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ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast

By: Randy Kindig Kay Savetz Brad Arnold
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  • Retrocomputing podcast about the Atari 8-bit line of personal computers
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  • ANTIC Episode 107 - 4 Times!

    ANTIC Episode 107 - 4 Times!
    Apr 29 2024
    ANTIC Episode 107 - 4 Times! In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast…we realize there are 4 times as many interview episodes as regular episodes and what that might say, Kay visits the Strong Museum, Randy attends the Indy Classic Expo, and Brad drools over a keyboard for the 400 Mini… READY! Recurring Links Floppy Days Podcast AtariArchives.org AtariMagazines.com Kay’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 Next Without For Links for Items Mentioned in Show: What we’ve been up to Strong Museum - https://www.museumofplay.org/ Atari BASIC Tutorial book - https://archive.org/details/ataribooks-atari-basic-tutorial Indy Classic Expo, April 16 & 17 - http://indyclassic.org 80-column card for 1090XL - Brian Reifsnyder - https://www.tindie.com/products/5cfab/80-column-rpp-board-for-the-atari-1090xl1091xl/ Disk archiving setup, using FujiNet - new project by Randy at Jason Moore’s Atari Projects - https://atariprojects.org/2024/04/06/archive-atari-8-bit-computer-disks-from-a-real-floppy-to-a-virtual-disk-using-fujinet-15-30-minutes/ News Andy Diller’s tnfs server for FujiNet - tnfs.Atari8bit.net or FujiNet.Atari8bit.net Other FujiNet goodness from Andy - https://atari8bit.net/projects/software/fujinet-server-status/ Tim Lapetino Interview - https://www.creativebloq.com/features/atari-creative-director-tim-lapetino-interview BASIC 10-Liner Contest winners announced! - https://www.homeputerium.de/ Vitoco has bundled Atari 8 Bit computer games competing in the BASIC 10 Liners Contest 2024 into a single disk - https://www.vitoco.cl/atari/10liner/NOMAM2024.atr New Game! Missile Command Arcade (VBXE) - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/365388-new-game-missile-command-arcade-vbxe/ VCF East update by Thom Cherryhomes - https://www.facebook.com/groups/atari8bitcomputers/permalink/7361112970592812/ FujiNet RAPID #6 from Andy Diller - https://www.atariorbit.org/rapid/ Atari XF 351 floppy drive clone - https://www.sellmyretro.com/offer/details/64292 Atari 8-bit machines comparison table - MrFish - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/289798-atari-8-bit-machines-comparison-table/?do=findComment&comment=5453949 keyboard for the 400Mini - ScreamingAtTheRadio - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/363964-i-made-a-keyboard-for-my-400mini/ RastaConverter - Jakub "Ilmenit" Dębski: https://forums.atariage.com/topic/200118-images-generated-by-rastaconverter/ https://www.atariteca.net.pe/2024/04/rastaconverter-beta-9-renuevan-el.html PAS 6502 - added Atari 8-bit support - https://syntaxerrorsoftware.itch.io/pas6502/devlog/717309/new-machine-support-and-some-fixes Upcoming Shows VCF Southwest - June 14-16, 2024 - Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center at UT Dallas - https://www.vcfsw.org/ Boatfest Retro Computer Expo - June 14-16 - Hurricane, WV - http://boatfest.info Southern Fried Gaming Expo and VCF Southeast - July 19-21, 2024 - Atlanta, GA - https://gameatl.com/ KansasFest, the largest and longest running annual Apple II conference - July 16-21 (in-person), July 27-28 (virtual) - University of Illinois in Springfield, IL - https://www.kansasfest.org/ Fujiama - July 23-28 - Lengenfeld, Germany - http://atarixle.ddns.net/fuji/2024/ Vintage Computer Festival West - August 2-3 - Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA - https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-west/ Silly Venture SE (Summer Edition) - Aug. 15-18 - Gdansk, Poland - https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2024-se VCF Midwest - September 7-8 - Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL - http://vcfmw.org/ Portland Retro Gaming Expo - September 27-29, 2024 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - https://retrogamingexpo.com/ Silly Venture WE (Winter Edition) - Dec. 5-8 - Gdansk, Poland - https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2024-we YouTube Videos Let's install a monitor jack and upgrade the RAM on a US Atari 600XL - FlashJazzCat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyWtzC96kZo Simius Sophia 2 : Atari 800XL Install - Vintage Gaming Memories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOD4ifpz0S8 https://thebrewingacademy.com/collections/atari-800-xl-xe-xel-xld/products/sophia-2-dvi-output-gtia-replacement ATARI XL / XE += GUNNER =+ BASIC 10LINER CONTEST 2024 - Atari 8 Bits For Ever - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR2RkDt__3s Atari XL/XE -=Tetris=- BASIC 10 Liner Contest 2024 - Saberman RetroNews - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjh_k55Hjeo Every Atari 8-Bit Game in the BASIC 10 Liner Contest 2024 - ZeroPage Homebrew - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaBBVvFsBX8 New at Archive.org https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-november-1986-vol-6-num-11-atari-articles https://...
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  • ANTIC Episode 106 - Thom, Do you ever sleep?

    ANTIC Episode 106 - Thom, Do you ever sleep?
    Mar 31 2024
    ANTIC Episode 106 - Thom, do you ever sleep!? In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… we cover all the recent contests involving new Atari software development, bring you all the other Atari news we could find, and marvel at the stamina of Thom Cherryhomes… READY! Recurring Links Floppy Days Podcast AtariArchives.org AtariMagazines.com Kay’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 Next Without For Links for Items Mentioned in Show: What we’ve been up to Atari’s 1986 prospectus and form S-1 - https://archive.org/details/atari-corp Titan game - https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-titan_6337.html https://archive.org/details/tbace-thunder-bay-atari-computer-enthusiasts/TBACE-1985-01%20Minutes/ 2.4A power supply for XL/XE from 8bitclassics.com - https://www.8bitclassics.com/product/atari-xl-xe-2-4a-amp-power-adapter/ (affiliate link) 80-column card for 1090XL - Brian Reifsnyder - https://www.tindie.com/products/5cfab/80-column-rpp-board-for-the-atari-1090xl1091xl/ News Custom floppy disk envelopes - https://ataricovers.com/ Atari 400 mini started shipping! (3/28) - https://atari.com/products/atari-400-mini-1 BASIC 10-Liner Contest - https://www.homeputerium.de/ Vitoco has bundled Atari 8 Bit computer games competing in the BASIC 10 Liners Contest 2024 into a single disk - https://www.vitoco.cl/atari/10liner/NOMAM2024.atr https://hackaday.com/2024/03/21/video-poker-takes-your-money-in-10-lines-of-basic/ 6th Annual Atari Homebrew Awards - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/356719-6th-annual-atari-homebrew-awards-voting-information-discussion/ Atari in a suitcase - https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2142412709436907&set=gm.7187337001303744&idorvanity=181644898539691 Anode chat - you can use Anode chat and talk on the Fujinet discord to the anode channel - TNFS://fujinet.pl/anode/anode.xex and search in it for "chat" - you'll need to register with the anode server first Including ACTION! code from GitHub - Thom Cherryhomes: https://forums.atariage.com/topic/363311-including-action-code-from-github-yes/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W49Uxf-UDk FujiNet Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/fujinet/ ABBUC Software Competition 2024 opened: https://forums.atariage.com/topic/363297-abbuc-software-competition-2024-opened/ You can find all the rules here - https://abbuc.de/aktivitaten/software-competition/ ABBUC hardware contest 2024 starts now: https://forums.atariage.com/topic/363122-abbuc-hardware-contest-2024-starts-now/ You can find the rules here - Rules AHC 2024 YAIL (Yet Another Image Loader) - YouTube video by Thom Cherryhomes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o54Ds-DwGJI&t=6s https://www.southernamis.com/baudday Best Old School Tech Super Bowl Commercials, Ranked (Gizmodo) - https://gizmodo.com/best-vintage-tech-super-bowl-commercials-ranked-1851235860 Atari computer commercial (Atari: Get Started, 1984, with Alan Alda) #7 on the list - https://gizmodo.com/best-vintage-tech-super-bowl-commercials-ranked-1851235860/slides/5 Upcoming Shows Midwest Gaming Classic - April 5-7 - Wisconsin Center, Milwaukee, WI - https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/ VCF East - April 12-14, 2024 - Wall, NJ - http://www.vcfed.org Indy Classic Computer and Video Game Expo - April 13-14 - Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel, Indianapolis, IN - https://indyclassic.org/ VCF Europa - April 27-28, 2024 - Munich, Germany - https://vcfe.org/E/ VCF Southwest - June 14-16, 2024 - Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center at UT Dallas - https://www.vcfsw.org/ Boatfest Retro Computer Expo - June 14-16 - Hurricane, WV - http://boatfest.info Southern Fried Gaming Expo and VCF Southeast - July 19-21, 2024 - Atlanta, GA - https://gameatl.com/ KansasFest, the largest and longest running annual Apple II conference - July 16-21 - University of Illinois in Springfield, IL - https://www.kansasfest.org/ Fujiama - July 23-28 - Lengenfeld, Germany - http://atarixle.ddns.net/fuji/2024/ Silly Venture SE (Summer Edition) - Aug. 15-18 - Gdansk, Poland - https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2024-se VCF Midwest - September 7-8 - Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL - http://vcfmw.org/ Portland Retro Gaming Expo - September 27-29, 2024 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - https://retrogamingexpo.com/ Silly Venture WE (Winter Edition) - Dec. 5-8 - Gdansk, Poland - https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2024-we YouTube Videos The end of the road for the Atari 800XL - FlashJazzCat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNmzdcSbn2U Saving Archer Maclean's Atari 8-bit Arcade Experiments - Games That Weren’t - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmry_CG_l8I FujiNet: ...
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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • ANTIC Episode 105 - Secret Club Meeting with Andy Diller

    ANTIC Episode 105 - Secret Club Meeting with Andy Diller
    Feb 29 2024
    ANTIC Episode 105 - Secret Club Meeting with Andy Diller In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… we pull together our secret club of Atari hackers, including special guest Andy Diller, and talk FujiNet, archiving disks, VCF SoCal, VCF East, listener feedback and more in an extra-long episode. READY! Recurring Links Floppy Days Podcast AtariArchives.org AtariMagazines.com Kay’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 Next Without For Links for Items Mentioned in Show: What we’ve been up to FujiNet Updates FujiNet has a cheatsheet- on the wiki - a wealth of info Wiki: https://github.com/FujiNetWIFI/fujinet-firmware/wiki FujiNet GPT: https://chat.openai.com/g/g-QRB9PLLB4-fujinet Virtual FujiNet in a File - virtual machine created for virtual box or vmware https://fujinet-vm.readthedocs.io/ FujiNet board for 1090XL https://forums.atariage.com/topic/350518-fujinet-on-the-1090xl-expansion-system/?do=findComment&comment=5368425 Atari Classroom at VCF East 2024 in April https://vcfed.org/vcf-east-computer-classroom/ SWAG: FujiNet, Signed BREAKOUT, VCF bag, Classroom T Shirt https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/celebrating-the-atari-800-and-its-games Classes: FujiNet, ACTION!, BASIC, Assembly - info on http://www.vcfed.org NOS updates- help and binary saves, read from SD card, XEP80 support https://github.com/michaelsternberg/fujinet-nhandler/releases FujiNet on 2600 - JeffP is actively working on this Al_Nafuur on discord playing with a 2600 version of 5 Card Stud? - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/359421-fujinet-for-atari-2600/?do=fi 1090XL expansion unit and 320K RAM board - reifsnyderb Discussion - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/333084-swutils-simcheck-simtest-osdump/ Purchase - https://www.tindie.com/products/5cfab/1090xl-modernized-reproduction-main-board/ Jersey Atari Computer Group newsletter and PD library archiving: JACG newsletter and PD disks discussion - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/313036-jersey-atari-computer-group-jacg-disk-archive/ Some archived PD disks - https://archive.org/details/jacg-disks1 VCF SoCal - http://www.vcfsocal.com Jason Moore - https://atariprojects.org/ Rob Sherman - AtariBBS - ​​https://www.southernamis.com/ The VintNerd - https://thevintnerd.com/index.html Thom Cherryhomes - FujiNet - https://fujinet.online/ Steve & Jeff Fulton - https://intotheverticalblank.com/ Atari Demo Compilation tape ANTIC Interview 413 - Valerie (Atkinson) Manfull, Atari Game Research Group (2021 interview) Computer History Museum Lee Pappas Interview - ANTIC Interview 19 - The Atari 8-bit Podcast - Lee Pappas, ANALOG (2015) News Atari 400 Mini!!! - https://atari.com/products/atari-400-mini-1 Other “Company that calls itself Atari” shenanigans — https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/tourism/plans-for-atari-themed-hotel-in-las-vegas-not-dead-yet-2983080 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/atari-spins-limited-series-documentary-191500837.html https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/01/atari-goes-celestial-in-new-lunar-lander-beyond-narrative-trailer https://boingboing.net/2024/01/19/atari-files-for-trademark-on-rogue-a-44-year-old-game-it-did-not-make-and-does-not-appear-to-own.html https://www.anbmedia.com/news/2024/02/atari-sets-celebrity-game-show-in-motion/ https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/atari-celebrity-game-show/ AtariAge High Score Club - therealbountybob - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/360206-hsc21-round-1-super-pacman-new-season-jan-2024-join-in/ CHIP-8 interpreter updates: https://forums.atariage.com/topic/82003-chip8-emulator-version-10/page/3/#comment-5398586 https://github.com/pkali/Chip-8/releases/tag/v2.2 BASIC 10-Liner Contest on! - https://www.homeputerium.de/ Nancy Taitt has died: https://www.adamsfuneralchapel.com/obituary/Nancy-Taitt Henry and Nancy Taitt, Creative Learning Association (2020 interview) Making new 1020 plotter pens - FieroDoug5 and RetroHax: https://retrohax.net/atari-1020-plotter-plotting-pens-replacement/ Discussion on AtariAge - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/361837-atari-1020-plotter-diy-replacement-pensretrohaxnet/ 6th Annual Atari Homebrew Awards: https://forums.atariage.com/topic/356719-6th-annual-atari-homebrew-awards-voting-information-discussion/ Awards Show - ZeroPage Homebrew Twitch Stream Thorn EMI's Wargames "inspired" Computer War is now HighScoreEnabled - Full list at http://apps.irata.online/Atari_8-bit/Games/High%20Score%20Enabled/ Linejewels 0.5 (public beta) - cross platform basic game (c64,atarixl,ms-dos(gw), amstrad, micro bbc) - la1n - https://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=83997 KARAI - https://github.com/dcerisano/karai...
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