ANTIC Episode 102 - Randy, You Used to be a Nice Guy!

Oct 30 2023 • 1 hr 50 mins

ANTIC 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 …

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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

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:
- https://www.tindie.com/products/c0pperdragon/gtiadigitizer/
- https://www.tindie.com/products/c0pperdragon/rgbtohdmi-mono-lumacode/
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:
- https://x.com/mindthreat/status/1705197317551239289?s=20
- https://forums.atariage.com/topic/352558-decent-xe-mechanical-keyboard-for-atari-xe-computers-how-to-order-one/
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.)