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ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast

hosts: Randy Kindig, Kay Savetz, Brad Arnold
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ANTIC Interview 331 - Winchell Chung, Avalon Hill games

Apr 11, 2018

Winchell Chung, Avalon Hill games

Winchell Chung worked at Avalon Hill computer games, where he was the Atari 8-bit computer programmer. He worked on Nuke War, B-1 Nuclear Bomber, Free Trader, Paris in Danger, and Vorrak. His best known game is probably Gulf Strike.

This interview took place on April 10, 2018.

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ANTIC Special Episode Bits and Bytes

Apr 7, 2018

This is ANTIC, the Atari 8-bit podcast. I’m Kevin Savetz.

I love old computers. If you’ve been listening to this podcast for a while, you knew that already. I also love musical theater. So when I found out about Bits & Bytes, a 1983 musical about computers — well, that’s right in my wheelhouse.

Bits & Bytes...

ANTIC Episode 50 - 50 and Counting!

Mar 22, 2018

In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Computer Podcast: In our 50th episode, Kevin tells us about all his secret tours, we tell you about upcoming contests, review new books, and read lots of feedback from our listeners.

READY!

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ANTIC Interview 330 - William "Ted" Farmer, Eastern Front (1941) Scenarios

Mar 6, 2018

William "Ted" Farmer, Eastern Front (1941) Scenarios

Ted Farmer created one product for the Atari 8-bit computers, with an unwieldy name: “Eastern Front (1941) Scenarios For 1942, 1943, 1944". The disk of add-on scenarios for Eastern Front 1941 first appeared in the fall 1983 APX catalog, alongside Chris Crawford's...

ANTIC Interview 329 -Douglas Wilder, Ultimate Renumber Utility

Mar 3, 2018

Douglas Wilder, Ultimate Renumber Utility

Douglas Wilder published one program though Atari Program Exchange, Ultimate Renumber Utility, which he co-wrote with his father, Justin Wilder. It first appeared in the winter 1981 APX catalog, but was featured in the catalog for less than a year: in the winter 1982 catalog,...