ATARI PILOT#
CX405 Educators' PackageBackground#
PILOT is an extremely simple programming language written in 1968 explicitly for teaching programming to children. The language consists of one-letter commands followed by a colon, one per line, with a very limited set of operations. Variables are prefixed with $, and labels with a *.Atari PILOT is unique in that it added a set of commands for turtle graphics. This made it compete more directly with LOGO, another language intended for teaching programming.
Example#
The following is a simple Hello World in PILOT:R:Hello World in PILOT
T:What is your name?
A:$NAME
R:Hello $NAME!
E:
R is a "remark", similar to the REM statement in BASIC, T is "type", the equivalent of PRINT, and A is "accept", the equivalent to INPUT.
Images#
Source Code#
- Atari Pilot source code ; Thank you so much Atari_Ace from AtariAge for your help in creating the code. We really appreciate your help, please go ahead! :-)))
Commercial#
- Atari PILOT commercial ; flash file, size: 4.7 MB.
Manuals#
- Atari Pilot Primer.pdf The PILOT Programming Language Instruction Manual
- Atari Pilot Demonstration Programs-Users Guide.pdf
- Atari Student Pilot-Reference Guide.pdf
- PILOT-Pocket Reference Card.pdf
References#
- Pilot Source Code on archive.org; Thank you so much Harry & Kevin for your help in getting the code. We really appreciate your help, please go ahead! :-)))
- Pilot Source Code on AtariAge
CAR-Images#
ROM-Images#
BIN-Images#
ATR-Images#
- Atari PILOT Demonstration Program Cassettes CX4113-A and B-Side 1 and 2.atr
- Language 1.atr
- Language 2.atr
- Pilot 1.atr
- Pilot 2.atr
- Pilot 3.atr
CAS-Images#
- Pilot_Education_Package-Cassette_A_side_1.cas
- Pilot_Education_Package-Cassette_A_side_2.cas
- Pilot_Education_Package-Cassette_B_side_1.cas
- Pilot_Education_Package-Cassette_B_side_2.cas
Atari Pilot Cassettes CX4113#
With Giga-Thanks to Allan Bushman (he will never be forgotten!), we are now at 100 % of the Atari Pilot CX405 Educators' Package, the complete(!) box.The package includes two Demonstration Program Cassettes:
- Atari Pilot Cassette CX4113 A:
- Atari Pilot Cassette CX4113 B:
Both cassettes just include program data only! No audio! Therefore, we prefer to have it on diskette, please see above under: ATR-Images