ANTIC Episode 44 - Hackin' The Atari

Jul 24, 2017

In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Computer Podcast: Kevin hacks the heck out of the Atari 8-bits, we’re back on the interview bandwagon, Josh Renaud tells us about ATASCII animations, and Nir Dary gives us the scoop on the Outline Demo Party.

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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

• Indy Vintage Computer Club meeting - https://www.facebook.com/events/418655208501577/permalink/451824541851310/
• Archived HesWare material from Jay Balakrishnan - https://archive.org/details/@rkindig
• VCFSE summary (and our Atari exhibit) on Floppy Days #75 - http://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-75-vcfse-5-post-show-with-thomas-liebert-jon-guidry-amiga-bill-anthony
• Atari 8-bit on Hackaday! - http://hackaday.com/2017/07/09/firework-shows-the-vintage-atari-way/
• Lost Firebox ROM - Nir Dary - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/267234-atari-sets-off-fireworks-pictures-source-code/?p=3800095
• Operation - Operation Game with Atari 8-Bit Computer (v2)
• DK Bongos - DK Bongos with Atari 8-Bit Computer

Interviews

• Transcript of Tom Eckman Interview - https://computingpioneers.com/index.php/Tom_Eckman by Tom Raidna
• Transcript of interview with David and Betsy Ahl - https://computingpioneers.com/index.php/Dave_Ahl_and_Betsy_Ahl

News

• New Hardware: Atari 400 RAM-Card 48/52 KB & external OS-ROM - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/267042-new-hardware-atari-400-ram-card-4852-kb-external-os-rom/
• Mouse pads with game and computer designs Atari - http://atariteca.blogspot.com/2017/05/mouse-pads-con-disenos-de-juegos-y.html
• BEST Electronics Atari Composite Video Cables - http://www.best-electronics-ca.com/
• Adventures in Atari BASIC by WEBMikey (Mikey Walters) - https://wearethemutants.com/author/webmikey7/
• 6502 in the cloud -  http://www.6502cloud.com, http://hackaday.com/2017/07/08/6502-retrocomputing-goes-to-the-cloud/  
• Donkey Kong - The Atari 8-bit Arcade hack is finally here! - http://www.indieretronews.com/2017/07/donkey-kong-atari-8-bit-arcade-hack-is.html?m=1
• Turbo BASIC Source Code is found! - https://atariwiki.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=TURBO-BASIC%20XL#section-TURBO-BASIC+XL-SourceCode
• How Atari Changed Personal Computing on Marketplace Tech Podcast (first few minutes) - https://www.marketplace.org/shows/marketplace-tech/06262017-using-biometrics-detect-fraud
• Break Out: How the Apple II Launched the PC Gaming Revolution by David L. Craddock - https://www.amazon.com/dp/0764353225
• The A - Z of Atari 8-bit Games: Volume 1 (The Atari 8-bit) by Kieren Hawkin - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071SD5W9C
• SDRIVE - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/262509-sdrive-arm-preorder/page-1
• Josh Renaud - HTML5 ATASCII animation viewer (AtasciiTube project) - http://breakintochat.com/collections/atascii/index.html , http://atariage.com/forums/topic/251957-atasciitube/
• PCB with 8mbit memory for Atari computers - http://atariteca.blogspot.com/2017/06/chile-pcb-con-memoria-de-8mbit-para.html
• Post Magazine - Internet whizz Yat Siu on programming at 13 and landing a job at Atari as a schoolboy - http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2101469/internet-whizz-yat-siu-programming-13-and-landing
• Discovery, Atari Collaborate on New Series - http://worldscreen.com/tvreal/discovery-atari-collaborate-on-new-series/
• Tempest Elite now available - http://members.tcq.net/video61/tempestelite.html
• Upcoming Shows where you might see Atari computers or Atari people:
• • 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/
  • Ajka Hungary, Arok party - Aug 11-13, 2017 - https://www.facebook.com/ArokParty/
  • Fujiama 2017 Aug 17-20, 2017 - http://www.abbuc.de/news-feeds-component/events/icalrepeat.detail/2017/08/17/215/-/fujiama-2017
  • VCFMW - Sept. 9-10, Elk Grove Village, IL - http://vcfmw.org/
  • PRGE http://www.retrogamingexpo.com Oct 20-22
  • OldComp Party #3 - Sep 8-10, 2017 - (Czech Republic)
  • ByteFest 2017 Oct 13-15, 2017 - http://www.bytefest.org/english-info2/ (Prague, Czech Republic)
  • Vintage computer fest Seattle Feb 10-11 2018, Living Computers: Museum + Labs - http://vcfed.org/wp/2017/07/07/vintage-computer-festival-pacific-northwest/

Nir Dary videos this month

• Bonami Computers & Computer games museum in The Netherlands - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LrYd4fBiA0
• First demonstration of the EclaireXL v2 board (Atari XL FPGA based computer) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuL3VOGjW0U
• EclaireXL ATARI 800XL FPGA Computer second video - connecting original Atari Peripherals - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ordWyp8HZZ8
• FPGA ATARI vs Real ATARI head to head - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6RRu5WCAxM
• Upgraded Atari vs FPGA Atari head to head (with same monitors) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wHHSnh7MHo

YouTube videos this month (not Nir Dary) - 552 using the search term “Atari 800”

• atari 800 xl, fully loaded with stereo, u1mb, vbxe and rapidus (Atari 8 Bit) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-eEp6YE2D4
• Atari 8-bit (400, 800, XL, XE) - Numen by taQuart (2002), requires 320KB RAM.  Running on real Atari 600XL with Ultimate 1MB and Dual Pokey Stereo. (StaxX28) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MBD755hYIQ
• Atari 8-bit: ML in Basic Part 1 (Patzawa), how to poke and use ML routine with basic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAp7X_MLAv4
• ATARI 800XL Rapidus and Ultimate installation (Lotharek) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DJVoP8UsVI
• Atari 400/800 - Peek & Poke Computer Museum in Rijeka, Croatia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r-NYRAF6hU
• Reconditioning my Dad's Atari 800 / 410 / 810 / 835 / 1027 Computer (Uber man) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fAicXxoIHc

New at Archive.org

• https://archive.org/details/@savetz

Nir Dary Segment - Outline Demo Party 2017

• http://www.spelcomputermuseum.nl/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFAz9fkXxx4
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMvlklz17EI&feature=youtu.be

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