On this episode of ANTIC the atari 8-bit podcast: we talk about the release of the Star Raiders source code, how to set up an Atari club of your own, and lust over the 1400XL and 815 dual floppy drive.

Don’t forget, we have a contest going this month! Whoever transcribes the most ANTIC interviews from 11/1/15 to 11/30/15 will win a Defender cartridge for the Atari 400/800/XL/XE computers signed by none other than Steve Baker, the person who converted the game from the arcade version! Check with Kevin ([email protected]) to see what interviews need to be transcribed.

Recurring Links

Floppy Days Podcast

AtariArchives.org

AtariMagazines.com

Kevins Book “Terrible Nerd”

New Atari books scans at archive.org

ANTIC feedback at AtariAge

Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge

ANTIC Facebook Page

What we’ve been up to

Tricky Tutorials - http://www.atarimania.com/documents/Tricky-Tutorials-1-6.pdf

Atlanta Maker Faire - http://makerfaireatl.com/

Star Raiders Source Code - https://archive.org/details/AtariStarRaidersSourceCode

Portland Retro Gaming Expo - http://www.retrogamingexpo.com/

News

AtariNet released by Slor (James Wilkinson) - http://www.atarinet.com/, http://atariage.com/forums/topic/243627-atarinet-binaries-available-for-download/

MULE Board game https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/182619/mule-board-game

Rose City Atari Club, Portland, OR, Nov. 19, 2015 - http://calagator.org/events/1250469257

Popeye Arcade 8-bit conversion, courtesy of Homesoft, posted by miker - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/242051-popeye-arcade-8-bit-conversion/

Atari 8-bit emulator for the original Xbox - http://atariteca.blogspot.com/2015/08/atarixlbox-emulador-de-computadora.html

new game Quarrion - http://matosimi.websupport.sk/atari/2015/10/quarrion/

New Podcast - The Wizards of Odyssey 2 - https://www.facebook.com/TheWizardsOfOdyssey2Podcast

How to transfer files from PC to Atari with Turgen System - http://atariteca.blogspot.com/2015/03/como-transferir-archivos-de-pc-atari.html , http://turgen.sourceforge.net/

Pro(c) Issue #7 - http://proc-atari.de/

1400XL for sale on ebay by bob1200xl on AtariAge - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Atari-8-bit-1400XL-computer-tested-400-800-1200XL-600XL-800XL-/262103742364?hash=item3d0699b79c:g:PPUAAOSw5ZBWJn3c, http://atariage.com/forums/topic/244786-1400xl-on-ebay/

ABBUC Software Contest Update - http://www.abbuc.de/atari/software-ressort/81-software/softwarewettbewerbe/1764-software-wettbewerb-2015

SIO2PC-USB v1.0 Atari XL XE (KIT) + 2' USB Cable + Software DVD - http://www.ebay.com/itm/281710881072

ProGamer Magazine (7800) - http://www.retroriginals.co.uk/

Update on the company that calls itself Atari - http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/atari-boss-promises-to-fix-its-video-game-mistakes/0157801

New at Archive.org

https://archive.org/details/Atari_POOLDISK_1

https://archive.org/details/PicturesOfAtari8-BitHardware

https://archive.org/details/AtariStarRaidersSourceCode

https://archive.org/details/XLentXpress_v1n1_Winter1986

https://archive.org/details/Atari800OperatorsManualFirstVersion1979

https://archive.org/details/AtariCorporation1991SecondQuarterReport

https://archive.org/details/AtariCorporation1991FirstQuarterReport

https://archive.org/details/AtariCorporation1990ThirdQuarterReport

https://archive.org/details/AtariCorporation1990SecondQuarterReport

https://archive.org/details/AtariCorporation1990FirstQuarterReport

A+ Programming in Atari BASIC by John M. Reisinger - https://archive.org/details/APlusProgrammingInAtariBasic

Bill’s Modern Segment

Callisto

• Official page: http://cosine.org.uk/products.php?prod=callisto&4mat=xl
• Atarimania entry: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-callisto_28627.html
• Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EG98bkkaq0
• "Let's play" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL9mTUOnV9U
• Jason Kelk, aka TMR of Cosine: http://jasonkelk.me.uk/
• Cosine: http://www.cosine.org.uk/

HAR'em

• AtariAge forum post: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/208493-release-harem-final-not-quite/
• Atarimania entry: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-har-em_28628.html
• Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap5ttWJqKJ4
• "Let's Play" video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG2udqjE_ns

X:8

• Official Google+ page: https://plus.google.com/u/0/116385416373212952958/about
• AtariAge blog post: http://atariage.com/forums/blog/387/entry-10443-x8/
• gury.atari8.info entry: http://gury.atari8.info/details_games/6720.php
• Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqmLi6Xmw7Y

ABBUC contests

• 2012: http://www.abbuc.de/component/content/article/81-software/softwarewettbewerbe/1574-software-wettbewerb-2012
• 2013: http://www.abbuc.de/component/content/article/81-software/softwarewettbewerbe/1666-software-wettbewerb2013

Zybex

• Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zybex
• Atarimania entry: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-zybex_s5955.html
• Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrJ6K4c1jwE

Life Force (Nintendo)

• Gradius Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gradius
• Salamander (Life Force) Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salamander_(video_game)

Of the Month

Website: Benj Edwards Inside The Atari 800 on PCWorld - http://www.pcworld.com/article/181421/inside_atari_800.html#slide1

Software:F-15 Strike Eagle by Sid Meier & MicroProse - http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-f-15-strike-eagle_1916.html

Hardware: The Atari 815 disk drive - http://www.atarimuseum.com/computers/8bits/400800/815/815.html

Closing

Album “Have You Played Atari Today” by Tony Longworth - www.tonylongworth.com, http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/tonylongworth10