<s>
Many	O
pieces	O
of	O
software	O
were	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
of	O
home	O
computers	O
(	O
the	O
400/800	O
,	O
XL	O
,	O
and	O
XE	O
series	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
also	O
distributed	O
software	O
through	O
the	O
Atari	B-Application
Program	I-Application
Exchange	I-Application
from	O
1981	O
to	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-Application
Assembler	I-Application
Editor	I-Application
cartridge	O
is	O
a	O
friendlier	O
,	O
integrated	O
development	O
environment	O
using	O
line	O
numbers	O
for	O
editing	O
source	O
code	O
similar	O
to	O
Atari	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Optimized	B-Operating_System
Systems	I-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
published	O
an	O
enhanced	O
disk-based	O
assembler	O
mimicking	O
the	O
structure	O
of	O
Atari	O
's	O
Assembler	O
Editor	O
as	O
EASMD	O
(	O
Editor/Assembler/Debug	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
followed	O
that	O
with	O
MAC/65	B-Application
first	O
on	O
disk	O
with	O
BUG/65	O
as	O
a	O
companion	O
product	O
,	O
then	O
as	O
a	O
16KB	O
bank-switched	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MAC/65	B-Application
tokenizes	O
lines	O
of	O
code	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
entered	O
and	O
has	O
much	O
faster	O
assembly	O
times	O
than	O
Atari	O
's	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dunion	O
's	O
Debugging	O
Tool	O
(	O
or	O
DDT	O
)	O
by	O
Jim	O
Dunion	O
is	O
a	O
machine	O
language	O
debugger	O
originally	O
sold	O
through	O
the	O
Atari	B-Application
Program	I-Application
Exchange	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reduced	O
version	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
cartridge	O
version	O
of	O
MAC/65	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
shipped	O
Atari	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
with	O
all	O
their	O
machines	O
either	O
as	O
a	O
cartridge	O
or	O
in	O
ROM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
sold	O
Atari	B-Language
Microsoft	I-Language
BASIC	I-Language
on	O
disk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Optimized	B-Operating_System
Systems	I-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
created	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
enhanced	O
BASIC	O
interpreters	O
:	O
BASIC	B-Language
A+	I-Language
,	O
BASIC	O
XL	O
,	O
BASIC	O
XE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commercial	O
BASIC	O
compilers	O
for	O
Atari	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
were	O
available	O
:	O
ABC	O
(	O
Monarch	O
Data	O
Systems	O
,	O
1982	O
)	O
,	O
MMG	O
BASIC	O
Compiler	O
(	O
1984	O
)	O
,	O
Advan	O
BASIC	O
(	O
1985	O
)	O
,	O
The	O
freeware	O
Turbo-BASIC	B-Language
XL	I-Language
compiler	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
1985	O
,	O
was	O
popular	O
in	O
the	O
later	O
years	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1984	O
,	O
ANALOG	O
Computing	O
published	O
Minicomp	O
,	O
a	O
compiler	O
that	O
generates	O
machine	O
code	O
from	O
a	O
very	O
limited	O
subset	O
of	O
Atari	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
statements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
's	O
own	O
Atari	B-Application
Pascal	I-Application
requires	O
two	O
disk	O
drives	O
and	O
was	O
relegated	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-Application
Program	I-Application
Exchange	I-Application
instead	O
of	O
the	O
official	O
product	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
Forths	O
include	O
fig-Forth	O
,	O
Extended	O
fig-Forth	O
(	O
Atari	B-Application
Program	I-Application
Exchange	I-Application
)	O
,	O
ES-Forth	O
,	O
QS	O
Forth	O
,	O
and	O
ValFORTH	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Action	B-Language
!	I-Language
</s>
<s>
Deep	B-Application
Blue	I-Application
C	I-Application
is	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Ron	O
Cain	O
's	O
Small-C	B-Language
compiler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
sold	O
through	O
the	O
Atari	B-Application
Program	I-Application
Exchange	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
published	O
the	O
highly	O
regarded	O
Atari	B-Application
Logo	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
Atari	O
PILOT	O
,	O
both	O
on	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
languages	O
include	O
Extended	B-Language
WSFN	I-Language
and	O
Inter-LISP/65	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
published	O
the	O
Atari	B-Protocol
Word	I-Protocol
Processor	I-Protocol
in	O
1981	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
more	O
popular	O
AtariWriter	B-Protocol
cartridge	O
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Third	O
party	O
options	O
include	O
PaperClip	B-Protocol
,	O
Letter	O
Perfect	O
,	O
Word	O
Magic	O
,	O
Superscript	O
,	O
Bank	B-Device
Street	I-Device
Writer	I-Device
,	O
COMPUTE	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
magazine	O
's	O
type-in	O
SpeedScript	B-Device
,	O
The	O
Writer	O
's	O
Tool	O
cartridge	O
from	O
OSS	O
,	O
Muse	O
Software	O
's	O
Super-Text	O
,	O
KISS	O
,	O
Wordman	O
,	O
and	O
relative	O
latecomer	O
The	B-Protocol
First	I-Protocol
XLEnt	I-Protocol
Word	I-Protocol
Processor	I-Protocol
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cut	B-Protocol
&	I-Protocol
Paste	I-Protocol
from	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
and	O
Homeword	O
from	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
were	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
simpler	O
to	O
use	O
than	O
other	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
integrated	O
software	O
packages	O
that	O
include	O
word	O
processing	O
are	O
HomePak	B-Protocol
and	O
Mini	B-Application
Office	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Movie	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
from	O
Reston	O
Publishing	O
then	O
later	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
allows	O
creating	O
full-screen	O
animations	O
with	O
synchronized	O
audio	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
saved	O
in	O
a	O
standalone	O
playback	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
's	O
Music	O
Composer	O
cartridge	O
(	O
1979	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
music	O
composition	O
software	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
was	O
later	O
joined	O
by	O
Advanced	O
MusicSystem	O
from	O
the	O
Atari	B-Application
Program	I-Application
Exchange	I-Application
(	O
1982	O
)	O
,	O
Music	B-Device
Construction	I-Device
Set	I-Device
(	O
1983	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Bank	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Music	I-Application
Writer	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
graphics	O
superior	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Apple	O
II	O
and	O
Atari	O
's	O
home-oriented	O
marketing	O
,	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
computers	I-Device
gained	O
a	O
good	O
reputation	O
for	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BYTE	B-Application
in	O
1981	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
for	O
sound	O
and	O
video	O
graphics	O
 [ they ] 	O
are	O
hard	O
to	O
beat	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Raiders	I-Application
was	O
Atari	O
's	O
killer	O
app	O
,	O
akin	O
to	O
VisiCalc	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Apple	O
II	O
in	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
persuade	O
customers	O
to	O
buy	O
the	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
started	O
publishing	O
games	O
in	O
1983	O
,	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
line	O
was	O
a	O
key	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
's	O
M.U.L.E	B-Application
takes	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
joystick	O
ports	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Atari	O
400/800	O
models	O
,	O
as	O
does	O
the	O
cooperative	O
dungeon	O
crawl	O
Dandy	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dandy	B-Application
was	O
the	O
direct	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
1985	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
allows	O
four	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
