ANTIC Interview 103 - Courtney Goodin, Compu=Prompt Teleprompter
Courtney Goodin, Compu=Prompt teleprompter
\nCompu=Prompt was the first electronic, personal computer based teleprompter, which ran off of an Atari 800XL computer. It was created by Courtney Goodin, who won an Emmy award for it, for \u201cPioneering Development in Electronic Prompting.\u201d
\nHe also created the Atari graphics programs Color Print and Graphic Master, both of which were distributed by Datasoft.
\nThis interview took place on December 4, 2015.
\nTeaser Quotes:
\n\u201cThis software is probably one of the most expensive pieces of software sold that ran on the Atari.\u201d
\n\u201cWe sold systems to companies like IBM, we sold to JC Penney, we sold them to the Defense Intelligence Agency - the government.\u201d
\nLINKS
\nPhotos of the device from the eBay listing: http://imgur.com/a/oc6S6
\n\nProprompt: http://proprompt.com
\n1984 InfoWorld article mentioning Compu=Prompt
\nAntic magazine article about Color Print and Graphic Master: http://www.atarimagazines.com/v2n10/ComputerArt.html