Apr 17, 2021
Mark Simonson, Atari Artist and Font
Designer
Mark Simonson used his Atari computers who create art that was
published in magazines in the 1980s, including a portrait of Nolan
Bushnell that was commissioned by TWA Ambassador, an inflight
magazine; a colorful street scene for the cover of Minnesota
Monthly, the magazine...
Apr 10, 2021
Ann Lewin-Benham, Director of Capital Children's
Museum
Ann Lewin-Benham was executive director of the Capital Children's
Museum in Washington, D.C. The museum was home to the first
public-access computer center in the nation’s capital, and indeed,
one of the first in the United States. In 1981, Atari and Apple
each...
Apr 3, 2021
Mar 28, 2021
ANTIC Episode 76 - The Bill Kendrick Show
In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… Bill Kendrick gets more mentions than when he’s on the show, Kay discovers he owns more Atari disk drives than the rest of the Atari community combined, and we discuss all the news rocking the Atari 8-bit world.
Mar 27, 2021
ANTIC Interview 408 - David Maynard, Electronic Arts
Worms?
David Maynard created the game/simulation "Worms?" Published by
Electronic Arts in 1983, it was a launch title -- one of the five
initial releases from the company. David, one of EA's first
employees, wrote Worms? for the Atari 8-bit in FORTH. It was...