ANTIC Episode 102 - Randy, You Used to be a Nice Guy!
Release Date: 10/30/2023
ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast
ANTIC Episode 114 - Andy Diller Returns! In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… we have special guest Andy Diller for a FujiNet update and to let us know about all the great things he’s working on… READY! Recurring Links Interview index: Links for Items Mentioned in Show: What we’ve been up to Kay’s 2024 wrapped - Lee Pappas ANALOG disks treasure hunt: S.T.A.R. newsletter - Rogul game: YouTube video - Installing Altirra on ARM...
info_outline ANTIC Interview 452 - Dean Garraghty, DGS SoftwareANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast
ANTIC Interview 452 - Dean Garraghty Hello, and welcome to this interview-only episode of ANTIC, The Atari 8-bit computer podcast. I’m Randy Kindig, your host for this episode. Dean Garraghty is the proprietor of DGS Software, which sold, and continues to sell, software for the Atari 8-bit computers since the 80’s. This is a very low cost, 191-disk set that includes an entire utility pack, games, issues of a disk-based newsletter, a sound and music package, an interesting programming language called Quick, and more. Dean has been an Atari enthusiast since the 80’s and...
info_outline ANTIC Episode 113 - Feeling Fancy!ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast
ANTIC Episode 113 - Feeling Fancy! In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… The clear case Kickstarter doesn’t make it, lots of FujiNet news, and we end the year 2024 with a bang by bringing you all the rest of the Atari news; all while Kay is feeling fancy… READY! Recurring Links Interview index: Links for Items Mentioned in Show: What we’ve been up to FASTBASIC on Mac - () 10-liner option of FASTBASIC - Finished archiving Lee Pappas’ disks!! - Eaten by a Grue is back - ...
info_outline ANTIC Interview 451 - Daniel Serpell, FastBasicANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast
Daniel Serpell (dmsc), Creator of FastBasic Daniel Serpell (dmsc) is the creator of FastBasic, a modern implementation of the BASIC programming language for the Atari 8-bit computers. He released the first version to the public in 2017. Today, the GPL-licensed language is up to version 4.6, and is a favorite of 10-line BASIC game contest entrants and anyone who wants a speedy, modern take on Atari programming. I'm going to crib from AtariWiki's description of FastBasic: "It is a complete re-implementation of the BASIC system, using a built-in bytecode compiler rather than a...
info_outline ANTIC Interview 450 - Robert Leyland: AtariArtist, KoalaPainter, MicroIllustratorANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast
Robert Leyland: AtariArtist, KoalaPainter, MicroIllustrator Robert Leyland programmed AtariArtist, KoalaPainter, and MicroIllustrator (along with Steve Dompier) - the graphics applications that worked with KoalaPad, Atari Touch Tablet, and Chalk Board PowerPad drawing tablets. Prior to that, he programmed The Dragon's Eye (published by Automated Simulations/EPYX), Murder on the Zinderneuf (published by Electronic Arts) and, with Jaron Lanier, the Atari version of Alien Garden for Automated Simulations. This interview took place on January 21, 2023. ...
info_outline ANTIC Interview 449 - Tim Boehlert, Atari's WCI Labs DivisionANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast
Tim Boehlert, Atari's WCI Labs Division Tim Boehlert began at Atari in 1982. He worked at WCI Labs, the New York Atari subsidiary, where he worked on the broadboard of the 600XL, robotics projects, and mass storage devices. This interview took place on June 4, 2022.
info_outline ANTIC Interview 448 - Frank Foster, Hybrid ArtsANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast
Frank Foster, Hybrid Arts Frank Foster was one of the founders of Hybrid Arts, the company that made MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) hardware and software for Atari 8-bit and Atari ST computers. Frank was in charge of marketing for the company. After Hybrid Arts, Frank headed the music division at Atari, where he build marketing partnerships with Tangerine Dream, Fleetwood Mac, Peter Gabriel, and other musicians. I talked with two of the other Hybrid Arts founders, Robert Moore and Paul Rother, in . This interview took place on February 20, 2024. ...
info_outline ANTIC Interview 447 - Robert Moore and Paul Rother, Hybrid Arts MIDIMateANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast
Robert Moore and Paul Rother, Hybrid Arts MIDIMate Robert Moore and Paul Rother were two of the founders of Hybrid Arts, along with Frank Foster and Alan Hart. Hybrid Arts created the MIDIMate, hardware that added Musical Instrument Digital Interface capability to the the Atari 8-bit computers; and various software for it including MIDITrack. Hybrid Arts continued on to make a wide variety of MIDI and music software for the Atari ST (which has built-in MIDI) including EZ-Track. Paul was the programmer, Robert the music and sales person, and Frank Foster was the marketing person....
info_outline ANTIC Interview 446 - Mary Eisenhart, MicroTimes magazineANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast
Mary Eisenhart, MicroTimes magazine Mary Eisenhart was editor of MicroTimes magazine, a free, advertising-supported magazine that was distributed in California. The first issue was May 1984, and Mary remained at the magazine until 1998, producing more than 180 issues. MicroTimes provided interviews, computer industry news, rumors, and columns, and - of course - advertising. For most of its run, there were two editions of each issue: Northern California and Southern California. When she left MicroTimes, Mary took with her a copy or two of every issue, which years later were...
info_outline ANTIC Episode 112 - Keeping Warm with Sweaters and Hot SauceANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast
ANTIC Episode 112 In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… we have several Christmas ideas for you, we tell you about projects that would allow creating a new reproduction Atari 800XL, and we wet our appetites for the current Atari’s hot sauce while wearing their ugly Christmas sweater … READY! Recurring Links Interview index: Links for Items Mentioned in Show: What we’ve been up to Vox ex Machina: A Cultural History of Talking Machines by Sarah A. Bell - Intellivision: How a Videogame System Battled...
info_outlineANTIC Episode 102 - Randy, You Used to be a Nice Guy!
In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… All the Atari 8-bit news for this month, Kay breaks his Atari mug, Brad impersonates Kay, Kay decides to start up a cable company, and Randy changes in retirement …
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
-
ICD Atari 8-Bit Info - https://archive.org/details/icd-atari-8-bit-info-flyer
-
ICD Multi I/O Board Manual - https://archive.org/details/icd-multi-io-board-manual
-
EPG Jr. thread on AtariAge - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/171349-prevue-guide-epg-jr-reverse-engineering/
-
The Atari 8-Bit FujiNet N: device, in Perspective by Thom Cherryhomes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqz_AZgxaVY
-
Atari 130XE Machine Language for the Absolute Beginner (Retro Reproductions) (sponsored link) - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1789824338?tag=ataripodcast-20
-
A8PicoCart - https://github.com/robinhedwards/A8PicoCart
-
ABBUC Annual General Meeting 10/22 - http://abbuc.de
-
Fastbasic install for Mac! - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=EricCarr.fastbasic-debugger
Interviews
-
Cynthia Solomon and Brian Silverman (video to come) - https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-435-cynthia-solomon-and-brian-silverman-logo
News
-
GTIAdigitizer HDMI output, by c0pperdragon:
-
New Fujinet resource (ABBUC) - tnfs://fujinet.atari.social
-
FujiNet release 1.2 - https://github.com/FujiNetWIFI/fujinet-platformio/releases/tag/v1.2.0
-
FujiNet RAPID by massiverobot - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355710-rapid/
-
130XE keyboard replacement:
-
ultra-small DOS called uDOS - https://abbuc.de/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1130
-
Super SpartaDOS X cartridges now available from COREi64:
-
Announcement at AtariAge - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355946-super-spartados-x-cartridges-now-available/
-
Buy here - https://corei64.com/shop/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=444
-
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/10/how-to-make-almost-any-computer-a-modern-day-plato-terminal/
-
Pro(c) Atari Issue 16 - https://proc-atari.de
-
Pitfall II's Secret Sequel - https://www.ign.com/articles/pitfall-iis-secret-sequel
-
SDrive mini at Lotharek - https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=375
-
Starring the Computer - https://www.starringthecomputer.com/
-
Revive 800XL Update (requires Twitter account) - https://twitter.com/rm_800xl?fbclid=IwAR2VhqAhUSnp3HwbcIOcTY7M7UvfKsDhC8PWKG9czYigmmXNVaE53z7CVC0
Upcoming Shows (Remaining in 2023 and first half of 2024)
-
Atari Party 2023! - Saturday, December 2, 2023, 1pm to 4pm - Quakertown Train Station, Quakertown, PA - https://quakertowntrainstation.org
-
Vintage Computer Festival SoCal - February 17-18, 2024 - Hotel Fera Events Center, Orange, CA - vcfsocal.com
-
Midwest Gaming Classic - April 5-7 - Wisconsin Center, Milwaukee, WI - https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/
-
VCF East - April 5-7, 2024 - Wall, NJ - http://www.vcfed.org
-
Indy Classic Computer & Video Game Expo - April 13-14 - Indianapolis, IN - http://www.indyclassic.org
-
VCF Southwest - June 14-16, 2024 - Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center at UT Dallas - https://www.vcfsw.org/
-
not a show, but an Atari user group meeting - There’s one at the National Videogame History Museum in Frisco, TX (DFW area) every quarter - Texas Atari 8-bit Computer Owners (T. A. C. O.)
YouTube Videos
-
Darren Doyle's Unofficial Atari: A Visual History - Vintage Gaming Memories (Chris in the IVCC) - https://youtu.be/alWojz4e3QU?si=gq49YDfPb0DpEiol
-
Final results of the 3rd ATASCII Compo 2023 for Atari 8 Bit computers revealed - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTgYwAaLklU
-
Wozman for Atari 8-bit - freetz - https://youtu.be/3MdVf_60dfo
-
FujiNet Game Alert System by Andrew Diller:
-
The Atari 800XL (as seen in Terry Stewart's computer collection) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E47q5dNXiOg
-
Atari 8-bit SIO Midi Player - Lotharek - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTha3Ebepyc
New at Archive.org
-
https://archive.org/details/stx_Home_Computing_Journal_Volume_1_1986
-
EOR #$FF: 6502 Ponderables and Befuddlements - https://archive.org/details/eor6502
-
BRE 1991 800/XL/XE Software Catalog - https://archive.org/details/atari-800-xl-xe-bre-1991-software-catalog
-
Computer Shopper Magazine, March, 1988, Volume 8, Number 3, Atari Articles Computer Shopper Magazine, April, 1989, Volume 9, Number 4, Atari Articles
-
Computer Shopper Magazine, October, 1987, Volume 7, Number 10, Atari Articles
-
https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-sept-1987-vol-7-num-9-atari-articles/page/n7/mode/2up
Feedback