ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast

ANTIC Interview 466 - John Victor, Program Design Inc.

Oct 10, 2026

John Victor, Program Design Inc.

John Victor was founder and president of Program Design Inc., one of the earliest publishers of educational software. Based in Greenwich CT, PDI created dozens of educational software titles and a few not-so-educational games for Atari 8-bit, Commodore PET and 64, TRS-80, Apple II, and...

ANTIC Interview 465 - Vince Wu, The Learning Phone (Atari PLATO Terminal)

Sep 30, 2026

Vince Wu, The Learning Phone (Atari PLATO Terminal)

Vince Wu worked at Atari for about two and a half years. He was the programmer of The Learning Phone, the PLATO terminal for Atari 8-bit computers. Before that, he worked with PLATO at the University of Illinois, then in California for Control Data Corporation. PLATO...

ANTIC Interview 464 - Walt Klappert, Atari Advanced Development Group

Sep 13, 2026

Walt Klappert, Atari Advanced Development Group/WCI Labs

Walt Klappert worked at Atari's Advanced Development Group/WCI Labs in New York, and later at Take One Enterprises in California. He worked with Nancy and Steve Mayer on a variety of projects with a concentration on creating software for girls. He is credited...

ANTIC Episode 130 - The Tongue-Twister Episode

Sep 10, 2026

ANTIC Episode 130 - The Tongue-Twister Episode

In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… We trip all over our own tongues trying to bring you all the news fit to print in the Atari 8-bit computer world…

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ANTIC Interview 463 - Steve Bryson, game programmer

Aug 30, 2026

Steve Bryson, game programmer

Steve Bryson was a programmer for EPYX and The Connelley Group, where he ported many games to various 8-bit systems. He ported Dragonriders of Pern, an action/strategy game based on the Anne McCaffrey novels, to Atari and Commodore 64. He ported Jumpman to the Apple II, and Lower Reaches...