ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast

ANTIC Interview 350 - Allan Moose, Atari Assembly Language Programmer's Guide

Jun 29, 2018

Allan Moose, Atari Assembly Language Programmer's Guide

Allan Moose was co-author of the book Atari Assembly Language Programmer's Guide, which was published by Weber Systems in 1986. He wrote the book with his wife and writing partner, Marian Lorenz. She passed away in 1992. The two also wrote many articles for...

ANTIC Episode 51 - 5 Year Anniversary and Windows-Only Dealy-Bob

Jun 24, 2018

In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Computer Podcast: In this five-year anniversary episode of ANTIC, we reminisce back to show #1 all those years ago, our friend Nir Dary tells us all about Atari Invasion, Jeff Fulton of the Into the Vertical Blank Podcast gives us a game review of Star Island, plus all the Atari...

ANTIC Interview 349 - Larry Breakwell, Toronto Atari Programmers Society

Jun 14, 2018

Larry Breakwell, Toronto Atari Programmers Society

Larry Breakwell was founder of the Toronto West Atari Computer Support Group, then president of the Toronto Atari Programmers Society, which was the largest Atari user group in Canada.

He adapted the Atari version of the book "Academy on Computers Hands-On Atari...

ANTIC Interview 348 - Mike Sandau, Atari-CB Radio Hacking

Jun 8, 2018

Mike Sandau, Atari-CB Radio Hacking

In the mid-1980s, Mike Sandau and his friend connected their Atari 8-bit computers to their citizens band radios to create a small radio-telephone computer network. Their "DIALOG" project combined the radio hardware with custom software (first in Atari BASIC, then later in Action!)...

ANTIC Interview 347 - Charlie Kulas: Musical Pilot, UpN Down

Jun 4, 2018

Charlie Kulas: Musical Pilot, UpN Down

Charlie Kulas published Musical Pilot, an educational game, through Atari Program Exchange. Musical Pilot first appeared in the fall 1983 APX catalog, where it was awarded third prize in the Learning category. He later worked at McT (AKA Microcomputer Technologies), a company...