In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Computer Podcast, Kevin wows us with his winners in the NOMAM BASIC 10-liners contest, we discuss the preparations for VCFSE, Nir Dary tells us all about disk drives, and we discuss all the Atari news that’s fit to print.

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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

AHCS

Eaten By a Grue  

What we’ve been up to

• Indy vintage computer club - http://www.indyclassic.org/ , https://www.facebook.com/groups/1082702455167563/
• Atari 800XE - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Atari-800xe-/162383912577 , http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=982&st=1
• Atari XEP80 Interface Module - http://www.atarimania.com/faq-atari-400-800-xl-xe-what-is-the-atari-xep80-interface-module_39.html
• Multi-Link - http://atariage.com/forums/gallery/image/17135-multilink-gamelink/
• Jumpman level source code commenting: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/259304-jumpman-levels-with-custom-code/?p=3736842
• Quote Blaster/Tribunal - Atari computer game
• Quote Blaster thread on AtariAge - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/236768-the-atari-interview-discussion-thread/?p=3731983
• APX Knightsoil Submission Materials
• Amoeba Debugger/Mini assembler. http://atariage.com/forums/topic/264052-amoeba-newly-discovered-proto-software/
• High Score Club Season 14, Round 5 - Kaverns of KFest - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/263482-hsc14-round-5-getaway-more-getaway-bonus-kaverns-of-kfest/

News

• book: Breakout: How Atari 8-Bit Computers Defined a Generation by  Jamie Lendino - http://amzn.to/2pTOisT
• NOMAM 10-line BASIC contest results - http://gkanold.wixsite.com/homeputerium/results-2017
• NOMAM 10-line BASIC contest Discussion - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/261637-basic-10liners-2017/page-3
• YouTube videos this month (not Nir Dary):
• • ATARI 800 PSP - emulator ATARI by Marcin Czekała - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNLVHkGWeo0
  • author JAMIE LENDINO on the impact Atari computers had on the world - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzatiqdRTY8
  • Software Development on the Atari 8-bit with a Corvus Hard Disk by Thomas Cherryhomes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCOsrefp4rA
  • Tom Cherryhomes - Amoeba - a Debugging and Patching tool for Atari 8-bit Computers - https://youtu.be/ZZ1fQC4V8uE
• electrotrains - Uno Cart DIY in Excel Magazine - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/263831-unocart-diy-article-in-excel-magazine-issue-4/
• 'I was there when Atari left Limerick with 600 jobs. It’s a day I hope to never repeat’, thejournal.ie, May 8, 2017 - http://www.thejournal.ie/bill-doherty-cook-medical-limerick-3-3329799-Apr2017/
• SIO2BT update - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/228860-sio2bt/page-8#entry3727273
• https://8bitgeneration.vhx.tv/packages/easy-to-learn-hard-to-master-standard-edition/videos/final-cut-def-h264-vhx
• GunFright - http://atariteca.blogspot.com/2017/04/version-final-de-gunfright-para-atari.html
• Excel issue 4 - http://atariteca.blogspot.com/2017/04/atari-la-venta-cuarto-numero-de-la.html

• The best original games of 2016 for Atari computers - http://atariteca.blogspot.com/2016/12/el-mejor-juego-original-del-2016-para.html
• The best ports, hacks and extended versions of Atari computer games for 2016 - http://atariteca.blogspot.com/2016/12/el-mejor-port-hack-y-version-extendida.html

• Update on RetroChallenge 2017/04 - http://www.retrochallenge.org/
• Tom Raidna Atari project for RetroChallenge - traidna.wordpress.com
• Bill Lange and Peter Fletcher putting together Atari party - https://www.facebook.com/bill.lange
• Bill Kendrick's Atari Party - http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/atariparty/2016/
• Nir Dary videos this month
• • How to make an SIO2PC cable for about $6 with no soldering - https://youtu.be/-xXBNQIFKLE
  • Demo of the VBXE Graphic enhancement board for the Atari 8bit computer
  • https://youtu.be/o51S_ylNP4A  
  • ATARI 8bit with Rapidus & U1MB running ZX Spectrum Games (Golden Axe and more) - https://youtu.be/3HsveNrEWgk
  • Playing the Antic Podcast show Episode 1 on a real Atari 800 computer - https://youtu.be/ktUgqt_G1EU
  • Sampling Audio on ATARI 8bit computer - https://youtu.be/FUwyDJV0ytI
• Other Upcoming Shows where you might see Atari computers
• • VCF Southeast - April 29 & 30, 2017, Roswell, GA - http://vcfse.org/
  • TI Fest West - Saturday April 29th from 9 am to 5 pm,  Oak Tree Restaurant in Woodland, Washington - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/260465-fest-west-2017/
  • Kansasfest July 18-23 https://www.kansasfest.org
  • VCF West - August 5-6, 2017 - Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, California - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west-xi/
  • VCFMW - Sept. 9-10, Elk Grove Village, IL - http://vcfmw.org/
  • PRGE http://www.retrogamingexpo.com Oct 20-22
  • May 25th to May 28th - OUTLINE Demo Party in Holland - http://outlinedemoparty.nl/
  • :: FOReVER o18, FOReVER - nostalgic 8-bit multiscene party - http://forever.zeroteam.sk
  • Sommarhack 2017 - Home, SOMMARHACK 2017 JULY 7 - 9 - http://dhs.nu/sommarhack/2017/
  • Fujiama 2017 17.8.2017 - 20.8.2017 - http://www.abbuc.de/news-feeds-component/events/icalrepeat.detail/2017/08/17/215/-/fujiama-2017
  • OldComp Party #3 (Czech Republic) 8.9.2017 - 10.9.2017
  • ByteFest 2017 13.10.2017 - 15.10.2017 - http://www.bytefest.org/english-info2/
  • Ajka Hungary, Arok party Aug 11 to Aug 13, 2017 - https://www.facebook.com/ArokParty/

New at Archive.org

• Energy Czar manual
• Caverns Of Mars manual, Atari 800 Series
• Atarisoft - Now Your Computer Fits the Arcade Hits
• Parker Brothers' Gyruss manual
• Mastertronic's Ninja manual
• Raid Over Moscow manual
• I.C.D.s Technicolor Dream manual
• PS Interface manual
• Micro Painter Plus manual
• Video Title Shop
• MECC's Atari Font Editor
• The Official Scott Adams' Adventure Hint Book
• Atari Necromancer
• Atari Crossbow
• Microprose F 15 Strike Eagle manual - 15 July 86 Change 6
• MicroProse Kennedy Approach June 85
• APX Eastern Front 1941 Version 4
• Silent Service manual
• Top Gunner Collection manual
• F-15 Strike Eagle Flight Operation Manual
• Technical Reference For Hayes Modem Users (1991)
• Technical Reference Hayes Synchronous Interface For Application Software
• Hayes Stack Chronograph Owners Manual
• Technical Reference For Hayes Modem Users (1993)
• Gunfright
• The Banner Canner Instruction Manual

Nir Dary Segment - Disk Drives

• http://gury.atari8.info/categ/h_disk_drives.php  
• http://www.atarimania.com/faq-atari-400-800-xl-xe-what-other-floppy-disk-drives-can-i-use-with-my-atari_23.html
• http://atariage.com/forums/topic/228792-karin-maxi-drive-atari-65800130xe-sic/

End of Show Music

• “I Love My Atari” by Zygomatik, 2006. Available in itunes.

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