ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast ANTIC Episode 39 - I Need More Memory!
Jan 23, 2017
01:18:48
In this episode of Antic the Atari 8-bit podcast: Nir Dary talks about all the available memory upgrade options (You need more memory!), we discuss what we've been up to in the Atari world, give you all the Atari 8-bit news that's fit to print, and tell you about our "of-the-month" finds.
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Recurring Links
New Atari books scans at archive.org
Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge
What we've been up to
- Vintage Computer Party in Indy - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/260834-indianapolis-area-vintage-computer-club/?hl=%2Bindy#entry3668612
- Ultimate 1MB - http://lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=67
- "Art of Atari" book by Tim Lapetino - http://amzn.to/2hrX54h
- "Atari Playground" by Fred D'Ignazio - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0810457709/?tag=ataripodcast-20
- "Atari DOS 2.5 - 1050 Disk Drive Owner's Manual" - http://www.atarimania.com/documents/Atari%20DOS%202.5%20-%201050%20Disk%20Drive%20Owner's%20Manual.pdf
- Kevin's 2016 In Review - http://atariaction.tumblr.com/post/155282564737/2016-in-review
- Mark Reid — Getaway! archives and development documents
- Trinity and Seastalker: http://monsterfeet.com/grue/
- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/savetz
News
- RECOIL 3.5.0 - View retro graphics formats: Atari, Amiga, Apple II, ZX81, more - http://www.techcentral.ie/recoil-3-5-0/
- Mac GraphicConverter
- Awesome new 3D printed case for the Atari Ultimate Cart
- Dropcheck 1200XL Cartridge port extension
- ATR8000 on eBay
- The 8-bit High Score Club Season 14 - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/260911-high-score-club-season-14/
- Pro(c) Atari Magazine Issue #12 & Boxed Software - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/260700-p-r-o-c-a-t-a-r-i-issue-12-available-now/#entry3670879
- Pro(c) Magazine Website - http://www.proc-atari.de/
- Fairlight game - http://atariteca.blogspot.com/2016/12/completan-port-de-fairlight-para.html
- Buy a piece of Atari stock! - http://scripophily.net/atcorfampion.html
- Joystick Breadboard Breakout - http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Joystick-Breadboard-Breakout-for-C64-VIC20-Atari-2600-VCS-Development/332087625644
- Vintage is the New Old - http://www.vintageisthenewold.com/
- Benj Edwards - "Baked at Atari" song - http://www.techsongs.com/index.php/2016/06/23/baked-at-atari/ https://soundcloud.com/benjedwards/baked-at-atari#t=0:00
- Upcoming Shows:
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- Atari Invasion - Feb. 18, 2017 - Marsveen, Holland - http://atari-invasion.nl/
- VCF East - March 31 through April 2, 2017 - Wall, NJ - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/
- VCF Southeast 4.0 - April 2 & 3, 2017, Roswell, GA - http://vcfse.org/
- Tandy Assembly - October 6-8 - Chillocothe, OH - http://www.tandyassembly.com/ https://www.facebook.com/events/671911082972172/
- CoCoFest - April 22 & 23, 2017 - Lombard, IL - http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/index.shtml
- KansasFest - July 18-23, 2017 - Kansas City, MO - http://www.kansasfest.org
New at Archive.org
- https://archive.org/details/ForYourInformation
- https://archive.org/details/SilicaShop19880420
- https://archive.org/details/Atari1200XLHomeComputerFieldServiceManualRev01
- https://archive.org/details/Atari1027PrinterFieldServiceManualRev01
- https://archive.org/details/Mosaic64KSelectNewsletterIssue1
- Mark Reid — Getaway! archives and development documents
- https://archive.org/details/adventure-international-catalog-v2n4-1981
- https://archive.org/details/adventure-international-catalog-v2n5-1982
- https://archive.org/details/high-technology-software-catalog-1982
- https://archive.org/details/the_tracer_201701
- https://archive.org/details/book_atari_software_1983
Of-the-Month
- JOY-2-PIC Joystick to Microchip PIC MCU ICSP Programmer at Ataribits - http://ataribits.weebly.com/joy2pic.html
- Mathy van Nisselroy home page - http://www.mathyvannisselroy.nl/index.htm
- AtariLand - http://atariland.org/ - Rick Matias
Nir Dary Segment - Memory Upgrades
- Memory upgrade tech info - http://home.arcor.de/walter.lojek/MyATARIHomepage/old_hp/MemUp/MemUp.HTM
- Memory upgrades banking scheme - http://www.atarimania.com/faq-atari-400-800-xl-xe-what-kinds-of-extra-ram-and-ramdisks-can-be-installed_73.html
- Software that support more than 64k ram - http://www.atarimania.com/faq-atari-400-800-xl-xe-what-programs-support-more-than-64k-ram_74.html
- Best Electronics 256k Memory upgrade kit - http://www.best-electronics-ca.com/800xl.htm#Wizz
- B&C ComputerVisions Memory upgrade - http://www.myatari.com/atarixlh.txt
- Lotharek Ultimate 1mb - http://lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=67
- Ctirad 576XE external memory upgrade - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/232856-ram320xe576-order-thread/?hl=%20ctirad and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8M3wbwAzlQ
- Antonia 4MB memory upgrade - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/249405-new-4mb-ram-expansion/?hl=%20antonia and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkyXepEq4WI
- How to install ATARI 400 Upgrade to 48k from 16k - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBqqfqjb-x8
- 1MB Simm ram expansion - http://satantronic.atari.sk/?str=xe_1mbram
- Hiassoft 512k SRAM upgrade - http://www.horus.com/~hias/atari/#sram512k
- Byte Magazine Article on 256k memory upgrade - http://atariage.com/forums/index.php?app=core&module=attach§ion=attach&attach_id=362652