ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast

ANTIC Interview 293 - Merl Miller, dilithium Press

Jul 11, 2017

Merl Miller, dilithium Press

Merl Miller was co-founder of dilithium Press, a publisher of computer books that was in business from 1977 through 1986. Merl was co-author of Computers for People (with Jerry Willis), a book that heavily features Atari 8-bit computers; and Things to Do With Your Atari Computer (with...

ANTIC Interview 292 - Claus Buchholz & Lance Ward, ACE-80

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Jul 8, 2017

Claus Buchholz and Lance Ward, ACE-80

Hello. Welcome to an interview-only episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Computer Podcast. I am Randy Kindig. In 1985, Claus Buchholz and Lance Ward released the ACE-80 and ACE-80XL cartridges, which gave 80-column text capability to the Atari 800 and XL computers, respectively....

ANTIC Interview 291 - Robert Veline, Astro Pyrotechnics

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Jul 4, 2017

Robert Veline, Astro Pyrotechnics

The July/August 1987 issue of ST-Log magazine has an article by Matthew Stern called "Atari Sets Off Fireworks!" It features an interview with Robert Veline of Astro Pryrotechnics, a California-based fireworks company. I'll read some snippets from the article. ...

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ANTIC Interview 290 - Gary Koffler, VP at Datasoft and Datamost

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Jul 1, 2017

Gary Koffler, VP at Datasoft and Datamost

Gary Koffler was VP at two publishers: Datasoft and Datamost. He was VP Software at Datasoft in 1980–1981. Datasoft published many Atari computer games, including Canyon Climber, Clowns and Balloons, Pacific Coast Highway, Sands of Egypt, and Zaxxon. At Datasoft, Gary...

ANTIC Interview 289 - Dan Hale, EasyGrader

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Jun 25, 2017

Dan Hale, EasyGrader

Dan Hale published one program for the Atari 8-bit computers: EasyGrader, which first appeared in the fall 1982 APX catalog.

This interview took place on May 30, 2017.

EasyGrader in the fall 1982 APX catalog

EasyGrader at...