ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast
Steve Kranish, Parker Brothers Frogger Steve Kranish is the creator of the Atari 8-bit and Atari 5200 versions of Frogger, the versions published by Parker Brothers. Parker Brothers had the rights to publish cartridge versions of Frogger. Sierra On-Line had already published versions of Frogger on floppy disk and cassette, so Parker Brothers bought the rights to use that version as the basis for its cartridge version. But there were a few problems: for one, the 13K cassette game would need to be shrunk to fit on an 8K cartridge. Another: the source code was lost. Steve also...
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ANTIC Interview 453 - Giann Velasquez, Atariteca 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. Giann Velasquez is the owner and curator of the popular, Spanish-language, Atari 8-bit news site, Atariteca. Giann is a consummate Atari 8-bit fan and lives in Lima, Peru. This interview took place on June 30, 2024. Links Atariteca - Blog about Atari 8-bit computers. News, guides and analysis on emulators, games and programs for Atari XL/XE series computers.
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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...
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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...
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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 - ...
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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...
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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. ...
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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.
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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. ...
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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....
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In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… Brad and Randy cover VCFSE, Kay finishes archiving the Famous Computer Cafe and gets some great material from Dan Kramer and Larry Summers, and the hosts trade barbs…
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Links for Items Mentioned in Show:
What we’ve been up to
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Larry Summers:
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Excalibur - https://archive.org/details/excalibur-2nd-manual-type-apx
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https://archive.org/details/Functional_Specification_for_The_Arabian_Adventures_Packet_Technologies
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https://archive.org/details/Out_of_Ataris_Game_San_Jose_Mercury_News_1982-06
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https://archive.org/details/Chris_Crawford_recommendation_letter_for_Larry_Summers
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Superboots business plan - https://archive.org/details/superboots-business-plan
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Dan Kramer:
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https://archive.org/details/atari-management-recognition-award
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https://archive.org/details/atari-controller-design-focus-groups-report-1981
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https://archive.org/details/a-qualitative-investigation-of-programmable-videogame-controllers
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https://archive.org/details/atari-5200-controller-schematics-kramer-dan
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Famous Computer Cafe - https://archive.org/details/famous-computer-cafe?sort=-addeddate
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Book “Best of SoftSide - Atari Edition” - https://archive.org/details/ataribooks-best-of-softside-atari-edition
News
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Atari Insights newsletter V1#1 - John Zielke - http://www.ataribasics.com
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Atari Opens Enrollment for its 2024 Summer Camp Program:
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New drop-in replacement mechanical keyboard for the Atari 800 - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/368661-new-drop-in-replacement-mechanical-keyboard-for-the-atari-800/
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Article on how to repair the split collars on an Atari 800 - https://atari.timhinds.com/atari-800-keyboard-restoration/
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AtariProjects - http://atariprojects.org - Jason Moore
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Inverse ATASCII Podcast - https://inverseatascii.info/ - Wade Ripkowski
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The content presented at the Atari Last Party 2024 (the oldest demo party in Poland) has been added to the atarionline.eu Fujinet server
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ABBUC #157 magazine - German edition - http://abbuc.de
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A8Pico to win from ABBUC:
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Send the answer to the question: "What is the chorus in the Atari song?"
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You can find the answer on Wolfgang's YouTube channel: (https://www.youtube.com/@RetroWK )
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Send answer by e-mail to [email protected]
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Enhanced 600XL PCB by kveldulfur - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/367934-enhanced-600xl-pcb-by-kveldulfur/
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Atari FastBASIC - https://github.com/dmsc/fastbasic
Upcoming Shows
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Atari Expo 2024 in Santiago Chile— Aug 3rd&4th.—http://www.expoatari.cl
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Vintage Computer Festival West - August 2-3 - Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA - https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-west/
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Silly Venture SE (Summer Edition) - Aug. 15-18 - Gdansk, Poland - https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2024-se
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VCF Midwest - September 7-8 - Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL - http://vcfmw.org/
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VCF Europe - September 7-8 - Munich, Germany - https://vcfe.org/E/
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World of Retrocomputing 2024 Expo - September 14-15 - Kitchener, ON, Canada - https://www.facebook.com/events/s/world-of-retro-computing-2024-/1493036588265072/
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Portland Retro Gaming Expo - September 27-29 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - https://retrogamingexpo.com/
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Retro Computer Festival 2024 - November 9-10 - Centre for Computing History, Cambridge, England - https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/72253/Retro-Computer-Festival-2024-Saturday-9th-November/
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Silly Venture WE (Winter Edition) - Dec. 5-8 - Gdansk, Poland - https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2024-we
YouTube Videos
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FlashJazzCat SIDE3 Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoXGLvUAs84
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Lotharek SIDE3 Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVFxVjqLbQk
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MAC/65 Assembler Editor and Atari 8-bit Machine Language Programming - Part 1 - David Arlington - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WdSPvqSIME
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MAC/65 Assembler Editor and Atari 8-bit Machine Language Programming - Part 2 - David Arlington - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQPw1myNLb4
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The Atari 2024 Expo Preview - CmosGames (in Spanish) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx-3S8UzdDs
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Rewind 2 - a demo for Atari XL/XE by New Generation, Zelax & Radiance - VoyAtari - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuWEEms1IX4
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Now there's a Decent keyboard for each Atari 8-bit computer - Screaming at the Radio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiBLV-qH9To
New at Archive.org
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Bluegrass Region Atari Computer Enthusiasts newsletters https://archive.org/details/brace-bits-vol-3-no-1/
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https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-march-1987-vol-7-num-3-atari-articles
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https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-december-1986-vol-6-num-12-atari-articles
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https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-october-1988-vol-8-num-10-atari-articles
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https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-august-1986-vol-6-num-8-atari-articles
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https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-february-1989-vol-9-num-2-atari-articles
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https://archive.org/details/alog-displaymaker-alog-computing