ANTIC Episode 72 - Pick and Place

In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Computer Podcast… we have as a guest Mr. Gavin Haubelt who runs the Vintage Computer Center and who is feverishly producing #FujiNets for the Atari community, Brad as the host of this episode shows why he’s considered the master of segues, and we talk about all the new hardware available or coming (such as the world’s smallest Atari 8-bit).

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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/ 
• Weather app for #FujiNet:
• • https://gitlab.com/bocianu/weather 
  • https://www.howtogeek.com/697300/a-vintage-atari-is-an-amazing-weather-terminal-in-2020/ 
• ABBUC membership and newsletters - http://www.abbuc.de 
• Vintage Computer Center - https://www.vintagecomputercenter.com 

News 

• The World’s Smallest Atari 8-bit (mytek, Michael St. Pierre) - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/308191-the-worlds-smallest-atari-8-bit/ 
• ”random image from curated collections” from Steve Boswell:
• • New https://twitter.com/a8bitrobot
  • (also Kay’s older https://twitter.com/Atari800screens)
  • To get SAM audio: tweet “@a8bitrobot SAM: hello”
• #FujiNet Links:
• • Vintage Computer Center (Gavin) and others creating run of FujiNet boards - https://www.vintagecomputercenter.com/fujinet
  • Coupon code:“antic5” to get $5 off at Vintage Computer Center; limit 1 per person and only good for the FujiNet; No expiration
  • Thom Cherryhomes video on the FujiNet at VCF East - #FujiNet in 15 Minutes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izdCLDQ1ZxU&fbclid=IwAR0X7-2Lz8oM18t3MgPtp1Ra4Dp82gsgsF-7cz4JVbM-GUVWie9X6gvWNKU 
  • #FujiNet Quick Start Guide - https://github.com/FujiNetWIFI/fujinet-platformio/wiki/FujiNet-Quickstart-Guide 
• Transparent plexiglass 800XL case:
• • Bernd Heraleo on Atari 8-bit Computers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/atari8bitcomputers/) 
  • https://www.plexilaser.de/Retro-Computer-Gehaeuse 
  • https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3371131223000011&set=gm.3377139998990149&type=3&eid=ARAOHLxXHWsWcELxuZzpB-nQ9Q4hFX_WDXMiTaLjUkf_SwEW9Bul2eDQXTuy8E-3NsTar1GOgh9kMDhO&ifg=1 
• Rick Trotter, Atari Dealer, Horizon Computers - Article from 1996 (WestWorld) - https://www.westword.com/news/game-over-5056756 
• Bill Lange’s “Atari Community Awareness Program” post at Atari8BitAds:
• • https://atari8bitads.blogspot.com/2020/10/atari-community-awareness-program.html 
  • https://www.ebay.com/itm/Atari-RARE-Arcade-Game-FLYER-Original-1986-Space-Duel-Dig-Dig-Awareness-Program/402464695055?hash=item5db4c3e30f:g:x5IAAOSwYCtfczVp 
• ATARI 5200 CONTROLLER - RIGHT STICK, NO CABLE - https://www.maker-matrix.com/product/5200-controller-right 
• Mark Simonson’s blog post about his Atari 8-bit history - https://www.marksimonson.com/notebook/view/de-re-atari 
• The Easy 6502 -  http://skilldrick.github.io/easy6502/ 
• 1979 Atari 800 Personal Computer Vintage Look Metal Sign 
• More Current Notes scanned by Allan Bushman - https://archive.org/details/current-notes-volume-14-number-5-june-july-1994/mode/2up 
• SIDE3 from Jonathan Halliday (firmware) and Candle (hardware) - https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=143 
• Atari Fan #1 – A new Paper magazine in English for all Atari fans out there - https://vintageisthenewold.com/atari-fan-1-a-new-paper-magazine-in-english-for-all-atari-fans-out-there/ 

Shows

• Upcoming Shows where you might see Atari computers (or Atari people):
• • April 9, 10 & 11, 2021: Vintage Computer Festival East 2021 (VCF East)
  • VCFSE June 11-13 http://southernfriedgameroomexpo.com/ 
  • August 7 & 8, 2021: Vintage Computer Festival West 2021 (VCF West) 
• 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

• Atari 800XL - Collector's Box - 2020 - retro eighties - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qJ9K96gbYY 

Making the Boxes for collectors of the Atari 800 xl and the Drive 1050 to keep the collections in perfect condition The scheme and prints in:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zE68...

• Atari FujiNet for Dummies - Doug Venner - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZx1aCD1G4Y&t=1177s 
• Atari XEGS: Installing Ultimate 1MB and s-video jack - FlashJazzCat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7nfMNz_CCc 
• Atari Fan Magazine 1/2020 Review - FlashJazzCat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zk-Jxr3uSo&t=577s 
• How to use SIDE3: Part 1 - Stand Alone - FlashJazzCat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKPjbVyrgBQ 

New at Archive.org

• https://archive.org/search.php?query=Layton+Atari+Computer+Enthusiasts
• Allan Bushman adding Current Notes (Washington Area Atari Computer Enthusiasts)
• • And manual for Timework's Swiftax manual https://archive.org/details/swiftax-timeworks 
• Happy Computer 5/86 https://archive.org/details/happy-computer-programmiersprachen
• Atari 600 XL 800 XL Intern - https://archive.org/details/atari-600-xl-800-xl-intern-data-becker 
• https://archive.org/details/%40bultro 
• • Many issues of ZONG https://archive.org/details/zong-sonderheft-1 
  • And many issues of Boletín Informativo Centro Atari  (Chili, Spanish) https://archive.org/details/boletin-informativo-centro-atari-1986-05-06 

Listener Feedback 

• Adam Trionfo Atari collection video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08ztNibKzy8 
• "My Atari 800 XL (Part 2) Troubleshooting, Getting it Working, So Many Games..." - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ7KgwjwVb4 

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