ANTIC Episode 66 - Socially Distant

Apr 8, 2020

ANTIC Episode 66 - Socially Distant

In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Computer Podcast: We talk about what we’re doing Atari-wise in these socially distant times and we bring you all the Atari news from around the 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 

Interview index: here 

ANTIC Facebook Page 

AHCS 

Eaten By a Grue  

What We’ve Been Up To

• Bill Lange points us to Atari 1020 plotter pen refill / restoration video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdVHkZwGZhk 
• Thornton's Luxury Goods Premium Fountain Pen Ink Bottle 30ml - https://amzn.to/2RcNtL6 
• 5 Pack 5ML/CC Premium Ink Filling Syringe - https://amzn.to/34gxctN 
• Supercard Pro and Atari 8-bit Software Preservation Initiative - http://a8preservation.com/ 
• AtariFest/World of Atari thread on AtariAge - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/304554-atarifest-and-world-of-atari 
• Home Computer Course and Home Computer Advanced Course magazines 
• • https://archive.org/details/The_Home_Computer_Course 
  • https://archive.org/details/The_Home_Computer_Advanced_Course_01/ 

News 

• Rare Atari software found: Atamon - https://www.atarinside.com/blog/index.php/atamon-dxg-5724/ 
• German Sky Writer:
• • https://twitter.com/Atarinside_fr/status/1245701156183162883 
  • https://www.atarinside.com/blog/index.php/himmelschreiber-aka-himmelsschreiber-dxg-5704/ 
• Bill Lange Exploring Kyan Pascal blog:
• • https://exploringkyanpascal.blogspot.com/p/table-of-contents.html 
  • https://twitter.com/BillLange1968/status/1246150884603711491 
• 1200XL - An Atari 8 Bit Gaming Podcast -  https://anchor.fm/1200xl 
• BASIC 10-liners contest winners:
• • https://youtu.be/XxSSgHi81b4
  • https://gkanold.wixsite.com/homeputerium/kopie-von-results-2018 
• Atari Disk Image Studio project on FB - Mike Fulton - https://www.facebook.com/Atari-Disk-Image-Studio-112460410404811/?pageid=112460410404811&ftentidentifier=112493333734852&padding=0 
• Dropcheck (Lenore, bitsofthepast.com) donations voted project - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/301569-donation-voted-projects-proposed/ 
• ABBUC software competition 2020: 
• • https://atariage.com/forums/topic/304677-abbuc-software-competition-2020/ 
  • http://www.abbuc.de/atari/software-ressort/81-software/softwarewettbewerbe/1846-software-wettbewerb-2020 
• Six Atari games on epidemics and diseases (Atariteca) - http://atariteca.blogspot.com/2020/03/seis-juegos-de-atari-sobre-epidemias-y.html 

Shows

• Upcoming Shows where you might see Atari computers (or Atari people):
• • CANCELLED Portland Retro Gaming Expo, Fri, Aug 14, 2020 – Sun, Aug 16, 2020, Portland OR 
  • POSTPONED TO Oct 10-12, 2020, Vintage Computer Festival East, InfoAge Science Center, Wall, NJ -  http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east 
  • VCF Southeast July 10-12 2020, in cooperation with SFGE - http://southernfriedgameroomexpo.com/ 
• Event page created by Chicago Classic Computing - http://chiclassiccomp.org/events.html?fbclid=IwAR3Fm5hf7PCQj0yXBxXvj9J8Mp8GDwD2w1bfD_qktpPOnNYNoQUmN_EpgB8 
• Event page created by Floppy Days - https://www.facebook.com/VintageComputerShows/ 
• Event page on Vintage Is The New Old - https://vintageisthenewold.com/vintage-is-the-new-old-releases-new-events-calendar/ 

YouTube videos this month

• 20MHz Atari 800XL: Rapidus, U1MB, and Sophia DVI: Part One - FlashJazzCat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r42zsEc6pUo 
• Joystick Reading on the Atari 800 / 5200 - 6502 Lesson S13 - ChibiAkumas - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CAbqfu_1jI 
• Backing up 5 1/4” disks to ATR images using Atari 800XE, Atari 1050 disk drive and Sio2sd - Marek Chorvat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1Am3zbWSZ0 

Commercial

• Skit from Selling the Atari 400/800 Computers -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKxN59fuXsg 

New at Archive.org

• Online Computer Centers Inc. Pro Card reference card - https://archive.org/details/procardonlinecomputercentersinc/mode/2up 
• Atari Camp newsletters scanned by https://archive.org/details/@david_gaxiola:
• • https://archive.org/details/ataricomputercampsnewsletterv2n1fall1983/mode/2up
  • https://archive.org/details/ataricomputercampsoldwestnewsletter19830805/mode/2up 
• new torrent release zip for easy downloading of Atari software archive - https://archive.org/details/a8sp_archives 

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