Description
A programming language for Atari 8-bit computers, published by Alcove Software in 1985.
Provenance
Sent to Lazarus by post, with a note asking whether anything could be saved. The tape was sticky with binder breakdown and was baked at low temperature before a single careful read. The image matches a checksum published by the original distributor.
Preservation
- Fixity (SHA-256)
37330dd8e714c5fc386f20a001d3f5918a67e39432d7d49e03e73601e60dbc22- Last verified
- Sep 30, 2026, by Vigil
- Emulation profile
- LZE-ATARI8-5 · lz-6502 core
- Copies
- Three, on two kinds of storage, in two cities
- Original carriers
- Kept in cold storage in Vancouver
Access
Free, in the Lazarus reading room in Vancouver and in partner reading rooms. Copies may be taken away under the work’s license.
In the reading room it runs in emulation under profile LZE-ATARI8-5, from a read-only copy of the recovered image, as it would have on Atari 8-bit computers.
Cite as: Alcove Software, StrataBasic 4.8 (1985). Lazarus Archive, LZ-29708.