ANTIC Episode 71 - Goodbye, Curt Vendel

In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Computer Podcast...we say goodbye to good friend and Atari legend Curt Vendel and bring you lots of other Atari news.

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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

Interview index: here

ANTIC Facebook Page

AHCS

Eaten By a Grue

Next Without For

What We've Been Up To

• Atari8BitBot https://twitter.com/Atari8BitBot/with_replies and https://atari8bitbot.com/
• https://twitter.com/Atari8BitBot/status/1307715507391324162/video/1
• Indy Vintage Computer Club - https://www.facebook.com/groups/IndyVCC/

Recent Interview Shows

• K's twitter thread about Sofcast - https://twitter.com/KaySavetz/status/1299759503039062016?s=20

News

• Curt Vendel died Aug 30 - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-09-08-gaming-historian-curt-vendel-dies-at-53 and https://ruggieroandsonsfh.com/tribute/details/2607/Curtis-T-Vendel/obituary.html
• Gofundme for Curt's daughter's education: https://www.gofundme.com/f/24lkoij26o
• Jack Rickard died - https://www.semissourian.com/story/2831878.html
• Paulo Garcia ACTION! Series - https://vintageisthenewold.com/going-into-action-with-atari-xl-xe-part-1-hello-world/
• Atari800MacX Version Release_5.3.1 - http://www.atarimac.com/atari800macx.php
• Vintage Computer Center (Gavin) creating run of FujiNet boards - https://www.vintagecomputercenter.com/fujinet
• The 20 greatest home computers – ranked! - The Guardian - Keith Stuart - https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/sep/07/the-20-greatest-home-computers-ranked
• QuadTari - Champ Games - Sep. 1 post on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/champdotgames/posts/2758300214426652?comment_id=2759157137674293&reply_comment_id=2759988334257840¬if_id=1599159184524954¬if_t=comment_mention&ref=notif
• Atari Paints - "RETROCOMPUTING SPRAY PAINTS: AMIGA BEIGE, COMMODORE, AND ATARI GREY" at Hackaday - https://hackaday.com/2020/09/01/retrocomputing-spray-paints-amiga-beige-commodore-and-atari-grey/
• also Hackaday - https://hackaday.com/2020/09/07/miniature-faux-floppy-for-8-bit-atari-looks-the-part/
• Gr9Lab, Photoshop for Atari computers - https://atariteca.net.pe/gr9lab-el-photoshop-para-computadoras-atari/
• Gr9Lab example video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf-eK0A_iIE
• tree simulator - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/311454-tree-simulator-4k-abbuc-contest-2020/
• Atari User Magazine is back! - http://www.atariuser.com/
• Elegy for XL-Search - http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/xlsearch/ and https://twitter.com/billkendrick/status/1305027460254191616?s=20
• Jason Moore's Atari Projects continues - http://atariprojects.org/

Shows

• Upcoming Shows where you might see Atari computers (or Atari people):
• • October 10 - 12, VCF East, InfoAge Science Center, Wall, NJ - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/ GONE VIRTUAL + LIVE. NOTE: You can order a t-shirt to support the VCF events at http://vcfed.org/wp/t-shirts/ for $20 + shipping
• Event page created by Chicago Classic Computing - http://chiclassiccomp.org/events.html?fbclid=IwAR3Fm5hf7PCQj0yXBxXvj9J8Mp8GDwD2w1bfD_qktpPOnNYNoQUmN_EpgB8
• Event page created by Floppy Days - https://www.facebook.com/VintageComputerShows/
• Event page on Vintage Is The New Old - https://vintageisthenewold.com/vintage-is-the-new-old-releases-new-events-calendar/

YouTube videos this month

• #Atari8bit #FujiNet Hacking on Battleship - Thom Cherryhomes - a simple game in Turbo Basic XL for Atari systems with a #FujiNet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTpascJqw10&feature=push-lsb&attr_tag=AhNtji2D_09IhuJz%3A6
• Silicon Valley CEO's Childhood Computer - Vintage Unboxing - by Borderline OCD - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pjvBwErl4o&feature=youtu.be
• Bill Kendrick Radix sort (using counting sort & prefix sum) in TurboBASIC XL - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXEAAvRYeO4

New at Github

• https://github.com/pfeuh/AtariCreditsEditor
• https://github.com/pfeuh/atariCreditsRoller
• https://github.com/savetz/ColleenCalculator

New at Archive.org

• https://archive.org/details/das-atari-buch-band-1-happy-computer
• https://archive.org/details/strategiespiele-und-wie-man-sie-auf-dem-atari-programmiert-data-becker
• https://archive.org/details/atari-basic-handbuch-sybex

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