ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast

ANTIC Episode 86 - Tangents

In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… the BASIC 10-liners contest and the AtariAge High Score Club contest are on like Donkey Kong, new software and hardware is available for our favorite machine, K continues his archiving work, and we go off on several tangents

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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

Links for Items Mentioned in Show:

What we've been up to

• Kay's 2021 wrap-up - https://www.patreon.com/posts/kays-2021-wrap-60367090
• Current Notes (and other Atari magazines) collection at Internet Archive - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RkznDDlOL2O_K-RrbkajIuo6DvYof6Ajrn7j9NTcoDM/edit?usp=sharing
• OHAUG disks - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/331816-digitized-ol-hackers-atari-user-group-disk-library/
• ABBUC - http://www.abbuc.de

News

• Goto10 - a retrocomputing substack with a focus on Atari 8-bit - https://goto10.substack.com
• FujiNet
  • ​​Programming network games for the Atari 8-bit and Coleco Adam - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWSmMqzmiyw
  • Playing a Connect Four game across an #Atari8bit and a #ColecoAdam with FujiNet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehF68h_BD0M&t=1s
• Atari flight sims on Steam
  • https://www.polygon.com/22892068/f-15-strike-eagle-solo-flight-ancient-art-of-war-skies-harrier-retro-pc-steam-release-date-price
  • https://readretro.com/classic-atari-flight-sims-are-coming-back-on-steam/
• Humble Bundle - https://www.humblebundle.com/
• AtariAge high score club - https://atariage.com/forums/forum/60-8-bit-high-score-club/
• Feb 26 2022 Atari 8-bit users meeting at the National Videogame Museum - http://nvmusa.org/
• Kim Slawson points us to new interviews at Ted Dabney Experience podcast - https://www.teddabneyexperience.com/episodes
• Atari Sprite Editor by bacianu
  • https://atariage.com/forums/topic/330217-spred-new-atari-sprite-editor/?fbclid=IwAR20pdi_zzjvgIrn8X3vco-bsqirDa2SdCizxKDD0NlYLD0OrfoF4H42S7o
  • SprEd in the browser!
• 2021 BASIC 10-Liner Contest
  • https://www.vintageisthenewold.com/2021-basic-10-liner-contest-is-on
  • https://gkanold.wixsite.com/homeputerium/rules2021
• SDrive-Simple - mytek
  • https://atariage.com/forums/topic/327764-sdrive-simple-yet-another-hardware-variation/
  • This idea was born out of the discussion started by Chris Belcher - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/294991-sdrive-max-mini-no-screen-no-problem/
• Gacek - https://www.atariteca.net.pe/2022/02/version-de-gacek-para-computadoras.html
• The Little Book of Sound Chips, Volume 1: 1977-1981 - https://c64audio.com/products/the-little-book-of-sound-chips-volume-1
• Topic for newbies or veterans returning to Atari - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/176545-topic-for-newbies-or-veterans-returning-to-atari/

Upcoming Shows

• VCF East 2022 = Apr 22, 23, 24, Infoage Science and History Museums, Wall, NJ - https://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/
• VCF Southeast - July 15-17 Southern Fried Gaming Expo https://gameatl.com/
• KansasFest 2022 = July 19–24, 2022, Kansas City, MO - https://www.kansasfest.org/
• VCF West 2022 = Aug 6, 7, The Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA - https://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west/

YouTube Videos

• RetroVGA RP2040 #MCUME - Multi CompUter Machine Emulator Raspberry PICO - Peter Misenko - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKnAlRh_iew
• Atari 800 XL Not Booting & Colour Problem Repair - GadgetUK164 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_KoT6X6yjY
• 4th Annual Atari Homebrew Awards - Ceremony Event! LIVE Acceptance Speeches from Winners! - Zero Page Homebrew - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieffcAugqto
• 256-byte demos - For Lovebyte party 2022, "Oldschool 256 byte intro compo"
• • https://lovebyte.party/
  • Rescue on Mars - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg4FO7Jf1os
  • Murkwood - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtfwDBb2_a0

New at Archive.org

• https://archive.org/details/compute-best-of-atari-1988-1
• https://archive.org/details/copyservicestuttgart?tab=collection
• https://archive.org/details/ultra-disassembler-adventure-intl-1983/

ANTIC Episode 85 - Surprise Roundtable

In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast...we have a surprise roundtable with guests Nir Dary, Jason Moore, Corey Koltz, and Bill Kendrick where we discuss numerous Atari 8-bit topics!

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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

Links for Items Mentioned in Show:

• Youtube interviews: https://www.youtube.com/c/KaySavetz
• Tracy Cullinan's Glutton: https://twitter.com/KaySavetz/status/1482204397903904768?s=20
• New Atari FB group - Atari 8-bit Trader - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1573723729649614/
• SIO2MIDI - https://thebrewingacademy.com/products/midi-for-your-atari-8-bit-400-800-xl-xe-xel-xld
• Happy Drive - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_drives#Happy_Computers
• Speedy 1050 - https://atariwiki.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=CompyShop%20Speedy%20Upgrades
• Turbo 1050 - https://atariwiki.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=Turbo1050%20Upgrades
• Super Archiver - https://sites.google.com/site/ataripal/superarchiver
• Top Drive - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmkcD7nmxxo
• Toms Multi Drive - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1pFAcsD16Y
• 1050 Disk Drive with the Mega Speedy enhancement demo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbKYhzLJhJY&t=17s
• Atari Happy 1050 Four Drive Duplication Station - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCKbd63fj4o
• Atari 1050 megaspeedy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAUZye1Fk2A
• Stella at 20 - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/258130-stella-at-20-documentary/
• Raster Music Tracker - http://raster.infos.cz/atari/rmt/rmt.htm
• Raster Music Tracker, Unofficial version 1.32 by VinsCool - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/328790-release-raster-music-tracker-unofficial-version-131-by-vinscool/
• Raster Music Tracker Demos - https://www.youtube.com/user/vinscool022
• Jason Moore's Atari Projects - http://www.Atariprojects.org
• Corey Koltz's 8-Bit Classics - http://www.8bitclassics.com
• PokeyMax - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/295242-pokeymax-v2/page/6/
• FujiNet - https://fujinet.online/
• FujiNet Budget Version - https://www.sellmyretro.com/offer/details/61595
• Gene Medic - https://genemedic.org

ANTIC Episode 84 - Atari Resolutions for the New Year

In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast...we each talk about our top Atari resolution for 2022 (although maybe not the type of resolution you were thinking), and discuss all the Atari news we could find for December, 2021.

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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

• Kay finished getting interviews into youtube (https://www.youtube.com/c/KaySavetz)
• Scanned material from Dan Kramer:
• • Atari 2700 https://archive.org/details/atari-2700-rc-stella
  • Atari Cosmos: https://archive.org/details/atari-cosmos
  • Atari 810 side board https://archive.org/details/atari-810-side-board-schematic
  • Atari 800XL SECAM (Rose) https://archive.org/details/atari-800xl-secam
  • Atari 600XL/800XL PAL to SECAM Converter (Yvette): https://archive.org/details/Atari-600XL-800XL-PAL-to-SECAM-converter
  • Atari 5200 and 7800 cartridge library list: https://archive.org/details/atari-5200-7800-cartridge-library-1984-08-28
  • Final Legacy Manual Draft For Atari 8-Bit
  • Omnimon User's Guide
• Kay's end of year summary letter https://www.patreon.com/posts/60367090
• Indy VCC Midi Maze tournament in December - https://www.facebook.com/groups/IndyVCC
• Atari Ugly Christmas sweater - https://animeape.com/products/atari-classic-ugly-christmas-sweater/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA5aWOBhDMARIsAIXLlkfyZk8YF3gJwpOgpLh39rOt0IXQWXFZXmAz4QE51pTW4iybPONNZkgaAk_rEALw_wcB

Recent Interview Shows

• Tim Huntington: Krazy Kopter, Fire Chief, Adventures of Robin Hood - https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-430-tim-huntington-krazy-kopter-fire-chief-adventures-of-robin-hood
• Jack Verson, who programmed games for Atari 8-bit and Commodore 64. Action Quest, Ghost Encounters, Castle Hassle, Journey to the Planets, and Gyruss for Atari; Joust and Time Tunnel for C64 - https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-429-jack-verson-action-quest-ghost-encounters-journey-to-the-planets-gyruss

News

• Atari 8-Bit/5200 Homebrew Games Completed/WIP in 2021 - by ZeroPage Homebrew - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/315811-atari-8-bit5200-homebrew-games-completedwip-in-2021/
• Phoenix 2021 - New AWA Game - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/328714-phoenix-2021-new-awa-game-and-christmas-reminiscing/
• The original BASIC version is available at Atarmania.com: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-phoenix_31474.html
• Yahtzee 2021 - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/327916-yahtzee-2021-new-atari-8bit-and-5200-game-release-by-anschuetzweisgerberanschuetz/
• This is a remake of a BASIC game written in 1987 which is available on Atarimania.com: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-yahtzee_31440.html
• 8-bit Hub by 8Bit-Dude - http://8bit-unity.com/
• 8-bit Hub at YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK8DJswSw5c
• Atari 800CX - Gunstar - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/328119-my-atari-800cx-an-homage-to-the-ibm-atari-pc/
• Atari releases Sid Meier's Command Series on Steam - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1703100/Crusade_in_Europe/
• PETSCII Robots now in color:
• • https://atariage.com/forums/topic/328259-petscii-robots-now-in-color/
  • https://www.the8bitguy.com/
  • https://youtu.be/uFtDSmFz_b0
• Atari 130xe Keyboard Now Goes Clack - Hackaday - by Kristina Panos:
• • https://hackaday.com/2021/12/12/atari-130xe-keyboard-now-goes-clack/
  • https://youtu.be/r8T07Rskkgs
• FLOP 66 magazine for Atari 8-bit computers - https://www.atariteca.net.pe/2021/12/atari-bone-cruncher-y-otras-novedades.html

YouTube videos this month

• A Very Retro Computer Yule Log with Atari 8-Bits - The VintNerd - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NTJ4Gu-ETKE
• Dual Atari 8-Bit Power Supply Build - Jan Beta - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4_QXnqbjV0
• The Atari 800XL - Seven billion screws and in need of a good scrub! - The Retro Shack - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSe81rNT69E
• Atari 800 Commercials 1983 (4) - Soga Natari:
• • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqWvQpbKT5U
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxKYQHnOsgU
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrP9ftclqBY
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp9UKfuM-IY (Mr. T, 1984)

New at GitHub

• SFX-Engine https://github.com/GSoftwareDevelopment/SFX-Engine#sfx-engine

Word from our Sponsor

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp9UKfuM-IY

ANTIC Episode 83 - The Dog Ate It

In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast...Kay forgets to wear his ANTIC t-shirt, we all have new members of the family (and Brad's eats everything in sight), Kay goes crazy scanning Atari magazines, and we have lots of listener feedback.

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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

• Atari Interface (was there a July 1991 issue?)
  • https://archive.org/details/Atari_Interface_1989-11
  • https://archive.org/details/Atari_Interface_1989-08
  • https://archive.org/details/Atari_Interface_1989-07
  • Atari Interface Magazine - The Complete Collection" - 2,350-page PDF - https://archive.org/details/atari-interface-complete-collection
• The Advanced Home Computer course
  • https://archive.org/details/The_Home_Computer_Course?sort=-publicdate
  • Atari 600XL/800XL: https://archive.org/details/The_Home_Computer_Advanced_Course_10/page/189/mode/1up
  • 810 disk drive: https://archive.org/details/The_Home_Computer_Advanced_Course_04/page/63/mode/1up
  • 130XE: https://archive.org/details/The_Home_Computer_Advanced_Course_66/page/1309/mode/1up
• Indy Vintage Computer Club (VCC) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/IndyVCC

News

• Hyper Drive + RAM/ROM " Cartridge For The Atari 8 Bit Computer - https://www.ebay.com/itm/124998207996
• ABBUC 2021 Software Contest winners announced
• • https://www.atariteca.net.pe/2021/11/descarga-los-juegos-del-concurso-abbuc.html
  • https://abbuc.de/2021/11/ergebnisse-der-softwarewettbewerbs-2021/
  • http://www.atari.org.pl/informacje/wyniki-abbuc-software-contest-2021/2224
  • CONTrollerTESTPRO - Jakub Husak - http://www.atari.org.pl/forum/viewtopic.php?id=17979
  • Meta Programming Tool - Kaj de Vos - https://language.metaproject.frl/ - A New, Human-Friendly Programming Language
• John Malone's keypad usb mod - https://twitter.com/48kram/status/1462136144477499395?s=21
• XEP80-II by MyTek - https://thebrewingacademy.com/collections/atari-800-xl-xe-xel-xld/products/xep80-ii-by-mytek
• Final Assault first person shooter
• • https://atari8.dev/final_assault/
  • Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=92K9wnk_4Cw
• Atari Projects by Jason Moore - http://atariprojects.org
• Laser Squad https://mechanism.fr/getRecord.php?id=1002
• TRY2EMU Web Site - Atari news - https://www.t2e.pl/tag/atari
• https://www.npr.org/2021/11/05/1053009480/atari-video-game-joystick-world-record-largest

Shows

• Upcoming Shows where you might see Atari computers (or Atari people):
• • VCF East April 22-24: Vintage Computer Festival East , Wall, NJ
  • VCF West August 6-7: Vintage Computer Festival West , The Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA
• 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

• Old Time Radio Broadcasts on the 1 MB Atari 800xl - Red Rock Video Productions - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gOxE5m6a6U

New at Archive.org

• Atari Personal Financial Management System manual
• Practicing Programming on the Atari
• Review Catalog of Atari Learning Systems Fall 1983
• Atari Special Additions Volume 1 Winter 1982
• Collegiate Microcomputer:
• • Stevens Institute of Technology requiring freshmen to buy an Atari 800 - https://archive.org/details/sim_collegiate-microcomputer_1985-02_3_1/page/n36/mode/1up?q=atari
  • Harvard Symposium "Video Games and Human Development" - https://archive.org/details/sim_collegiate-microcomputer_1984-11_2_4/page/334/mode/2up?q=atari
  • Computer Drawn Polar Coordinate Graphs - https://archive.org/details/sim_collegiate-microcomputer_1984-08_2_3/page/n81/mode/2up
  • Ideal Systems undimmed - https://archive.org/details/sim_collegiate-microcomputer_spring-1986_4_1/page/n27/mode/2up?q=atari

New at GitHub

• https://github.com/spicyjack/atari8-syntax.vim

Listener Feedback

• "Imagic 1-2-3" compilation - http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-comp-imagic-1-2-3_1235.html
• XDOS (c) 2009 by Stefan Dorndorf - http://www.atarimania.com/faq-atari-400-800-xl-xe-what-are-realdos-spartados-x-and-xdos_83.html

Jack Verson was the founder of JV Software, where he programmed and published several games for the Atari 8-bit computers: Action Quest, Ghost Encounters, and Journey to the Planets. Roklan Software repackaged Action Quest and Ghost Encounters into a single game, titled Castle Hassle. As part of On-Time Software, Jack programmed the Atari versions of Gyruss, James Bond 007, and perhaps other games, published by Parker Brothers. He ported the Atari 8-bit version of Joust to the Commodore 64. As Applied Systems Engineering, he programmed Time Tunnel for Commodore 64. This interview took place on December 2, 2021. AtariMania's list of Jack's software James Bond 007 Gyruss Journey to the Planets version differences and bugs Larry Kalpan thanks Jack in the manual for 2600 Activision Bridge Time Tunnel for Commodore 64 Jack's company, CDOAN Mark Benioff review of Action Quest Popeye "V1" for Commodore discovered Verson quoted in Compute! "How the Pros Write Computer Games"

ANTIC Episode 82 - FujiNet to Take Over the World!

In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast...we have special guest Thom Cherryhomes who tells us why FujiNet is aiming to take over the world, we discuss the recent VCF Midwest and VCF East, and of course tell you everything going on in the world of Atari.

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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

• Thom's talk about programming FujiNet at VCF East: https://youtu.be/A9jflXkSef4
• Byte All Atari Articles - inspired by Allan Bushman's Computer Shopper All Atari - https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-atari-articles
• Dan Kramer engineering notebook from his time at Atari - https://archive.org/details/dan-kramer-atari-engineering-notebook
• VCF East video processing (Atari 2600 stuff, 8-bit specific stuff) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_e5fSxflvrwAsI8UG2Ey9Nwx2zzP1XED
• Google Spreadsheet of Atari newsletters at Internet Archive - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RkznDDlOL2O_K-RrbkajIuo6DvYof6Ajrn7j9NTcoDM/edit?usp=sharing
• • JACG, newsletter of the Jersey Atari Computer Group https://archive.org/details/jerseyataricomputergroup
  • I/O Connector, newsletter of the San Diego Atari Computer Enthusiasts. https://archive.org/details/ioconnector
  • Current Notes, Newsletter of the Washington Area Computer Enthusiasts https://archive.org/details/currentnotesnewsletter
• Kay on TikTok - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMRETKduF/
• 576NUC+ - https://thebrewingacademy.com/collections/myteks-576nuc-atari-computer
• VCFMW - http://vcfmw.org
• Indy Vintage Computer Club (VCC) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/IndyVCC

News

• New Labels – 800 Personality/Memory Modules – Mr. Robot (Steve Boswell) - https://atari8bit.net/new-labels-800-personality-memory-modules/
• Prince of Persia for Atari 8-bits - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/298914-unicorns-season-prince-of-persia-for-the-a8/#comments
• ABBUC Magazine #145 is out! - http://abbuc.de/
• Atari User Issue 33 Is Out Now! - https://www.atariuser.com/atari-user-issue-33-is-out-now/
• Atari 815 sold on ebay - https://www.ebay.com/itm/124936737856?hash=item1d16cf5440%3Ag%3A3KgAAOSwRchhXcj3&nma=true&si=hxj5YADhiQ0fdSj5M3wmAhFvrcg%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
• Anschuetz/Weisgerber/Anschuetz remakes - https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-297-robert-anschuetz-eric-anschuetz-john-weisgberber-antic-magazine-games
  • Overflow 2021 - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/321417-overflow-2021-a-new-8-bit-and-5200-game-released-by-awa/
  • Kooky Diver - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/322470-kooky-diver-new-8bit-and-5200-game-by-awa/
  • Sokoban 2021 - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/322674-sokoban-2021-5200-release-and-8-bit-update/
  • Night Rescue 1941 - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/320224-night-rescue-1941-new-awa-game-release/
  • Piracy 1621 & Piracy 1981 - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/324486-piracy-1621-and-piracy-1821-new-atari-5200-releases-by-anschuetzweisgerberanschuetz/
  • Alien Assault 2021 - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/323778-new-8-bit-and-5200-game-release-alien-assault-2121-by-awa/?tab=comments#comment-4884530
  • Kooky Klimber (Crazy Climber inspired) - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/319869-abbuc-software-contest-2021/?do=findComment&comment=4891011
  • Robot Dungeon (Shamus/Berzerk inspired) - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/319869-abbuc-software-contest-2021/?do=findComment&comment=4891009
  • Space Assailants 2021 - https://www.atariteca.net.pe/2021/09/space-assailants-2121-nuevo-shooter.html
• Brian Hall - Argon, a multi-system emulator - http://playargon.com
• XXX2CF3: CompactFlash HDD without using the cartridge port! – The Brewing Academy - https://thebrewingacademy.com/collections/atari-800-xl-xe-xel-xld/products/xxx2cf3-compactflash-hdd-without-using-the-cartridge-port
• Shahid Kamal Ahmad's epic thread about his development career, starting with the Atari 8-bit - https://twitter.com/shahidkamal/status/1436771192892018693?s=20
• FujiNet wiki enhancements - SpicyJack - AtariAge - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/298720-fujinet-a-wip-sio-network-adapter-for-the-atari-8-bit/page/87/?tab=comments#comment-4922271
• Player MIssile Podcast released ep #30, 8-bit vs 5200 - https://playermissile.com/
• Loading Atari software from a record player
  • https://www.atariteca.net.pe/2021/10/cargan-juegos-de-atari-8-bits-desde.html?fbclid=IwAR3UGXLCzJqpB8U0MtGrv1Kd5fQqgdEQ-jHZPGEXxA_a8lYx0YGAaf9x7Bw
  • https://atariage.com/forums/topic/325860-im-loading-silent-service-from-a-vinyl-record/
• The 100 MHz 6502
  • http://www.e-basteln.de/computing/65f02/65f02/
  • https://atariage.com/forums/topic/326058-accelerated-6502/

Shows

• Upcoming Shows where you might see Atari computers (or Atari people):
• • VCF East April 22-24: Vintage Computer Festival East , Wall, NJ
  • VCF West August 6-7: Vintage Computer Festival West , The Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA
• 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

• "64K ought to be enough for anybody" - Tmp
• • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXE6Ua4Qquw
  • https://atariage.com/forums/topic/278212-avgcart/page/67/#comments
• "ATARI 800 XL repair + creating a USB power supply, a video cable & doing the CHROMA Mod" - RETRO is the new black (Wolfgang Kierdorf) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoFpFSrLoxA
• "Atari 400 48k Ram - Sdrive2 & Uno Cart Tech Demo" - Paul Westphal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLuHPxBIgFk
• "Stop using the Atari 'Ingot' power supply, Seriously!" - The VintNerd - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMlW0Bk_ueI

New at Archive.org

• Pokey - French Atari newsletter:
• • https://archive.org/details/pokey-3
  • https://archive.org/details/pokey-34
  • https://archive.org/details/pokey-5
• Alan Bushman - https://archive.org/details/royal-software-catalog-winter-1982/

New at GitHub

• https://github.com/savetz/RAMbrandt
• Eventure - Let's Write a Roguelike Game in 6502 Assembly on the Atari 8-Bit
• • https://github.com/EdSalisbury/edventure
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whhTuBpkcrY
• companion code for element14 Presents episode 514: "Making a 3D Graphics Card for the Atari 800 XL" - https://github.com/andy-west/atari800xl-3d
• Updates to annotated Star Raiders source code - https://github.com/achurch/StarRaiders
• Tools and utils for the Atari xe 8-bit - https://github.com/pjones1063/atarixe
• Python command line utility to manage file systems on Atari 8-bit and Apple ][ disk images - https://github.com/robmcmullen/atrcopy

Listener Feedback

• RealSports Curling - https://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=7657

Dave Johnson: Demon Attack, Atlantis; APX Lookahead; Personal Financial Management Dave Johnson programmed software for the little-known Interact Model One computer, and later worked as a programmer for Atari, where he created the game Lookahead, which was published by Atari Program Exchange. Lookahead is a fun little strategy board game that you can play against the computer or another human. We think Dave Johnson programmed the Atari Personal Financial Management System, a slick-looking but buggy home finance package that Atari kept delaying, finally released a year late, then quickly discontinued. Read Bill Lange's blog post for the full story about that program. After Atari, Dave worked at Imagic, where he programmed the Atari 8-bit versions of the games Demon Attack and Atlantis. There, he also created the game Quick Step! for the Atari 2600. This interview took place on October 12, 2021. A video version is also available. AtariMania's list of Dave's Atari 8-bit games Play or download Lookahead Lookahead in the fall 1981 APX catalog Bill Lange research on Atari Personal Financial Management System Personal Financial Management System at AtariWiki Interact Model One computer Dave on Twitter This interview on YouTube

Margaret (Akin) Guilbault, Atari Camper Margaret Akin was one of the children who attended Atari's computer camps, and one of the kids who was featured in The Magic Room, Atari's movie about the camps. Her name is now Margaret Guilbault. Atari ran its summer camps from 1982 through 1984 at several locations around the United States. That first year, Atari commissioned a film about its summer camps, which was filmed at the San Diego location. Margaret attended Atari camp that first year in San Diego, then again in 1983 the Minnesota location. It turns out Margaret's first year at a computer camp was in 1981, the summer before Atari's first camps. Her first computer camp experience was at Zaca Lake -- near Santa Barbara, California -- hosted by a company called Computer Camp Inc., which used Atari computers. I talked with Margaret about her experiences at those camps, and taking part in the filming of The Magic Room, on September 12, 2021. You can watch The Magic room at YouTube and Internet Archive. In previous interviews I've talked with filmmaker Bob Elfstrom; Linda (Gordon) Brownstein, the Atari vice president who oversaw the camp project; and other Atari computer campers. The Magic Room (18-minute version) Newspaper article about Computer Camp Inc.'s Zaca Lake camp ANTIC Interview 419 - Bob Elfstrom, The Magic Room ANTIC Special Episode - Atari Summer Camp

Eric Podietz, Interactive Picture Systems Eric Podietz was co-founder of Interactive Picture Systems, a company that created software for 8-bit computers from 1982 through 1984. The company's first program was PAINT! for the Atari 8-bits, which was developed at the Superboots software development lab located at the Capital Children's Museum in Washington, D.C.. PAINT! was first published by Reston then by Atari. Their next program was Movie Maker, an animation program. Next came three educational titles published by Spinnaker Software: Trains, a business simulation; Grandma's House, a digital dollhouse; and Aerobics, a fitness program. The company also created Operation Frog, simulated frog dissection software for the Apple II and Commodore 64. This interview took place on September 9, 2021. In it, we discuss Guy Nouri, Ann Lewin-Benham, and Bill Bowman, whom I have previously interviewed. After the interview, Eric sent me the source code for his early Apple II program Painter Power, which I scanned and uploaded to Internet Archive. This interview on YouTube ANTIC Interview 410 - Ann Lewin-Benham, Director of Capital Children's Museum ANTIC Interview 407 - Guy Nouri, Interactive Picture Systems ANTIC Interview 278 - Bill Bowman, CEO of Spinnaker Software Reston Software's Paint manual The Designers Behind MovieMaker in Compute! Gazette Issue 15 IPS feature in Starlog Magazine Issue 084 Movie Maker feature in Creative Computing April 1984 Painter Power source code Emma One Sock fabric