ANTIC Episode 108 - Randys Eyes Are Bleeding!
ANTIC Episode 108 - Randy's Eyes Are Bleeding!
In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… Kay visits VCFSW and the National Videogame Museum, tapes from the famous Computer Cafe are found, Atari acquires Intellivision, and Randy's eyes start bleeding from watching YouTube videos 24x7… READY!
Recurring Links
New Atari books scans at archive.org
Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge
Interview index: here
Links for Items Mentioned in Show:
What we've been up to
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VCF SW, National Videogame Museum - https://nvmusa.org
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Development disk for Tom Hudson's "Adventure at Vendenberg A.F.B." - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/234684-atari-8-bit-software-preservation-initiative/?do=findComment&comment=5472339
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Sunday Driver - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/234684-atari-8-bit-software-preservation-initiative/page/110/#comment-5473357
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Famous Computer Cafe - https://archive.org/details/famous-computer-cafe https://www.gofundme.com/f/digitizing-the-famous-computer-cafe
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Steve Roberts - https://microship.com/
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A8PICO by Electrotrains - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/351546-a8picocart-unocart-on-a-raspberry-pi-pico/
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USB-C power supply adapter from Mozzwald - https://mozzwald.com/product/atari-8-bit-usb-c-power-adapter/
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Atari photo shoot at IVCC - https://www.facebook.com/groups/IndyVCC
Recent Interviews
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ANTIC Interview 437 - Dr. Kristina Hooper Woolsey, Atari Research Labs and Apple Multimedia Lab - https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-437-kristina-hooper-woolsey-atari-research-labs-and-apple-multimedia-labs
News
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FujiNet RAPID 7& 8 - Andy Diller - https://www.atariorbit.org/rapid/
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video on using CONFIG-NG the alternative CONFIG for Atari - video by Andy Diller - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2is_kDYQHpA
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How Google's Rampant Sunnyvale Expansion Is Erasing Atari's History - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/04/how-googles-rampant-sunnyvale-expansion-is-erasing-ataris-history
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https://www.facer.io/u/atari - Atari watch faces for smart watches
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AtariAge thread on the RetroScaler from AliExpress - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/366479-aliexpress-retrotink-equivalent-2x-scaler-with-hdmi-output
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Revive RM 800XL box design!
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Atari acquires Intellivision! - https://x.com/atari/status/1793616648890470410
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Living Computer Museum is dead:
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https://hackaday.com/2024/06/25/paul-allens-living-computers-museum-and-labs-to-be-auctioned/
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https://web.archive.org/web/20240601173624/https://livingcomputers.org/
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New game "Shift" - https://h4plo.itch.io/shift
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Atari 50 Update - https://www.engadget.com/ataris-50th-anniversary-collection-is-getting-a-hefty-update-with-nearly-40-additional-games-150827022.html
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Wireless tape player interface from Piotr Bugaj:
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https://www.facebook.com/100001704984361/videos/1625370131610834/
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https://www.atariteca.net.pe/2024/06/nuevo-dongle-inalambrico-para-atari-8.html
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Thanks to @TheTime, Tandy Trower's Character Set Editor published by APX is finally available after all these years:
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https://www.atarimania.com/utility-atari-400-800-xl-xe-character-set-editor_30042.html
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Kay's 2015 interview- http://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-77-tandy-trower-atari-product-manager
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1050 mini. Brand new floppy drive for Atari XL by Piotr Bugaj:
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New 576NUC+ 4-in-1 Expansion Module - The NUCplus4 - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355107-new-576nuc-4-in-1-expansion-module-the-nucplus4/
Upcoming Shows
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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/
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Southern Fried Gaming Expo and VCF Southeast - July 19-21, 2024 - Atlanta, GA - https://gameatl.com/
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Nottingham Video Game Expo - July 20-21 - The Belgrave Rooms, Nottingham, U.K. - https://www.nottsvge.com/
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Fujiama - July 23-28 - Lengenfeld, Germany - http://atarixle.ddns.net/fuji/2024/
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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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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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Atari 800XL with GTIAdigitizer and RGB2HDMI - FlashJazzCat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG3qhwUELaY
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Atari 810 drives with issues - Adrian's Digital Basement - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfU0w883jGE
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A8PicoCart for the Atari 8-bit machines - Building and testing - Arctic Retro - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTWXNF7n6Xw
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Soldering-Up an A8PicoCart for your Atari - The VintNerd - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8cQarAvKoU
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Atari 400 Mini cartridges and disk drive - GameRoomOfThrones - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7A_aiusVY94
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Atari 8-Bit: Mikie (Final), Missile Command Arcade w/ Trak-Ball (Final), Shift (Exclusive Final) - ZeroPage HomeBrew - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaPlb47Fbk0
New at Archive.org
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Atari Technische Informatie NR 12 Printer-Problemen - https://archive.org/details/atari-technische-informatie-nr-12-printer-problemen
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James Copland on the Computer Cafe - https://archive.org/details/the-famous-computer-cafe-1985-02-08_James_Copland
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Jersey Atari Computer Group Newsletter, July, 1985 - https://archive.org/details/jacg-newsletter-1985-july-vol-4-no-11
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JACG newsletters scanned spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RkznDDlOL2O_K-RrbkajIuo6DvYof6Ajrn7j9NTcoDM/edit?usp=sharing
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Scene World podcast Ep. #189 - THE400 Mini with Darren Melbourne - https://archive.org/details/scene_world_podcast_episode189_april_2024
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AtariUser Magazine Summer (July) 1992 - https://archive.org/details/atari-user-1992-07
Feedback
- 8 Bit Workshop website - https://8bitworkshop.com/dithertron/#sys=atari8.d'image=seurat.jpg
