ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast ANTIC Episode 40 - BBSing
Feb 25, 2017
01:43:49
In this episode of Antic the Atari 8-bit podcast: Bill Kendrick returns with a segment on the Lantronix and BBSing on your Atari, we cover lots of new hardware upgrades, Nir Dary talks about the RAM-Cart 1M, and we have our usual segments on what's new at Archive.org and what's happening in the Atari 8-bit world.
READY!
Recurring Links
New Atari books scans at archive.org
Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge
What we've been up to
- Eight Bit Magazine - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/8bitmagazine/8-bit-magazine-issue-2-amstrad-commodore-sinclair , https://www.facebook.com/eightbitmagazine/ , http://www.eightbitmagazine.com/
- Atari 800XE - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Atari-800xe-/162383912577 , http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=982&st=1
- Atari XEP80 Interface Module - http://www.atarimania.com/faq-atari-400-800-xl-xe-what-is-the-atari-xep80-interface-module_39.html
- Getaway! source code - Mark Reid Disks, Mark Reid — Getaway! archives and development documents, http://atariage.com/forums/topic/261009-mark-reids-getaway-design-documents-and-apx-correspondence/
- Kaverns of Kfest http://atariage.com/forums/topic/261831-kaverns-of-kfest-game/ https://github.com/a...avernsA81.1.asm
- Peter Dell interview link - http://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-27-the-atari-8-bit-podcast-peter-dell-wudsn
- Joystick breakout - http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Joystick-Breadboard-Breakout-for-C64-VIC20-Atari-2600-VCS-Development/332087625644
News
- Super Color CPU Card. 59 Euros + shipping - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/260646-new-hardware-atari-400800-super-color-cpu-card/
- Atari game watch - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/717828519/gameband-the-first-smartwatch-for-gamers?ref=project_share
- Sophia video upgrade board - Demo of the SOFIA the ATARI XL/XE/5200 RGB Video Upgrade board, http://atariage.com/forums/topic/258702-new-development-gtia-in-cpld/page-1?hl=%20sophia
- Multibowl - https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/video-game-mixtape-multibowl
- BASIC 10liners 2017 - http://gkanold.wixsite.com/homeputerium/basic-10liners-2017 http://atariage.com/forums/topic/261637-basic-10liners-2017/
- recent videos by Nir Dary:
- Art of Atari Capsule Edition — in January's Loot Crate DX (blind box "Items for the Pop Culture Connoisseur") $44.99/month - https://www.lootcrate.com/subscription-crates/lcdx
- Atari Age — The Emergence of Video Games in America http://amzn.to/2lXK3Oq
- XF551 Track Display/Front Panel Control Pre-order Offer from DropCheck - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/261481-xf551-track-displayfront-panel-control-pre-order-offer/
- Atari 815 Disk Drive on Ebay - http://www.ebay.com/itm/ULTRA-RARE-Atari-815-Dual-Disk-Drive-prototype-/172515706186 , Discussion http://atariage.com/forums/topic/261918-atari-815-for-sale-on-ebay/
- 1088XEL Alternative Mother-Board Project - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/261147-1088xel-alternative-mother-board-project/
- SDrive pre-order - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/262323-sdrive-arm-market-reseachpreorder/
- Weird Al Pac Man song http://nerdist.com/weird-al-pac-man-box-set/
- Feb. 18, 2017 - "Atari Invasion", Marsveen, Holland - http://atari-invasion.nl/ , Nir Dary was on-hand and posted pictures on the Antic Facebook page and a video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1edcEPJu2S8&feature=youtu.be
- Other Upcoming Shows where you might see Atari computers
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- VCF East - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/, March 31-April 2, 2017, InfoAge Science Center, Wall, NJ
- Midwest Gaming Classic - Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel - April 7-9 - https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/
- VCF Southeast - April 29 & 30, 2017, Roswell, GA - http://vcfse.org/
- Kansasfest July 18-23 https://www.kansasfest.org
- VCF West - August 5-6, 2017 - Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, California - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west-xi/
- VCFMW - September?
- Omnitrend's Universe Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/435419473491677/
New at Archive.org
- https://archive.org/details/atr8000
- https://archive.org/details/BroderbundSynapse1985Catalog
- https://archive.org/details/SchoolDaysForTheAtari
- Hofacker Program Descriptions I - https://archive.org/details/HofackerSoftwareProgramDescriptions
- https://archive.org/details/Atari600XLHomeComputerOwnersGuideInternational
- Current Notes https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Washington+Area+Atari+Computer+Enthusiasts%22
- https://archive.org/details/APXMicrosoftBasicCrossReferenceUtility
Bill's Modern Segment
Lantronix, Ice-T & BBS'ing
- ANTIC Interview 235: Marlin Bates - http://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-235-marlin-bates-r-time-8-replacement-cartridge
- Lantronix UDS-10 (discontinued, but includes info & manual) - https://www.lantronix.com/products/uds-10/
- Lantronix UDS-1110 - https://www.lantronix.com/products/uds1100-uds1100-poe/
- "Ice-T XE 2.76 released" thread at AtariAge (with an alpha of 2.80 posted later in the thread, in Oct. 2014) - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/217539-ice-t-xe-276-released/
- Atari 8-bit FAQ (go to section 10.1: "What noncommercial telecommunications programs are there?") - http://www-ftp.lip6.fr/pub/doc/faqs/atari-8-bit/faq
- Telnet BBS Guide - http://telnetbbsguide.com/
- "Links" web browser - http://links.twibright.com/
- "ircII" IRC client - http://www.eterna.com.au/ircii/
- "Mutt" email client - http://www.mutt.org/
- "Screen" terminal multiplexer - https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/
Nir Dary Segment - RAM-Cart 1M
- RAM-Cart 1M review - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8Gs7ZTbwoA