ANTIC Episode 40 - BBSing

Feb 25, 2017

In this episode of Antic the Atari 8-bit podcast: Bill Kendrick returns with a segment on the Lantronix and BBSing on your Atari, we cover lots of new hardware upgrades, Nir Dary talks about the RAM-Cart 1M, and we have our usual segments on what’s new at Archive.org and what’s happening in the Atari 8-bit world.

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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

AHCS

Eaten By a Grue  

What we’ve been up to

• Eight Bit Magazine - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/8bitmagazine/8-bit-magazine-issue-2-amstrad-commodore-sinclair , https://www.facebook.com/eightbitmagazine/ , http://www.eightbitmagazine.com/
• Atari 800XE - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Atari-800xe-/162383912577 , http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=982&st=1
• Atari XEP80 Interface Module - http://www.atarimania.com/faq-atari-400-800-xl-xe-what-is-the-atari-xep80-interface-module_39.html
• Getaway! source code - Mark Reid Disks, Mark Reid — Getaway! archives and development documents, http://atariage.com/forums/topic/261009-mark-reids-getaway-design-documents-and-apx-correspondence/
• Kaverns of Kfest http://atariage.com/forums/topic/261831-kaverns-of-kfest-game/  https://github.com/a...avernsA81.1.asm
• Peter Dell interview link - http://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-27-the-atari-8-bit-podcast-peter-dell-wudsn
• Joystick breakout - http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Joystick-Breadboard-Breakout-for-C64-VIC20-Atari-2600-VCS-Development/332087625644

News

• Super Color CPU Card. 59 Euros + shipping - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/260646-new-hardware-atari-400800-super-color-cpu-card/
• Atari game watch - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/717828519/gameband-the-first-smartwatch-for-gamers?ref=project_share
• Sophia video upgrade board - Demo of the SOFIA the ATARI XL/XE/5200 RGB Video Upgrade board,  http://atariage.com/forums/topic/258702-new-development-gtia-in-cpld/page-1?hl=%20sophia
• Multibowl - https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/video-game-mixtape-multibowl
• BASIC 10liners 2017 - http://gkanold.wixsite.com/homeputerium/basic-10liners-2017 http://atariage.com/forums/topic/261637-basic-10liners-2017/
• recent videos by Nir Dary:
• • Atari 8BIT 1MEG Ram Cartridge
  • Upgrading the ANTONIA 4MB Memory upgrade to the latest firmware
  • Demo of the 4MB Flashcart Megacart Cartridge
  • Demo of the UNO CART for the Atari 8bit computer
  • Atari XC12 Cassette player enhanced with the Turbo 2000 upgrade
• Art of Atari Capsule Edition — in January’s Loot Crate DX (blind box “Items for the Pop Culture Connoisseur”) $44.99/month - https://www.lootcrate.com/subscription-crates/lcdx
• Atari Age — The Emergence of Video Games in America http://amzn.to/2lXK3Oq
• XF551 Track Display/Front Panel Control Pre-order Offer from DropCheck - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/261481-xf551-track-displayfront-panel-control-pre-order-offer/
• Atari 815 Disk Drive on Ebay - http://www.ebay.com/itm/ULTRA-RARE-Atari-815-Dual-Disk-Drive-prototype-/172515706186 , Discussion http://atariage.com/forums/topic/261918-atari-815-for-sale-on-ebay/
• 1088XEL Alternative Mother-Board Project - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/261147-1088xel-alternative-mother-board-project/
• SDrive pre-order - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/262323-sdrive-arm-market-reseachpreorder/
• Weird Al Pac Man song http://nerdist.com/weird-al-pac-man-box-set/
• Feb. 18, 2017 - "Atari Invasion", Marsveen, Holland - http://atari-invasion.nl/ , Nir Dary was on-hand and posted pictures on the Antic Facebook page and a video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1edcEPJu2S8&feature=youtu.be
• Other Upcoming Shows where you might see Atari computers
• • VCF East - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/, March 31-April 2, 2017, InfoAge Science Center, Wall, NJ
  • Midwest Gaming Classic - Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel - April 7-9 - https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/
  • VCF Southeast - April 29 & 30, 2017, Roswell, GA - http://vcfse.org/
  • Kansasfest July 18-23 https://www.kansasfest.org
  • VCF West - August 5-6, 2017 - Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, California - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west-xi/
  • VCFMW - September?
• Omnitrend’s Universe Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/435419473491677/

New at Archive.org

• https://archive.org/details/atr8000
• https://archive.org/details/BroderbundSynapse1985Catalog
• https://archive.org/details/SchoolDaysForTheAtari
• Hofacker Program Descriptions I - https://archive.org/details/HofackerSoftwareProgramDescriptions
• https://archive.org/details/Atari600XLHomeComputerOwnersGuideInternational
• Current Notes https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Washington+Area+Atari+Computer+Enthusiasts%22
• https://archive.org/details/APXMicrosoftBasicCrossReferenceUtility

Bill’s Modern Segment

Lantronix, Ice-T & BBS'ing

• ANTIC Interview 235: Marlin Bates - http://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-235-marlin-bates-r-time-8-replacement-cartridge

• Lantronix UDS-10 (discontinued, but includes info & manual) - https://www.lantronix.com/products/uds-10/
• Lantronix UDS-1110 - https://www.lantronix.com/products/uds1100-uds1100-poe/
• "Ice-T XE 2.76 released" thread at AtariAge (with an alpha of 2.80 posted later in the thread, in Oct. 2014) - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/217539-ice-t-xe-276-released/
• Atari 8-bit FAQ (go to section 10.1: "What noncommercial telecommunications programs are there?") - http://www-ftp.lip6.fr/pub/doc/faqs/atari-8-bit/faq
• Telnet BBS Guide - http://telnetbbsguide.com/
• "Links" web browser - http://links.twibright.com/
• "ircII" IRC client - http://www.eterna.com.au/ircii/
• "Mutt" email client - http://www.mutt.org/
• "Screen" terminal multiplexer - https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/

Nir Dary Segment - RAM-Cart 1M

• RAM-Cart 1M review - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8Gs7ZTbwoA