADIAN 5, no. 4 (Feb. 18, 1983): 57.
  28. Rathmell, Al. "64K RAM Board: Hardware Review." ARCADIAN 5, no. 4 (Feb. 18, 1983): 69.
  29. [Creating] Title Page Instructions." ARCADIAN 5, no. 6 (Apr. 4, 1983): 100.
  30. Gladden, Peggy. "Astro-Buggy, #1." ARCADIAN 5, no. 8 (Jun. 17, 1983): 130.
  31. Gladden, Peggy. "Astro-Buggy, #2." ARCADIAN 5, no. 9 (Jul. 22, 1983): 142.
  32. Gladdon, Don. "Product Review: 'Blue Ram Utility 3.2'." ARCADIAN 5, no. 9 (Jul. 22, 1983): 142.
  33. Gladden, Peggy. "Astro-Buggy, #3." ARCADIAN 5, no. 10 (Aug. 16, 1983): 160.
  34. Carson, Dave. "Extended Memory Product Review, #1: [Do You Need Extended Memory?]." ARCADIAN 5, no. 11 (Sep. 28, 1983): 166.
  35. Carson, Dave. "Extended Memory Product Review, #2: 'The Gate Escape' and 'Wack-A-Mole'." ARCADIAN 5, no. 12 (Oct. 24, 1983): 178-179.
  36. Carson, Dave. "Extended Memory Product Review, #3: 'Smash-Up' and 'Safe Cracker'." ARCADIAN 6, no. 1 (Nov. 29, 1983): 2,1.
  37. Carson, Dave. "Extended Memory Product Review, #4: 'Collision Course'." ARCADIAN 6, no. 3 (Jan. 27, 1984): 28.
  38. Carson, Dave. "Extended Memory Product Review, #5: Utilities and Hardware." ARCADIAN 6, no. 4 (Feb. 23, 1984): 39-40.
  39. Carson, Dave. "Extended Memory Product Review, #6: 'Arcade Golf' and 64K Ram Board." ARCADIAN 6, no. 5 (Mar. 30, 1984): 49,48.
  40. Moses, George. "We Get Letters [Insights for AstroBASIC Manual Beginners"." ARCADIAN 6, no. 8 (Jun. 30, 1984): 73.
  41. Carson, Dave. "Extended Memory Product Review, #7: 'Outpost 19'." ARCADIAN 6, no. 11 (Oct. 31, 1984): 118-119.
  42. Gladden, Don. "Product Review: Soccer." ARCADIAN 7, no. 1 (Jun. 01, 1985): 7.
  43. Matthews, Herb. "'Soccer' Overview." ARCADIAN 7, no. 2 (Dec. 20, 1985): 25.
  44. Norris, Scot. L. "The Music Cassette: A Technical Description ['Music Maker' Documentation']. ARCADIAN 7, no. 4 (Aug. 15, 1986): 95-102.

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