Jun 21, 2026
Allan Bushman, Atari Archivist
If you've ever looked up an Atari computer manual at Internet
Archive, chances are you've come across some of Allan Bushman's
scans. For well over 13 years, Allan has been uploading scans of
Atari-related catalogs, manuals, and books to the archive. Before
that, since 1995 or before, Allan contributed to AtariMagazines.com and AtariMania.
With a particular emphasis on finding and archiving Atari Program
Exchange manuals, Allan has helped save the vast majority of the
APX library.
This interview took place on April 19 2026 at Vintage Computer
Festival East.
As of this recording, only 10 or so APX manuals have yet to be
found and scanned.
Basic Renumber Utility (Renum)
Character Set Editor
Database/Report System
Diskmenu Home Loan Analysis
Reversi/Roman Checkers
Basic Arithmetic (MECC)
Geography (MECC)
Market Place (MECC)
Gossip (unreleased?)
Dragons Quest or a Twist in the Tail (unreleased?)
Allan's scans at Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/@allan52
Computer Shopper magazine Atari Articles:
https://archive.org/details/@allan52?query=computer+shopper+atari+articles
Allan on AtariAge: https://forums.atariage.com/profile/187-allan/