Sep 24, 2025
ANTIC Episode 121 - Dongle Disaster
In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… Special guest Brent Carroll joins as we bring you the Atari news and narrowly avoid disaster with our dongle talk …
READY!
Recurring Links
New Atari books scans at archive.org
Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge
Interview index: here
What we’ve been up to
CX40+ Wireless Joystick:
Harry Stewart died:
his daughter sent me documents https://bsky.app/profile/savetz.bsky.social/post/3lyj77tjtns2j
Kay’s 2017 interview with Harry - ANTIC Interview 295 - Harry Stewart, Pilot and WSFN
VCFMW - https://www.vcfwm.org
Video interview of Cynthia Solomon and Brian Silverman - https://youtu.be/lWmXPEyl9T8
FujiNet-enabled Atari800Macx:
News
Nick DiMasi (SCAT) passed way:
Interview with Nick at VCFMW 13 - https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-the-atari-8-bit-podcast-episode-5-connect-your-atari-to-a-pc (Nick’s interview is near the end of the show)
SCAT - http://www.scatarians.org/
Rare sighting of a working 1027 printer at latest TACO meeting - https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16vmTRRzHD/
Modified Atari 800 with a custom cpu board and a hp 1611a logic analyzer would plug into the external port - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Fv8FM9yxz/
RM800XL update on X - https://x.com/rm_800xl/status/1964665547821637818
Microsoft open-sources the 6502 BASIC coded by Bill Gates himself:
Atari XL/XE -=Elite=- beta version:
From AtariTeca - https://www.atariteca.net.pe/2025/09/inesperado-beta-jugable-de-elite.html
Saberman Retronews - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi8Fr9XFxKQ
Download - https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-elite_44548.html
5.25" Floppy Envelope Generator from Pawel “Lexx” Kawka:
From Atariteca - https://www.atariteca.net.pe/2025/09/nuevo-generador-de-fundas.html
online tool for designing covers - https://ataricovers.com/generator-kopert/?lang=en
Newsletter News
September, 2025 issue of Atari Insights - https://www.ataribasics.com
ABBUC magazines 162 and special mag 56 - https://www.abbuc.de
Upcoming Shows
Portland Retro Gaming Expo - October 17-19 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - https://retrogamingexpo.com/
Vintage Computer Festival Montreal - Jan. 24-25, 2026 - Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC - https://vcfed.org/vcf-montreal/
Vintage Computer Festival SoCal - February 14-15, 2026 - Hotel Fera Events Center, Orange, CA - vcfsocal.com
Indy Classic Computer and Video Game Expo - March 20-22 2026 - Wyndham Indianapolis Airport Hotel, Indianapolis, IN - https://indyclassic.org/
VCF East - April 17-19 2026 - InfoAge Science and History Museums, Wall, NJ - https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/
Southern Fried Gaming Expo - July 31-Aug 2 2026 - Atlanta, Ga - https://gameatl.com/
Event page created by Chicago Classic Computing - http://chiclassiccomp.org/events.html
Event page created by Floppy Days on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/VintageComputerShows/
Event page on Floppy Days Website - https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSeLsg4hf5KZKtpxwUQgacCIsqeIdQeZniq3yE881wOCCYskpLVs5OO1PZLqRRF2t5fUUiaKByqQrgA/pub
YouTube Videos
How did the Atari beat the Commodore 64 in Chile thanks to Coelsa? - Frognum - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NW2ZkWQ-nw
Atari Now! News and Homebrews, September 2025 - Into the Vertical Blank - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKlmVrEHhhI
Atari 800XL FujiNet and Sega Genesis Retro.Link Networking Test - Greg Gallardo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdYFlnNGm9o
New at Archive.org
Ted Skrecky continues uploading XIO3 newsletters - https://archive.org/details/@ted_skrecky
Listener Feedback
O'Shea limestone cave - http://www.oshealtd.com/atari.htm
Long Island Gaming Expo in NY - https://liretro.com/