ANTIC Episode 104 - You’re Gonna Label Me a Failure
In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast…Kay plays with Pokey the AI chatbot some more, Kay’s cat tries to smack Randy in the head, we discuss what happens if we don’t meet our interview goals (hint: Randy will be labeled a failure), and we bring you all the Atari 8-bit news from the last month of 2023
READY!
Recurring Links
New Atari books scans at archive.org
Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge
Interview index: here
Links for Items Mentioned in Show:
What we’ve been up to
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The genealogy program Max Derhak mentioned when he was interviewed in 2014 was just found - http://www.atarimania.com/utility-atari-400-800-xl-xe-adam-trace_42271.html
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Antic Magazine v1n3, v1n4 and v1n5 (Aug, Oct and Nov 1982) software - https://www.atarimagazines.com/software/software.html
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Space War source - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358800-apx-space-war-source-code-for-you/
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Wade’s podcast link - https://inverseatascii.info/
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Kay’s 2023 Wrapped - https://www.patreon.com/posts/kays-2023-95465097
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Kay’s Juiced.GS articles - https://archive.org/search?query=identifier%3Asavetzarticle_*
Recent Interviews
News
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Digital Eclipse announces Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story - https://www.gamesasylum.com/2023/12/06/digital-eclipse-announces-llamasoft-the-jeff-minter-story/
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VCF East 2024: Dean Notarnicola - http://www.vcfed.org
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It’s Alive! - RM800XL - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_5IXmZHu_Y
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Archer Maclean A8 Defender and Stargate:
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Altirra 4.20 released - https://www.virtualdub.org/altirra.html
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Homemade 300 baud modem - JohnPolka AKA Mark - https://www.southernamis.com/forum/general-discussions/homemade-300-baud-modem-from-the-80s
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2023 Advanced PCB Remake For the 800XL -- Revision 1.1 - reifsynderb - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/357302-2023-advanced-pcb-remake-for-the-800xl-revision-11/
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Forgotten Gems: Lucasfilm's Rescue on Fractalus! At IGN:
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https://www.ign.com/articles/forgotten-gems-lucasfilms-rescue-on-fractalus
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ANTIC Interview 37 - David Fox, Lucas Arts/Rescue on Fractalus
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New FujiNet HighScoreEnabled Games! - Tom Cherryhomes - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/358628-new-highscoreenabled-games/
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Pokey - https://chat.openai.com/g/g-t3fdHnbbK-pokey-the-atari-guru
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Tenebra 2 ported to Atari 8-bit (tip of the hat to Philsan):
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Video: https://youtu.be/Owg8E8ZyGNU
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Download: https://h4plo.itch.io/tenebra-2
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Enjoy 2024 New Years Disk - https://ppsberlin.de/ppsberlin/downloads/new-years-disc/58-nyd2024
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Jerry White's Poker Solitaire 2024:
Upcoming Shows
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Vintage Computer Festival SoCal - February 17-18, 2024 - Hotel Fera Events Center, Orange, CA - vcfsocal.com
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Interim Computer Festival SPRING - March 23rd and 24th, 2024 - Intraspace, Seattle, WA - https://sdf.org/icf/
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Midwest Gaming Classic - April 5-7 - Wisconsin Center, Milwaukee, WI - https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/
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VCF East - April 12-14, 2024 - Wall, NJ - http://www.vcfed.org
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Indy Classic Computer and Video Game Expo - April 13-14 - Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel, Indianapolis, IN - https://indyclassic.org/
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VCF Europa - April 27-28, 2024 - Munich, Germany - https://vcfe.org/E/
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VCF Southwest - June 14-16, 2024 - Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center at UT Dallas - https://www.vcfsw.org/
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Boatfest Retro Computer Expo - June 14-16 - Hurricane, WV - http://boatfest.info
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Southern Fried Gaming Expo and VCF Southeast - July 19-21, 2024 - Atlanta, GA - https://gameatl.com/
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Fujiama - July 23-28 - Lengenfeld, Germany - http://atarixle.ddns.net/fuji/2024/
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Silly Venture SE (Summer Edition) - Aug. 15-28 - Gdansk, Poland - https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2024-se
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VCF Midwest - September 7-8 - NEW VENUE TBD - http://vcfmw.org/
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Portland Retro Gaming Expo - September 27-29, 2024 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - https://retrogamingexpo.com/
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Silly Venture WE (Winter Edition) - Dec. 5-8 - Gdansk, Poland - https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2024-we
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Event page created by Chicago Classic Computing - http://chiclassiccomp.org/events.html
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Event page created by Floppy Days - https://www.facebook.com/VintageComputerShows/
YouTube Videos
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From Bill Kendrick: Peter Dell (JAC! / WUDSN guy) recent demo videos - https://youtube.com/@jacofwudsn
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Lumacode Easy HDMI for Retro Computers - YARC Yet Another Retro Channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ7hEoClJ3A
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Making of Time Wizard - a game for Atari 8-bit computer - amarok - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB6YIItiB8Q its development.
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The ATARI Christmas Massacre - Rebuilding an 810 from shattered pieces - Retro is the new black - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S17Kfs0jblw
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SWP ATR8000 : The most expandable, versatile disk interface available for the Atari! - Vintage Gaming Memories - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f47l2FTiSN0
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The story of the Atari 800XE, why did Atari release this model? - GeSpy Builds Stuff - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VObKY4O4O14
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The Granddaddy of Atari Computing - the Atari 800 - the power of vintage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH5UAh5Rt_U
New at Archive.org
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https://archive.org/details/maplin-electronics-vol-5-iss-17/mode/2up?q=Atari
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https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_dataprodatariM09080108207AtariAtari400800_212178
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