ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast

ANTIC Episode 107 - 4 Times!

In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast…we realize there are 4 times as many interview episodes as regular episodes and what that might say, Kay visits the Strong Museum, Randy attends the Indy Classic Expo, and Brad drools over a keyboard for the 400 Mini…

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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

• Strong Museum - https://www.museumofplay.org/ 

• Atari BASIC Tutorial book - https://archive.org/details/ataribooks-atari-basic-tutorial 

• Indy Classic Expo, April 16 & 17 - http://indyclassic.org 

• 80-column card for 1090XL - Brian Reifsnyder - https://www.tindie.com/products/5cfab/80-column-rpp-board-for-the-atari-1090xl1091xl/ 

• Disk archiving setup, using FujiNet - new project by Randy at Jason Moore’s Atari Projects - https://atariprojects.org/2024/04/06/archive-atari-8-bit-computer-disks-from-a-real-floppy-to-a-virtual-disk-using-fujinet-15-30-minutes/ 

News

• Andy Diller’s tnfs server for FujiNet - tnfs.Atari8bit.net or FujiNet.Atari8bit.net 

• Other FujiNet goodness from Andy - https://atari8bit.net/projects/software/fujinet-server-status/ 

• Tim Lapetino Interview - https://www.creativebloq.com/features/atari-creative-director-tim-lapetino-interview 

• BASIC 10-Liner Contest winners announced! - https://www.homeputerium.de/ 

• Vitoco has bundled Atari 8 Bit computer games competing in the BASIC 10 Liners Contest 2024 into a single disk - https://www.vitoco.cl/atari/10liner/NOMAM2024.atr 

• New Game! Missile Command Arcade (VBXE) - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/365388-new-game-missile-command-arcade-vbxe/ 

• VCF East update by Thom Cherryhomes - https://www.facebook.com/groups/atari8bitcomputers/permalink/7361112970592812/ 

• FujiNet RAPID #6 from Andy Diller - https://www.atariorbit.org/rapid/ 

• Atari XF 351 floppy drive clone - https://www.sellmyretro.com/offer/details/64292 

• Atari 8-bit machines comparison table - MrFish - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/289798-atari-8-bit-machines-comparison-table/?do=findComment&comment=5453949 

• keyboard for the 400Mini - ScreamingAtTheRadio - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/363964-i-made-a-keyboard-for-my-400mini/ 

• RastaConverter - Jakub "Ilmenit" Dębski:

• https://forums.atariage.com/topic/200118-images-generated-by-rastaconverter/ 

• https://www.atariteca.net.pe/2024/04/rastaconverter-beta-9-renuevan-el.html 

• PAS 6502 - added Atari 8-bit support - https://syntaxerrorsoftware.itch.io/pas6502/devlog/717309/new-machine-support-and-some-fixes 

Upcoming Shows

• VCF Southwest - June 14-16, 2024 - Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center at UT Dallas - https://www.vcfsw.org/ 

• Boatfest Retro Computer Expo - June 14-16 - Hurricane, WV - http://boatfest.info 

• Southern Fried Gaming Expo and VCF Southeast - July 19-21,  2024 - Atlanta, GA - https://gameatl.com/ 

• KansasFest, the largest and longest running annual Apple II conference - July 16-21 (in-person), July 27-28 (virtual) - University of Illinois in Springfield, IL - https://www.kansasfest.org/ 

• Fujiama - July 23-28 - Lengenfeld, Germany - http://atarixle.ddns.net/fuji/2024/  

• Vintage Computer Festival West - August 2-3 - Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA - https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-west/ 

• Silly Venture SE (Summer Edition) - Aug. 15-18 - Gdansk, Poland - https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2024-se  

• VCF Midwest - September 7-8 - Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL - http://vcfmw.org/  

• Portland Retro Gaming Expo - September 27-29, 2024 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - https://retrogamingexpo.com/ 

• Silly Venture WE (Winter Edition) - Dec. 5-8 - Gdansk, Poland - https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2024-we  

YouTube Videos

• Let's install a monitor jack and upgrade the RAM on a US Atari 600XL - FlashJazzCat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyWtzC96kZo 

• Simius Sophia 2 : Atari 800XL Install - Vintage Gaming Memories:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOD4ifpz0S8 

• https://thebrewingacademy.com/collections/atari-800-xl-xe-xel-xld/products/sophia-2-dvi-output-gtia-replacement 

• ATARI XL / XE += GUNNER =+ BASIC 10LINER CONTEST 2024 - Atari 8 Bits For Ever - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR2RkDt__3s 

• Atari XL/XE -=Tetris=- BASIC 10 Liner Contest 2024 - Saberman RetroNews - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjh_k55Hjeo 

• Every Atari 8-Bit Game in the BASIC 10 Liner Contest 2024 - ZeroPage Homebrew - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaBBVvFsBX8 

New at Archive.org 

• https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-november-1986-vol-6-num-11-atari-articles 

• https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-september-1986-vol-6-num-9-atari-articles

• https://archive.org/details/solo-flight-microprose