ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast

ANTIC Episode 54 - News and More News


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In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Computer Podcast:

What we've been up to in the past month PLUS all the Atari 8-bit news we could find...

READY!

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

Donate to Ted Nelson project at: https://paypal.me/Savetz

TEH: Tech Enthusiast Hour - https://tehpodcast.com ANTIC Interview Index - here

What We've Been Up To

  • SDrive Max:
    • Atariwiki - https://atariwiki.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=SDrive-MAX
    • Step-by-Step (German) - http://www.abbuc.de/~atarixle/readthread.php?f=15&t=9451&start=0
    • 1 half SIO cable - https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=128
    • case - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2718842
  • Tandy Assembly - http://www.tandyassembly.com
  • Living Computer Museum - https://livingcomputers.org
  • Portland Retro Gaming Expo - http://www.retrogamingexpo.com
  • http://www.Textfiles.com

Recent Interviews

  • http://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-367-george-morrison-alpha-systems-atari-software-protection-techniques-books

Atari News

  • FastBASIC - https://github.com/dmsc/fastbasic/
  • Rare Amdek Amdisk III 3" Disk Drive for Atari Computers on eBay - https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Amdek-Amdisk-III-3-Disk-Drive-for-Atari-Computers-working-/292781901516 and https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-AMDEK-AMDISK-III-3-INCH-DISK-DRIVE-/323275722802
  • Michael Sternberg created an amazing Atari disk data visualizer:
    • An example disk: https://twitter.com/KevinSavetz/status/1054045176165855234
    • Visualizer code on github: https://github.com/michaelsternberg/atrviz
    • Michael Sternberg on Twitter: https://twitter.com/16kRAM
    • Discussion on AtariAge - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/284718-atari-disk-data-visualizer/
  • PLATOTerm Release page - https://github.com/tschak909/platoterm64/releases/tag/PLATOTerm-1.0
  • Irata.online Community For Retro-Computing Enthusiasts - https://www.irata.online
  • Sails of Doom, new multijoy game - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/283993-sails-of-doom-new-multijoy-game/?fbclid=IwAR3cq09TVQro6cgXbLR7aDDhz6GIBy5eFDMKfo3U9HGmhpRA6BC7E0e2KAY , Game available at http://a8.fandal.cz
  • Space Harrier - https://atariteca.blogspot.com/2018/10/actualizacion-de-space-harrier-para.html#more
  • Total Eclipse 3d Adventure - https://atariteca.blogspot.com/2018/11/total-eclipse-juego-de-aventuras-3d.html
  • FLOP 62 - New Issue of the Floppy Disk Magazine - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/283991-flop-62-new-issue-of-the-floppy-disk-magazine
  • ABBUC Software Contest winners announced - http://www.abbuc.de/atari/software-ressort/81-software/softwarewettbewerbe/1836-software-wettbewerb-2018
  • There is also a Millionaire Custom Game Builder available
  • ABBUC games available at http://a8.fandal.cz
  • The wait is over! XFORMER 10 is here! - http://www.emulators.com/?fbclid=IwAR1Xb2qnlijwYed0Z_gYIRM3NurayXPAYVP4vemL2qw10qd0Egmsu7A5_4g and http://www.emulators.com/xformer.htm
  • Atari Projects web site: http://atariprojects.org by Jason Moore
  • Upcoming Shows where you might see Atari computers (or Atari people):
  • http://wp.freeplayflorida.com/ Nov 9-11 orlando
  • http://www.tandyassembly.com November 10th & 11th 2018 Springfield, OH

YouTube videos since last show

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T4RB0-UNMc&fbclid=IwAR2QQRNk7LrekhnkcaQTRBgrro7KGaza2Pzm6_1UG-VJ3ym-rHFQBFgUGAM - Sio2sd for ATARI XE/XL/400/800 with 16 GB SD CARD with DEMOS/FREE SOFTWARE UNBOXING and Review - Robbie Strike
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuwLbpr6yLo&fbclid=IwAR29Q1SO2xyHhY1EeZHtl2irMGjv1uoWkx9-hVUshFrpcMUdaKCucdHVlzM&app=desktop - Atari 1027 Printer. Printing Gettysburg Address - by clubvanderbilt
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3jML6x8yKU&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2GcHpYtT8BIx7VUWhhTzJnACBO2wIUIekQXE66xFCiJmQiOrlQJy7HXXw - IRATA.ONLINE: Getting Started with PLATOTerm for Atari 8-bit systems. - Thomas Cherryhomes (tschak909)

Commercial

  • Bits and Bytes Episode 2: Ready-Made Programs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED3jbNCCjok

Mini-interviews

  • Example of CURSIVE output: https://archive.org/details/IO_Connector_1986-12
  • Syn software at: https://www.atariarchives.org/swlibrary/#syn

New at Archive.org

  • https://archive.org/details/AutomatedLibraryII
  • Allan (and edufun manuals) - https://archive.org/details/EdufunCatalog

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