ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast

ANTIC Episode 100 (Or Episode 4 in Binary)

In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… We celebrate our 100th (or is it the fourth, for you binary geeks out there?) episode by bringing you the latest news from across the Atari 8-bit computer landscape.

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Recurring Links

Floppy Days Podcast

AtariArchives.org

AtariMagazines.com

Kay’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

• The Atari newsletter at Internet Archive spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RkznDDlOL2O_K-RrbkajIuo6DvYof6Ajrn7j9NTcoDM/edit?usp=sharing

• All Current Notes at Internet Archive - https://archive.org/details/currentnotesnewsletter?tab=collection&sort=-addeddate

• MULE Online - http://muleonline.com

• Discord thread on the Atari BASIC AI model, led by Jason Moore - https://discord.gg/WnEcxSvtS

News

• AtariProjects, Jason Moore, back to publishing new material - https://atariprojects.org/

• Ted Richards died (April) - https://archive.org/details/TedRichardsInterview

• Dealers Demo paper:

• https://www.academia.edu/10744534/Computer_Dealer_Demos_Selling_Home_Computers_with_Bouncing_Balls_and_Animated_Logos?email_work_card=view-paper

• https://archive.org/details/computer-dealer-demos

• https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-434-michael-park-swan-and-fujiboink-demos-midi-maze

• Atari custom controllers - https://www.vikingvg.com/atari-controllers

• UgBASIC:

• You can find the source by clicking here - https://github.com/.../main/examples/contrib_asm_mos6502.bas

• The IDE for Windows can be found here - https://spotlessmind1975.itch.io/ugbasic-ide

• Official site - https://ugbasic.iwashere.eu/

• Unijoysticle 2 800XL - gamepad for Atari 800XL:

• On sale at Tindie - https://www.tindie.com/products/riq/unijoysticle-2-800xl-gamepad-for-atari-800xl/

• At VCF West - ​​https://twitter.com/ricardoquesada/status/1687706816044752896?s=20

• Game Cartridge Holder for Atari 400 & 800 - Tray Holds Up To 6 Games 400/800 - https://www.ebay.com/itm/175582283812

• WEAVE MASTER - The Textile Design Tool Atari 400/800/XL/XE Cartridge:

• https://www.ebay.com/itm/195892965783

• https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-315-sarah-haskell-computerized-weaving

• https://forums.atariage.com/topic/274921-atari-grad-school-thesis-weavemaster-and-designers-delight/?do=findComment&comment=5290125

• Atari FujiNet Updates:

• High Score Enabled PAC-MAN - Thom Cherryhomes - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/352884-high-score-enabled-pac-man-playthrough/

• game-dos folder added to DOS folder on atari-apps - Thom Cherryhomes - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/352878-game-dos-folder-added-to-dos-folder-on-atari-apps/

• FujiNet Game Lobby - http://fujinet.online:8080/

• A8PicoCart - electrotrains - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/351546-a8picocart-unocart-on-a-raspberry-pi-pico/

• Sub(AVG)Cart - https://miscretro.com/product/subcart/

• SVI-CAS (link is broken)

• Poker Solitaire 2023 by Jerry White - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/352920-poker-solitaire-2023-by-jerry-white/

• Decent XE mechanical keyboard for Atari XE computers - ScreamingAtTheRadio - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/352558-decent-xe-mechanical-keyboard-for-atari-xe-computers-how-to-order-one/

Upcoming Shows

• Silly Venture SE (Summer Edition) - Aug. 17-20 - Gdansk, Poland - https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2023-se

• Fujiama 2023 - Aug. 30 - Sep. 3 - Lengenfeld, Germany - http://atarixle.ddns.net/fuji/2023/

• VCF Midwest - September 9-10 - Waterford Banquets and Conference Center, Elmhurst, IL - http://vcfmw.org/

• The Interim Computer Festival - Sep. 30 - Oct. 1 - Seattle, WA - https://sdf.org/icf/

• Portland Retro Gaming Expo - October 13-15, 2023 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - https://retrogamingexpo.com/

• Event page created by Chicago Classic Computing - http://chiclassiccomp.org/events.html

• Event page created by Floppy Days - https://www.facebook.com/VintageComputerShows/

YouTube Videos

• SIDE3 troubles with upgraded Atari 1200XL (U1MB, Sophia 2, Spectre AV) - FlashJazzCat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUJbWSWC9EM

• Atari XEGS with SAVO (Saturn Atari Video Output), TK-II, Ultimate 1MB, VBXE and PokeyMAX - FlashJazzCat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bFajyugXF0

• Let's repair an Atari 800XL - Adrian’s Digital Basement - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjOLAOrSY9M&t=342s

• Atari XL/XE -=Doom=- - Saberman RetroNews - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGfXhZJqHbY

• Fixing the Atari 130XE: A Step-by-Step Repair Guide for Keyboard Issues - Steve’s Retro Gaming - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWrtAdvn5EY&t=2s

• FujiNet, Atari 8-bit, and N: Fun: Making Game Disks - Thom Cherryhomes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S56KufpXlDQ&t=630s

New at Archive.org

• Facebook group for Cin’Tari - https://www.facebook.com/groups/cintari

• https://archive.org/details/cintari-vol-10-no-2-winter-92

• https://archive.org/details/cintari-vol-11-no-1-jan-93

• https://archive.org/details/cintari-vol-11-no-2-feb-93

• https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-february-1987

• https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-january-1987

• http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/5543

• https://archive.org/details/kaos-newsletters

• Atari ST emulator now! - https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_atari_st_games?tab=collection