ANTIC Episode 32 - Into the Big Scary World

Apr 28, 2016

On this episode of Antic the Atari 8-bit podcast, we venture out into the big scary world — both Randy and I went to VCF SouthEast, and Kevin went to the museum. The winners of the 2016 10-line BASIC programming contest are announced, and Bill Kendrick drops knowledge about the demo scene.

Recurring Links

Floppy Days Podcast

AtariArchives.org

AtariMagazines.com

Kevin’s Book “Terrible Nerd”

New Atari books scans at archive.org

ANTIC feedback at AtariAge

Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge

ANTIC Facebook Page

What we’ve been up to

• Hacking Jumpman: Finished GP III video
• Kevin’s a winner!
• Game Masters special exhibit at OMSI - https://www.omsi.edu/gamemasters
• SpartaDOS X Super Cart
• Edladdin Controllers - http://edladdin.com/
• Podcaster’s Roundtable at VCFSE
• Steve DeFrisco - Antic Interview 123
• Steve DeFrisco Wing War
• breakout PCB - https://www.bitsofthepast.com/?p=833

Interview Discussion

• Bruce Poehlman game “The Last Starfighter”, orginally “Orbiter”
• The Last Starfighter cabinet
• Transcription of David Heller (Dr. Wacko) interview (thanks to Kevin Chase)

News

• Atariada 2016
• FLOP - Diskette electronic "magazine" for Atari XE / XL (Czech) - http://flop.atariportal.cz/
• 10-line contest
• youtube vidoes in which Kevin tests all the 10-line Atari games
• Atari 65XE USB Keyboard by Tynemouth Software on Etsy
• Atari 65XE USB Keyboard complete with Raspberry Pi and USB hub
• Atari 65XE USB Keyboard with USB joystick controller where the original joystick ports are
• Insert coin to tour the new National Videogame Museum
• National Videogame Museum
• A Look At Video Game History: ‘The Art Of Atari’ Due For October Release
• “The Art of Atari” preview
• Upcoming Shows:

• • Last Chicago CocoFest - http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/ April 23 & 24, 2016, Heron Point Convention Center, Lombard, IL
  • Southern Fried GameRoom Expo June 10-12
  • KansasFest  - July 19-24, 2016 - https://www.kansasfest.org
  • Atari Party - Saturday, July 30, at 12 PM - 5 PM in PDT, Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library, 315 E 14th St, Davis, California 95616
  • VCF west - Aug 6-7
  • VCF midwest — Sep 10-11, Elk Grove Village, IL
  • PRGE Oct 21-23 http://www.retrogamingexpo.com
• Colo. Lottery Launches Atari Scratch-Off
• Upgraded internal replacement Mylars for the Atari 1200XL keyboard
• Widely used repair tips - 1200XL Keyboard Tune-up
• Atari800 handheld console emulator for Nintendo 3DS

New at Archive.org

• APX manuals https://archive.org/details/@allan52
• https://archive.org/details/XLXEPowerSupplies  - modern electronics magazine 1986
• https://archive.org/details/ICDRamboXL256KBManual
• https://archive.org/details/AxiomAT846PrinterInterfaceManual
• https://archive.org/details/HebrewAtariClubJuly89
• https://archive.org/details/AtariEnvisionSourceCode

Bill’s Modern Segment

• "Control" demo, by LaResistance, 2010
• • Pouet entry: http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=56481
  • DemoZoo entry: http://demozoo.org/productions/56527/
  • YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OsK4eC6rpg
  • LaResistance website: http://laresistance.pigwa.net/

• Based on "Control" demo for Amiga, by Oxygene, 1995
• • Pouet entry: http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=3031
  • Amiga Demoscene Archive entry: http://ada.untergrund.net/?p=demo&i=299
  • YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzOp3ngc1MA

• Definitions:
• • "Demoescene" Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demoscene
  • “Demake” TV Tropes entry
  • "Demakes" section of "Video game remake" article at Wikipedia

Of the Month

• Bit 3 Full-View 80 - 80 column card for the Atari 800 - ebay auction
• Dave and Sandy Small wrote an article in Antic
• There's a few lines of BASIC code that will kick on the Bit-3. You'll find them at - http://www.cchaven.com/BIT3FV80.HTML