This episode features Mortgage & Loan Analysis, originally released in 1980 by Atari.  It was developed by Control Data Corporation.

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Box and Supplement Scans

Scan of the front of the box:

 

Investment Series Brochure Ad:

 

Catalog Ad:

 

Control Data Corporation Logo:

 

Mortgage & Loan Analysis in Action

After the initial CLOAD and subsequent RUN, the real loader’s splash screen while it loads from cassette:

 

The first of two splash screens:

 

The second splash screen:

 

Program overview:

 

 

Menu

The only menu.  There are two choices.  Information or run a problem:

 

Information

There are 5 screens of information.  Each can be printed as well:

 

Running a Problem

Enter up to 10 amounts.  Note the error – you must enter at least one value:

 

Oops, numeric amounts only.  Data validation at work:

 

Enter up to 10 interest rates:

 

Enter up to 10 terms (loan lengths) in years using decimals to represent partial years:

 

Viewing the Output

A) 3 loan values, 3 terms, and 3 interest rates.  Loan value 1 results:

 

B) Continuing A, loan value 2 results:

 

Continuing A, loan value 3 results:

 

D) Simple comparison of 1 value, same term, and variance only in the interest rate:

 

Problem End Menu

 

Modern Calculation

Using web based modern calculation to validate the same results:

 

Printing

Init screen print:

https://inverseatascii.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/s2e12-prt-0-init-03.pdf

Information screens printed (all 5):

https://inverseatascii.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/s2e12-prt-2-i-01.pdf

https://inverseatascii.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/s2e12-prt-2-i-02.pdf

https://inverseatascii.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/s2e12-prt-2-i-03.pdf

https://inverseatascii.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/s2e12-prt-2-i-04.pdf

https://inverseatascii.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/s2e12-prt-2-i-05.pdf

3 loan values, 3 terms, and 3 interest rates.  Load value 1 results:

https://inverseatascii.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/s2e12-prt-1-05-a.pdf

3 loan values, 3 terms, and 3 interest rates.  Load value 2 results:

https://inverseatascii.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/s2e12-prt-1-05-b.pdf

3 loan values, 3 terms, and 3 interest rates.  Load value 3 results:

https://inverseatascii.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/s2e12-prt-1-05-c.pdf

Output from the simple loan with 1 value, same term, and only variance in interest rate (D above):

https://inverseatascii.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/s2e12-prt-1-05-d-simple.pdf

 

Show Links:

• Inverse ATASCII S1E10 Atari Stock Charting: https://inverseatascii.info/2015/02/10/s1e10-atari-stock-charting/
• Inverse ATASCII S2E08 Synpace SynCalc: https://inverseatascii.info/2016/02/23/s2e08-synapse-software-syncalc/
• Atari Mania: http://www.atarimania.com/utility-atari-400-800-xl-xe-mortgage–loan-analysis_s20926.html
• AtariWiki page: https://atariwiki.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=Mortgage%20%26%20Loan%20Analysis
• Control Data Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_Data_Corporation
• Atari Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari
• VCFSE Site: http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-southeast-4-0/
• VCFSE Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/302393381/help-fund-the-vintage-computer-festival-southeast-1?ref=nav_search
• Atlanta Historical Computing Society (AHCS) Site: http://atlhcs.org

 

Intro music is an excerpt from a chip tune by Wizwars named 8 Bit Raceway.  It is used under Creative Common license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States.