ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast

ANTIC Episode 53 - Summer Vacation and Atari Party

Oct 1, 2018

In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Computer Podcast:

Bill Lange guest-hosts with us and tells us all about the recent Atari Party East. We talk about all the traveling and Atari things we did over the summer. Kevin throws in a mini-interview he did. And, Jeff Fulton reviews Tempest Elite Plus. Plus, all the...

ANTIC Interview 366 - Bruce Artwick: Flight Simulator II, Night Mission Pinball

Sep 7, 2018

Bruce Artwick: Flight Simulator II, Night Mission Pinball

Bruce Artwick was co-founder of SubLOGIC, and creator of the best-selling program, Flight Simulator II. FSII was first available for the Apple II, with versions released later for the TRS-80, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, and other platforms. His 1976...

ANTIC Interview 365 - Jon Williams: Jet Boot Jack, Timeslip

Sep 3, 2018

Jon Williams: Jet Boot Jack, Timeslip

Jon Williams created several programs for the Atari 8-bit computers, including Jet Boot Jack, Timeslip, Atari Cassette Enhancer, and Linkword German.

This interview took place on August 6, 2018.

Jon on AtariAge

Atari Cassette Enhancer on AtariMania

Atarimania's list of...

ANTIC Interview 364 -Carlos Reyes: Quick Menu, Rent Wars

Aug 30, 2018

Carlos Reyes: Quick Menu, Rent Wars

Carlos Reyes wrote the game Rent Wars for the Atari 8-bit computers for First Star Software, which was never officially released but found its way onto the Internet years later. He also wrote Quick Menu, a 384-byte program that would display a menu of programs on a floppy disk and...

ANTIC Interview 363 - Greg Gibbons, Automated Library II

Aug 26, 2018

Greg Gibbons, Automated Library II

Greg Gibbons was the creator of Automated Library II, software for running school libraries, which was available for the Atari 8-bit and Apple II computers.

There's an article about the software in the April 1985 issue of American Libraries:

“The Automated Library II is a...