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Darren Schebek, Envision character set editor

Darren Schebek wrote Envision, a character set editor for the Atari 8-bit computers. It was published in Antic magazine\\u2019s software catalog in 1986. Envision cost $19.95: \\u201cCreate giant, multi-screen, 8-way scrolling pictures. Build effortless animations (up to 128 frames at 10 speeds). ENVISION has over 50 commands giving you total control over the Atari\\u2019s 6 incredible text modes. On the 130XE, Envision supports 16 simultaneous fonts.\\u201d After we conducted this interview, Darren sent me the Envision source code, which is now available at the Internet Archive.

Darren later wrote two more games for the Atari: Death By Solitaire and Yahtzee.

He worked for Canadian software publisher Distinctive Software, where he wrote the Commodore 64 port of Road Raider (porting it from the Atari ST version), and later worked at Mindspan Technologies where he created the Commodore 64 version of Mondu\'s Fight Palace.

This interview took place on January 30, 2016.\\xa0

Teaser quote:

\\u201cMy dad would come back from work, and he\\u2019d visit computer shops and stuff. He\\u2019d bring home flyers for different computers. He brought home an Apple // flyer one day, and one day he brought home this Atari 800 flyer. And I\\u2019m looking at these two flyers, and I\\u2019m comparing these things, like, \\u2018I don\\u2019t get it. There\\u2019s no decision to be made here.\\u2019\\u201d\\xa0

Links

Envision source code: https://archive.org/details/AtariEnvisionSourceCode

Darren\\u2019s web site: http://www.user.dccnet.com/dschebek/envision.htm

Darren on AtariAge http://atariage.com/forums/user/37813-darren-schebek/