Oct 30, 2023
ANTIC Episode 102 - Randy, You Used to be a Nice Guy!
In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… All the Atari 8-bit news for this month, Kay breaks his Atari mug, Brad impersonates Kay, Kay decides to start up a cable company, and Randy changes in retirement …
READY!
Recurring Links
New Atari books scans at archive.org
Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge
Interview index: here
Links for Items Mentioned in Show:
What we’ve been up to
ICD Atari 8-Bit Info - https://archive.org/details/icd-atari-8-bit-info-flyer
ICD Multi I/O Board Manual - https://archive.org/details/icd-multi-io-board-manual
EPG Jr. thread on AtariAge - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/171349-prevue-guide-epg-jr-reverse-engineering/
The Atari 8-Bit FujiNet N: device, in Perspective by Thom Cherryhomes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqz_AZgxaVY
Atari 130XE Machine Language for the Absolute Beginner (Retro Reproductions) (sponsored link) - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1789824338?tag=ataripodcast-20
A8PicoCart - https://github.com/robinhedwards/A8PicoCart
ABBUC Annual General Meeting 10/22 - http://abbuc.de
Fastbasic install for Mac! - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=EricCarr.fastbasic-debugger
Interviews
Cynthia Solomon and Brian Silverman (video to come) - https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-435-cynthia-solomon-and-brian-silverman-logo
News
GTIAdigitizer HDMI output, by c0pperdragon:
New Fujinet resource (ABBUC) - tnfs://fujinet.atari.social
FujiNet release 1.2 - https://github.com/FujiNetWIFI/fujinet-platformio/releases/tag/v1.2.0
FujiNet RAPID by massiverobot - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355710-rapid/
130XE keyboard replacement:
ultra-small DOS called uDOS - https://abbuc.de/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1130
Super SpartaDOS X cartridges now available from COREi64:
Announcement at AtariAge - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355946-super-spartados-x-cartridges-now-available/
Buy here - https://corei64.com/shop/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=444
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/10/how-to-make-almost-any-computer-a-modern-day-plato-terminal/
Pro(c) Atari Issue 16 - https://proc-atari.de
Pitfall II's Secret Sequel - https://www.ign.com/articles/pitfall-iis-secret-sequel
SDrive mini at Lotharek - https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=375
Starring the Computer - https://www.starringthecomputer.com/
Revive 800XL Update (requires Twitter account) - https://twitter.com/rm_800xl?fbclid=IwAR2VhqAhUSnp3HwbcIOcTY7M7UvfKsDhC8PWKG9czYigmmXNVaE53z7CVC0
Upcoming Shows (Remaining in 2023 and first half of 2024)
Atari Party 2023! - Saturday, December 2, 2023, 1pm to 4pm - Quakertown Train Station, Quakertown, PA - https://quakertowntrainstation.org
Vintage Computer Festival SoCal - February 17-18, 2024 - Hotel Fera Events Center, Orange, CA - vcfsocal.com
Midwest Gaming Classic - April 5-7 - Wisconsin Center, Milwaukee, WI - https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/
VCF East - April 5-7, 2024 - Wall, NJ - http://www.vcfed.org
Indy Classic Computer & Video Game Expo - April 13-14 - Indianapolis, IN - http://www.indyclassic.org
VCF Southwest - June 14-16, 2024 - Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center at UT Dallas - https://www.vcfsw.org/
not a show, but an Atari user group meeting - There’s one at the National Videogame History Museum in Frisco, TX (DFW area) every quarter - Texas Atari 8-bit Computer Owners (T. A. C. O.)
YouTube Videos
Darren Doyle's Unofficial Atari: A Visual History - Vintage Gaming Memories (Chris in the IVCC) - https://youtu.be/alWojz4e3QU?si=gq49YDfPb0DpEiol
Final results of the 3rd ATASCII Compo 2023 for Atari 8 Bit computers revealed - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTgYwAaLklU
Wozman for Atari 8-bit - freetz - https://youtu.be/3MdVf_60dfo
FujiNet Game Alert System by Andrew Diller:
The Atari 800XL (as seen in Terry Stewart's computer collection) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E47q5dNXiOg
Atari 8-bit SIO Midi Player - Lotharek - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTha3Ebepyc
New at Archive.org
https://archive.org/details/stx_Home_Computing_Journal_Volume_1_1986
EOR #$FF: 6502 Ponderables and Befuddlements - https://archive.org/details/eor6502
BRE 1991 800/XL/XE Software Catalog - https://archive.org/details/atari-800-xl-xe-bre-1991-software-catalog
Computer Shopper Magazine, March, 1988, Volume 8, Number 3, Atari Articles Computer Shopper Magazine, April, 1989, Volume 9, Number 4, Atari Articles
Computer Shopper Magazine, October, 1987, Volume 7, Number 10, Atari Articles
https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-sept-1987-vol-7-num-9-atari-articles/page/n7/mode/2up
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