ATARI PILOT#
CX405 Educators' Package
Background#
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#
Atari Pilot Cartridge CXL4018 - 1st screen after booting
Atari Pilot box - front - thanks to Allan Bushman for scanning
Atari Pilot box - back - thanks to Allan Bushman for scanning
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#
Manuals#
References#
CAR-Images#
ROM-Images#
Atari Pilot Cartridge CXL4018
BIN-Images#
ATR-Images#
CAS-Images#
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:
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Atari Pilot Cassette CX4113 A:
PILOT Programs for Children - cassette A side 1 - thanks to Allan Bushman for scanning
A PILOT Teaching Program - cassette A side 2 - thanks to Allan Bushman for scanning
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Atari Pilot Cassette CX4113 B:
PILOT "Turtle Graphics" Demonstration - cassette B side 1 - thanks to Allan Bushman for scanning
PILOT Do-It-Yourself Slide Show - cassette B side 2 - thanks to Allan Bushman for scanning
Both cassettes just include program data only! No audio! Therefore, we prefer to have it on diskette, please see above under: ATR-Images
Atari Pilot Cassettes CX4113 Program Pictures#
Atari PILOT Demonstration Program Cassettes CX4113-01
Atari PILOT Demonstration Program Cassettes CX4113-02
Atari PILOT Demonstration Program Cassettes CX4113-03
Atari PILOT Demonstration Program Cassettes CX4113-04
Atari PILOT Demonstration Program Cassettes CX4113-05
Atari PILOT Demonstration Program Cassettes CX4113-06
Atari PILOT Demonstration Program Cassettes CX4113-07
Atari PILOT Demonstration Program Cassettes CX4113-08
Atari PILOT Demonstration Program Cassettes CX4113-09
Atari PILOT Demonstration Program Cassettes CX4113-10
Atari PILOT Demonstration Program Cassettes CX4113-11
Atari PILOT Demonstration Program Cassettes CX4113-12
Atari PILOT Demonstration Program Cassettes CX4113-13
Atari PILOT Demonstration Program Cassettes CX4113-14