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Atari  Index
  Name

Code

  Name

Code

1 LESSON 1

BDHP

76 FOUR PLEX

NMRH

2 LESSON 2

JXMJ

77 INVINCIBLE CHAMPION

FHIC

3 LESSON 3

ECBQ

78 FORCED SQUARE

GRMO

4 LESSON 4

YMCJ

79 DRAWN + QUARTERED

JINU

5 LESSON 5

TQKB

80 VANISHING ACT

EVUG

6 LESSON 6

WNLP

81 WRITERS BLOCK

SCWF

7 LESSON 7

FXQO

82 SOCIALIST ACTION

LLIO

8 LESSON 8

NHAG

83 UP THE BLOCK

OVPJ

9 NUTS AND BOLTS

KCRE

84 WARS

UVEO

10 BRUSHFIRE

VUUS

85 TELENET

LEBX

11 TRINITY

CNPE

86 SUICIDE

FLHH

12 HUNT

WVHI

87 CITY BLOCK

YJYS

13 SOUTH POLE

OCKS

88 SPIRALS

WZYV

14 TELEBLOCK

BTDY

89 BLOCK BUSTER

VCZO

15 ELEMENTARY

COZQ

90 PLAYHOUSE

OLLM

16 CELLBLOCKED

SKKK

91 JUMPING SWARM

JPQJ

17 NICE DAY

AJMG

92 VORTEX

DTMI

18 CASTLE MOAT

HMJL

93 ROAD SIGN

REKF

19 DIGGER

MRHR

94 NOW YOU SEE IT

EWCS

20 TOSSED SALAD

KGFP

95 FOUR SQUARE

BIFQ

21 ICEBERG

UGRW

96 PARANOIA

WVHY

22 FORCED ENTRY

WZIN

97 METASTABLE TO CHAOS

IOCS

23 BLOBNET

HUVE

98 SHRINKING

TKWD

24 OORTO GELD

UNIZ

99 CATACOMBS

XUVU

25 BLINK

PQGV

100 COLONY

QJXR

26 CHCHCHIPS

YVYJ

101 APARTMENT

RPIR

27 GO WITH THE FLOW

IGGZ

102 ICEHOUSE

VDDU

28 PING PONG

UJDD

103 MEMORY

PTAC

29 ARCTIC FLOW

QGOL

104 JAILER

KWNL

30 MISH MESH

BQZP

105 SHORT CIRCUIT

YNEG

31 KNOT

RYMS

106 KABLAM

NXYB

32 SCAVENGER HUNT

PEFS

107 BALLS O FIRE

ECRE

33 ON THE ROCKS

BQSN

108 BLOCK OUT

LIOC

34 CYPHER

NQFI

109 TORTURECHAMBER

KZQR

35 LEMMINGS

VDTM

110 CHILLER

XBAO

36 LADDER

NXIS

111 TIME LAPSE

KRQJ

37 SEEING STARS

VQNK

112 FORTUNE FAVORS THE

NJLA

38 SAMPLER

BIFA

113 OPEN QUESTION

PTAS

39 GLUT

ICXY

114 DECEPTION

JWNL

40 FLOORGASBORG

YWFH

115 OVERSEA DELIVERY

EGRW

41 I.C. YOU

GKWD

116 BLOCK BUSTER II

HXMF

42 BEWARE OF BUG

LMFU

117 THE MARSH

FPZT

43 LOCK BLOCK

UJDP

118 MISS DIRECTION

OSCW

44 REFRACTION

TXHL

119 SLIDE STEP

PHTY

45 MONSTER LAB

OVPZ

120 ALPHABET SOUP

FLXP

46 THREE DOORS

HDQJ

121 PERFECT MATCH

BPYS

47 PIER SEVEN

LXPP

122 TOTALLY FAIR

SJUM

48 MUGGER SQUARE

JYSF

123 THE PRISONER

YKZE

49 PROBLEMS

PPXJ

124 FIRETRAP

TASX

50 DIG DIRT

QBDH

125 MIXED NUTS

MYRT

51 I SLIDE

IGGJ

126 BLOCK N ROLL

QRLD

52 THE LAST LAUGH

PPHT

127 SKELZIE

JMWZ

53 TRAFFIC COP

CGNX

128 ALL FULL

FTLA

54 GRAIL

ZMGC

129 LOBSTER TRAP

HEAN

55 POTPOURRI

SJES

130 ICE CUBE

XHIZ

56 DEEPFREEZE

FCJE

131 TOTALLY UNFAIR

FIRD

57 STRANGE MAZE

UBXU

132 MIX UP

ZYFA

58 LOOP AROUND

YBLT

133 BLOBDANCE

TIGG

59 HIDDEN DANGER

BLDM

134 PAIN

XPPH

60 SCOUNDREL

ZYVI

135 TRUST ME

LYWO

61 RINK

RMOW

136 DOUBLEMAZE

LUZL

62 SLO MO

TIGW

137 GOLDKEY

HPPX

63 BLOCK FACTORY

GOHX

138 PARTIAL POST

LUJT

64 SPOOKS

IJPQ

139 YORKHOUSE

VLHH

65 AMSTERDAM

UPUN

140 ICEDEATH

SJUK

66 VICTIM

ZIKZ

141 UNDERGROUND

MCJE

67 CHIPMINE

GGJA

142 PENTAGRAM

UCRY

68 EENY MINY MOE

RTDI

143 STRIPES?

OKOR

69 BOUNCE CITY

NLLY

144 FIREFLIES

GVXQ

70 NIGHTMARE

GCCG

145

End Sequence

 

71 CORRIDOR

LAJM

145 CAKE WALK

JHEN

72 REVERSE ALLEY

EKFT

147 FORCE FIELD

COZA

73 MORTON

QCCR

148 MIND BLOCK

RGSK

74 PLAYTIME

MKNH

149 SPECIAL  
75 STEAM

MJDV

150

End Sequence

 

Mandelbrot Generator

The code for level 146 was found on level 34 (Cypher). That level spells out: JHEN which is the password for level 146. [ On atari.archive.umich.edu in /atari/lynx is a PostScript file that has notes and a few maps for the levels. (ChipsChalngNotes.ps.Z ) ]

Mandelbrot Generator Instructions:

Thumb Joypad: Move the zoom in/out window

A: Zoom in                        B: Zoom out

OPTION 1: Stop/start fractal generation

|| (PAUSE): Parameter menu, OPTION 2 picks which fractal set, OPTION 1: Restarts the generation

OPTION 2: Toggles between three modes:-  stops generation - animation through color cycling  - reverse color cycling

There is a limit on how far you can zoom. The "zoom-in" effect is a good example of the Lynx's ability to automatically scale bitmaps.

The Lynx Mandelbrot code does 48-bit fixed-point math using 8 bits of integer and 40 bits of fraction, via the hardware multiplier (16x16) and a lot of help from the 65C02. The comment line on it (the source) says it was written by Steve Landrum of Blue Lightning fame.

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