ANTIC Episode 112

In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… we have several Christmas ideas for you, we tell you about projects that would allow creating a new reproduction Atari 800XL, and we wet our appetites for the current Atari’s hot sauce while wearing their ugly Christmas sweater …

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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

• Vox ex Machina: A Cultural History of Talking Machines by Sarah A. Bell - https://archive.org/details/mit_press_book_9780262375870/page/169/mode/2up?q=savetz 

• Intellivision: How a Videogame System Battled Atari and Almost Bankrupted Barbie by Tom Boellstorff and Braxton Soderman - https://archive.org/details/mit_press_book_9780262380553/ 

• MIT Press: Open Access Materials - https://archive.org/details/mit_press_open_access 

• A Treasure Chest of Ampex Tapes Saves Early Computer History - https://www.ampex.com/a-treasure-chest-of-ampex-tapes-saves-early-computer-history/ 

• Atari 400/800 Reference Card (Atari BASIC and Microsoft BASIC) by Nanos Systems Corp. - https://archive.org/details/1984-03-anticmagazine/page/102/mode/2up 

• Best of Creative Computing (Volumes I & III):

• https://archive.org/details/Best_of_Creative_Computing_Vol_1_1978_Creative_Computing_Press 

• https://archive.org/details/bestofcreativeco0003unse 

• Cassette repair - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DCGJ7GQF 

• Stray Pointers podcast with the ANTIC crew - Jim Lawless - https://straypointers.com/e/s2e19.htm 

Recent Interview Shows

• ANTIC Interview 442 - Bob Stein, Atari Research

• ANTIC Interview 443 - Rick Reaser, Current Notes Magazine

• ANTIC Interview 444 - Nick Kennedy, SIO2PC and ATR

• ANTIC Interview 445 - Vince Cate, The Critical Connection

News

• Ugly Christmas sweaters - https://atari.com/collections/holiday-collection?filter.p.product_type=Sweatshirts&sort_by=manual 

• Atari Hot Sauce - https://atarisauce.com/ 

• Christmas Critters:

• https://www.atariteca.net.pe/2024/11/anuncian-demo-de-christmas-critters.html 

• And at AtariAge - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/375904-christmas-critters-wip-game-demo/ 

• he just released an “engine prototype demo” - https://tigerskunk.itch.io/atari-xmasdemo 

• And Saberman has already done a quick video on it - https://youtu.be/efP2WOLnxvY 

• Revive Machines is working on the injection molds of RM 800XL, the modern FPGA recreation of the Atari 800XL - Philsan69:

• https://x.com/philsan69/status/1856461217792999494?s=58 

• https://revive-machines.com/index-en.html 

• Clear Case Kickstarter for 800XL has begun (Nov. 1) - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/seethruit/injection-molded-clear-case-for-atari-800xl-computer/ 

• Brian Reifsnyder Designs an "Advanced Remake" of Atari's 800XL Mainboard - https://www.hackster.io/news/brian-reifsnyder-designs-an-advanced-remake-of-atari-s-800xl-mainboard-95cbc0823bb3.amp 

• AtariBASICs November newsletter - John Zielke - https://ataribasics.com/ 

• Atari Addict Collector’s Magazine - https://www.pixel.addict.media/shop/atari-addict-magazine 

• Atari Programmers Society Newsletter:

• https://archive.org/details/wire-taps-atari-programmers-society-newsletter-april-1986-vol-4-num-4 

• v1n6 1983 - https://archive.org/details/wiretaps-v1n6 

• Cartridge extender card for the Atari 1200XL - ReifsnyderB - https://www.tindie.com/products/5cfab/cartridge-extender-card-for-the-atari-1200xl/ 

• Improved Keyboard on an XE - https://amzn.to/4i10QZz 

• Vintage Computer Center starting back up (Gavin Haubelt) - http://www.vintagecomputercenter.com 

• FastBASIC install/debugger - Eric Carr

• https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=EricCarr.fastbasic-debugger 

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fOm8Mq4qFA 

• 400 mini it is available from Amazon Germany for $54 plus shipping. - https://www.amazon.de/-/en/RETROGAMES-THE400MINI/dp/B0CRYXTL82 

Upcoming Shows

REMAINING IN 2024

• Silly Venture WE (Winter Edition) - Dec. 5-8 - Gdansk, Poland - https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2024-we 

• Atari Party 2024 - Dec. 7 (noon - 4p.m.) - Quakertown Train Station, Quakertown, PA - http://atariparty.org/ 

2025

• Vintage Computer Festival SoCal - February 15-17, 2025 - Hotel Fera Events Center, Orange, CA - vcfsocal.com 

• Midwest Gaming Classic - April 4-6 - Baird Center, Milwaukee, WI - https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/ 

• VCF East - April 4-6, 2024 - Wall, NJ - http://www.vcfed.org 

• Indy Classic Computer and Video Game Expo - April 12-13 - Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel, Indianapolis, IN - https://indyclassic.org/ 

• Fujiama - August 11-17 - Lengenfeld, Germany - http://atarixle.ddns.net/fuji/2025/ 

YouTube Videos

• The Atari 1200xl - Atari's 8-bit red-headed stepchild - Power of Vintage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTLTJzZ7-I8 

• Atari XE memory extension (512 KB) in 2 easy ways - RetroKernal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvBkMEnONgs 

• Atari 65 XE vs Commodore 64 | 70s 80s Computer System Competition TV Commercial - VideoGames Replay - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwMNGMHKZ0w 

• Atari Computers Sales, Marketing Strategy 80's TV Commercial - VideoGames Replay - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA7kY9pkFxM 

• Atari 800 Game: Scram (1980 Atari) - Old Classic Retro Gaming - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8XRtICfBuQ 

• CHM: Oral History of Nolan Bushnell - https://youtu.be/izYWqhUGBGA?si=M4T43I-tJ2mp2EhA 

New at Archive.org 

• https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-jan-1989-vol-9-num-1-atari-articles 

• https://archive.org/details/atari-price-list-june-1982-and-letters 

• https://archive.org/details/europa-america-aventuras-com-o-atari 

• https://archive.org/details/computer-83-special-section-the-oregonian-june-16-1983 

• “The Dirty Book”:

• https://archive.org/details/the-dirty-book-v-2-n-2 

• https://archive.org/details/TheDirtyBookV2N1 

• Referenced by - https://bsky.app/profile/lainenooney.bsky.social/post/3lbldh3w2hk2m 

A Word From Our Sponsor

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwMNGMHKZ0w 

New at GitHub

• https://github.com/pvbestinfoo/Atari_8-Bit_Rom_Image_File_Explorer 

• https://github.com/sidneycadot/sam 

• https://github.com/dpicken/atari-hw 

• https://github.com/JSJvR/atari-8-bit-utils 

• https://github.com/GRHOnline/Mono8bitmap 

• https://github.com/fredlcore/1K-RainBox