ANTIC Episode 71 - Goodbye, Curt Vendel

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. 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  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   Possible side effects of listening to the Antic podcast include stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat; drowsiness, dizziness, feeling nervous; mild nausea, upset stomach, constipation; increased appetite, weight changes; insomnia, decreased sex drive, impotence, or difficulty having an orgasm; dry mouth, intense hate of Commodore, and Amiga lust. Certain conditions apply. Offer good for those with approved credit. Member FDIC. An equal housing lender.