On this episode of ANTIC the atari 8-bit podcast: We explore the possibilities of new Atari software and hardware mods (yea faster Star Raiders explosions); and Randy delves into the turtle-y goodness of Atari Logo. Trigger warning: there may be some Amiga lust and gentle Apple // bashing in this episode.

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

ANTIC Facebook Page

What we’ve been up to

• “The Future Was Here: The Commodore Amiga (Platform Studies)” - Jimmy Maher, The MIT Press - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0262017202/?tag=ataripodcast-20

News

• Brad Fuller Interview on Antic
• RetroChallenge - http://www.wickensonline.co.uk/retrochallenge-2012sc/
• Mr. Atari releases new game called Lost In Space
• Fujiology Archive V2.1 – Biggest Atari Demoscene archive
• New Years Disk 2016
• Listen to the Antic podcast on your Android device with a new app (by Trevor Holyoak) at Google Play
• New Racing Game ‘E-Type’ – From 1990 BBC Micro to 2015 Atari 8-bit , http://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=7249
• OpenEmu 2.0 brings your old Nintendo, Sonic and Sega games on OS X - News4C, http://openemu.org/
• Atari 800 Raspberry Pi 2 case by Tim Klus - http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1237748
• Atari XL Parallel Bus cover - http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1241053
• Ultimate Atari Video upgrade by Bryan Edewaard
• Super SpartaDOS cartridges, http://www.bitsofthepast.com/

• Phaeron Star Raiders explosion upgrade
• Explosion Upgrade Explanation here

• Upcoming Shows:

• VCF Southeast 4.0 - April 2 & 3 2016, Roswell, GA
• VCF East - April 15-17, 2016 - InfoAge Science Center, Wall, NJ
• KansasFest - July 19-24, 2016 - https://www.kansasfest.org
• BASIC 10-liner contest rules - http://gkanold.wix.com/homeputerium#!basic-tenliners-2016/c450
• BASIC 10-liner contest discussion - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/247971-basic-tenliners-contest-2016/

New at Archive.org

• many new issues of Personal Computing Magazine - https://archive.org/details/personalcomputingmagazine?sort=-publicdate

Of the Month

• Atari 800 Best Game Pack - http://atari800.tistory.com/

Programming Languages Segment (Atari Logo)

• PILOT YOUR ATARI, ATARI LOGO LOOKING GOOD, New language joins Turtle tuss by Ken Harms, ANTIC VOL. 2, NO. 6 / SEPTEMBER 1983 - http://www.atarimagazines.com/v2n6/logo.html
• Atari Logo at AtariMania - http://www.atarimania.com/utility-atari-400-800-xl-xe-atari-logo_15782.html
• Logo video with Alan Alda at YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BENdNkoZwb8
• Atari Logo Demonstration at YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGHs_4vwGWU
• About Logo - Logo Used in a School - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nisFUjnO87g
• Atari Cambridge Research - Logo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR2CwKculBU
• Atari Logo at Atari Wiki - https://atariwiki.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=Logo
• “LogoWorks: Challenging Programs in Logo”, edited by Cynthia Solomon, Margaret Minsky and Brian Harvey - https://logoworks.wikispaces.com/

Closing

• END OF SHOW MUSIC — Music from Lulu, Russ Wetmore’s heretofore-lost, unfinished game - Russ Wetmore - Lulu - Atari 800 - YouTube