Date   : Tue, 11 May 2004 04:00:38 +0000
From   : "W.Scholten" <whs@...>
Subject: Acorn atom: introductory package

L.S.

I've got hold of a bunch of Atom software over the past 2 years,
including several times the "introductory package". This consists of 4
tapes:

 1. Interactive teaching
 2. Financial planning
 3. Household
 4. Games

Not long ago I started to read in Atom files on the PC. What's
interesting about the tapes of this intro package, is that they have
audio on side A, after the programs. Here's what I found:


*********** Set 1: ********************
Acornsoft introductory package: 1: interactive teaching
Side 1: Audio after file 'FUNCTIONS':
interactive teaching
date: 1-9-82
worksorder: 000322
master run number: 1
Side 2 has different files from side 1, and does not contain the audio.



Acornsoft introductory package: 2: financial planning
Side 1: Audio after file 'SALES':
Acorn cassette number 2
financial planning
date: 31st of august 1982
worksorder: 000323
master run number: 1
Side 2 has the same files as on side 1, but does not contain the audio.



Acornsoft introductory package: 3: household
Side 1: Audio after file 'TIMER':
Acorn cassette: name: household
worksorder: 000325
date: 31-8-1982
master run number: 1
Side 2 has the same files as side 1, but does not contain the audio.
*********** End of set 1 (it's missing tape 4) ********************




*********** Set 3: ********************
Acornsoft introductory package: 1: interactive teaching
Side 1: Audio after file 'FUNCTIONS':
interactive teaching
date: 1-9-82
worksorder: 000322
master run number: 1
Side 2 has different files from side 1, and does not contain the audio.


Acornsoft introductory package: 2: financial planning
Side 1: Audio after file 'SALES':
Acorn: program name: financial planning
date: 31st 8 82
works order number: 000329
master run number: 2
1
Side 2 has the same files as on side 1, but does not contain the audio.


Acornsoft introductory package: 3: household
Side 1: Audio after file 'TIMER':
Acorn cas...
household
date: 31-8-82
works order number: 000328
master run number: 2
31st 8 1982
master run number: 1
Side 2 has the same files as side 1, but does not contain the audio.


Acornsoft introductory package: 4: games
Side 1: Audio after file 'MASTERMIND':
games
date: 1-9-82
works order number: 000330
master run number: 2
326
date 31 8 82
master run number: 1
Side 2 has the same files as side 1, but does not contain the audio.
*********** End of set 3 ********************




*********** Set 4: ********************
Acornsoft introductory package: 1: interactive teaching
Side 1: Audio after file 'FUNCTIONS':
interactive teaching
date: 9th-7-82
works order number: 1975
master run number: 1
Side 2 has different files from side 1, and does not contain the audio.

Acornsoft introductory package: 2: financial planning
Side 1: Audio after file 'SALES':
financial planning
date: 6 7 82
works order number: 1976
master run number: 1
Side 2 has the same files as on side 1, but does not contain the audio.


Acornsoft introductory package: 3: household
Side 1: Audio after file 'TIMER':
household
date: 6-7-82
works order number: 1977
master run number: 1
Side 2 has the same files as side 1, but does not contain the audio.


Acornsoft introductory package: 4: games
Side 1: Audio after file 'MASTERMIND':
games
date: 6-7-82
works order number: 1978
master run number: 1
Side 2 has the same files as side 1, but does not contain the audio.

*********** End of set 4 ********************

What are those 'works order numbers? master run numbers?

The files themselves are all the same irrespective of
date/worksnumbers/master run rumbers.


Regards,

Wouter
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