ANTIC Interview 292 - Claus Buchholz & Lance Ward, ACE-80

Jul 8, 2017

Claus Buchholz and Lance Ward, ACE-80

Hello.  Welcome to an interview-only episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Computer Podcast.  I am Randy Kindig.  In 1985, Claus Buchholz and Lance Ward released the ACE-80 and ACE-80XL cartridges, which gave 80-column text capability to the Atari 800 and XL computers, respectively.  These were released through their newly-formed company, Amiable Computer Products.  Claus also developed a 256K upgrade for the Atari 800XL and wrote an article on converting Atari computer programs to the 5200.

This interview took place on April 8, 2017.

Links:

• A.N.A.L.O.G. #15, January 1984 - TRANSPORTING ATARI COMPUTER PROGRAMS TO THE ATARI 5200 - http://www.atarimuseum.com/videogames/consoles/5200/conv_to_5200.html
• Byte article on Quarter-Meg Atari 800XL  - http://atariage.com/forums/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_id=362652
• ACE-80 PDF at AtariAge - http://atariage.com/forums/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_id=99163