ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast ANTIC Episode 73 - Randys Personality Board
Dec 9, 2020
01:08:02
ANTIC Episode 73 - Randy's Personality Board
In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Computer Podcast… we have a ton of Christmas gift ideas for that Atari nerd in your life (even if that nerd is you); we find out Randy has a broken personality board; and we bring you the Atari 8-bit news to fill out your life.
READY!
Recurring Links
New Atari books scans at archive.org
Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge
Interview index: here
What We've Been Up To
Recent Interviews
- ANTIC Interview 400 - Suzanne Ciani, pioneer in electronic music - https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-400-suzanne-ciani-pioneer-in-electronic-music
News
- River Raid "Cold Winter" for the Atari XL/XE
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- Article at Vintage is the New Old - https://vintageisthenewold.com/river-raid-cold-winter-for-the-atari-xl-xe-a-new-take-on-a-classic-game-that-goes-beyond-a-simple-rom-hack/
- short video as a teaser: https://youtu.be/CnviviXT6wg
- Download: AtariOnline.pl
- Pokey Explorer POKEY explorer - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/313338-pokey-explorer-v11-release/ and https://github.com/ivop/pokey-explorer
- atarimacosx Version Release_5.4.0 - https://github.com/atarimacosx/Atari800MacX/releases/
- New software coming for the Atari 8-bit at AtariAge - https://mobile.twitter.com/atariage/status/1324466917051113472/photo/2 - 2 new games for Atari 8 Bit computers in the AtariAge Store later this month: Adventure II XE and Scramble!
- Inverse ATASCII Season 6 podcast - https://inverseatascii.info/
- Chicken Missile Podcast https://chickenmissile.com
- Michael Sternberg got Magic Castle working:
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- https://github.com/michaelsternberg/magic-castle
- ANTIC Interview 375 - Bruce May, Unreleased Magic Castle Game - https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-375-bruce-may-unreleased-magic-castle-game
- ABBUC 2020 Software Contest Winners - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/304311-atari-8-bit5200-homebrew-completedwip-in-2020/?do=findComment&comment=4678322
Shows
- Upcoming Shows where you might see Atari computers (or Atari people):
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- December 19, 2020: Atari Party (Bill Lange), virtual - https://t.co/uAEmMqlZz2?amp=1
- April 9, 10 & 11, 2021: Vintage Computer Festival East 2021 (VCF East)
- June 11-13, 2021: http://southernfriedgameroomexpo.com/
- August 7 & 8, 2021: Vintage Computer Festival West 2021 (VCF West)
- Event page created by Chicago Classic Computing - http://chiclassiccomp.org/events.html?fbclid=IwAR3Fm5hf7PCQj0yXBxXvj9J8Mp8GDwD2w1bfD_qktpPOnNYNoQUmN_EpgB8
- Event page created by Floppy Days - https://www.facebook.com/VintageComputerShows/
- Event page on Vintage Is The New Old - https://vintageisthenewold.com/vintage-is-the-new-old-releases-new-events-calendar/
Christmas Gift Ideas
- Atari 1020 Tissue Box - https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/911472311/atari-1020-tissue-paper-box?ref=cart
- buy or build a FujiNet https://fujinet.online/shop/ don't forget about $5 off coupon at http://www.vintagecomputercenter.com Coupon code:"antic5", limit 1 per person and only good for the FujiNet. No expiration
- Atari face mask - https://www.etsy.com/listing/840113927/atari-face-mask
- ABBUC membership - http://www.abbuc.de/mitgliedschaft/mitglied-werden
- SDrive Max - https://www.vintagecomputercenter.com/product/atari-1050-sdrive-max
- ArcadeR Joystick - https://retroradionics.co.uk/#!/ArcadeR-9-pin-ATARI-standard-Joystick/p/168982750/category=0
- Atari XL/XE 5-Pin DIN S-Video & Composite AV Cable - https://www.8bitclassics.com/product/atari-xlxe-5-pin-din-to-s-video-composite-av-cable/
- RetroTink2X Pro - https://www.retrotink.com/product-page/retrotink-2x-pro or RT2xMini https://www.retrotink.com/product-page/2x-mini (converting component, S-video and composite signals from retro consoles to a modern digital display)
- Atari Badges/Stickers - https://www.mateoproceo.com/search?controller=search&orderby=position&orderway=desc&search_query=atari&submit_search=
- books
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- Terrible Nerd by Kevin Savetz - https://www.amazon.com/Terrible-Nerd-Kevin-Savetz/dp/1939169003
- Atari: Visual History of the Atari 8-bit Computer by Darren Doyle - https://www.greyfoxbooks.com/product/the-atari-a-visual-history/
- Atari Inc. Business is Fun by Marty Goldberg and Curt Vendel - https://www.amazon.com/Atari-Inc-Business-Curt-Vendel/dp/0985597402
- Breakout: How Atari 8-bit Computers Defined a Generation by Jamie Lendino - https://www.amazon.com/Breakout-Atari-Computers-Defined-Generation/dp/0692851275
- Atari Projects by Jason Moore - https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/jason-moore/atari-projects/paperback/product-196qrpj9.html?page=1&pageSize=4
- Art of Atari by Tim Lapetino - https://www.amazon.com/Art-Atari-Tim-Lapetino/dp/1524101036
- Art of Atari Poster Collection by Tim Lapetino - https://www.amazon.com/Art-Atari-Poster-Collection-Lapetino/dp/1524103020
- Missile Commander https://arcadeblogger.com/mcbookusa/
- Make a donation to Internet Archive https://archive.org/donate/
YouTube videos this month
- Atari 400 and 800 Computer Comprehensive Presentation 2019 VCF EAST Festival - DRGUILLOTINE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rT8QzHWTFQ - Curt Vendel
- All About Atari 8-Bit Programming - Rhode Island Computer Museum - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF97bRp8tKo
- Atari 8 Bit OS Boot Sequence - Dendrite Digital - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56ZRKFpsu48 - Find out how the Atari 8 Bit Computer initializes.
New at GitHub
- syntax highlighting for Visual Studio Code - https://github.com/pedgarcia/ossaction-vscode
New at Archive.org
- Invitation to Programming 1,2,3 manuals in Italian:
- Atari 130 XE, 600 XL, 800 XL für Einsteiger (for beginners) in German by Norbert Szczepanowski - https://archive.org/details/atari-130-xe-600-xl-800-xl-fur-einsteiger
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