ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast

Wynn Smith, Mosaic Electronics Wynn Smith was co-founder of Mosaic Electronics, a company that produced memory upgrade cards for the Atari 400 and 800 computers, as well as the Commodore 64 and VIC-20. He started at Tektronix, where be wrote code for the OEM graphics division at the age of 17. After Mosaic, he worked on memory upgrades for Intel. This interview took place on December 27, 2016. "It became obvious to me that if you put the wrong boards in the wrong order, not only do they not work, but there's a danger of blowing out some chips." Mosaic memory board flyer AtariMania list of Mosaic Electronics games VintageTEK Tektronix museum: http://www.vintagetek.org

In this episode of Antic the Atari 8-bit podcast... Recurring Links Floppy Days Podcast AtariArchives.org AtariMagazines.com Kevin's Book "Terrible Nerd" New Atari books scans at archive.org ANTIC feedback at AtariAge Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge ANTIC Facebook Page AHCS What we've been up to Bard Ermentrout's disks Virtuoso Play Mode Sampler - Virtuoso Play Mode Sampler on Atari 8-Bit Kyroflux - http://www.kryoflux.com/ C64 microfiler + cross-compiled version Harry Stewart's printouts: Atari PILOT Source Code , Atari PILOT II Source Code, Atari 400/800 Shepardson Contracted Math Package, Atari WSFN Source Code, Atari 400/800 Operating System Source Code Bill Wilkinson Articles - Atari Optimized Systems Software - Scans And Pictures Eaten By A Grue podcast - http://monsterfeet.com/grue/ Amiga video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws3DJF7MbMU News Megaoids Released - posted by peteym5 (Peter Meyer) on Atari Age Laser Blast X at Video 61 - http://members.tcq.n...deo61/main.html MAD Studio by Gury on AtariAge - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/258728-mad-studio/ Dual Right Angle XL/XE Cart Expansion - Dropcheck (Bits of the Past) Gardner Pomper — co-founder of Games Computers Play — has died. 2015 interview Stan Ockers is in hospice care Upcoming Shows where you might see Atari computers Feb. 18, 2017 - "Atari Invasion", Marsveen, Holland - http://atari-invasion.nl/ VCF East - March 31 through April 2, 2017 - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/ VCF Southeast Holiday Gift Guide Lotherek Rapidus Card $170EU - http://lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=107 Best Elec 600XL 256k Memory and Composite kits both for $49.95 - http://www.best-electronics-ca.com/ Joystick from Edladdin controllers - http://edladdin.com/ AtariAge homebrews for the Atari 8-bit - https://atariage.com/store/index.php?l=product_list&c=45 Art Of Atari by Tim Lapetino $25 - http://amzn.to/2hrX54h Coming in April: Atari of Atari Poster Collection $19 - http://amzn.to/2hd2wTI 3-D Printed Atari 800 from Rabbit Engineering $10 - https://www.etsy.com/listing/457193354/mini-atari-800-3d-printed Bill Lange - printable Atari 8-bit poster and Atari 8-bit 2017 calendar New at Archive.org MAAUG Newsletter Volume 2 No. 11 Nov. 1985 MAAUG Newsletter Volume 2 No. 9 Oct. 1985 Portland Atari Club October 1989 Portland Atari Club October 1989 Portland Atari Club Atari News Vol 1 Issue 2 September 1991 Portland Atari Club Newsletter October 1991 Portland Atari Club Newsletter August 1991 Sams Computerfacts Atari 400 APX Seven Card Stub Hack News Atari newsletter September 1988 HACK News Atari newsletter October 1988 HACK News newsletter November 1988 Atari HACK News August 1988 Optimized Systems Software - Scans And Pictures Bill Wilkinson Articles - Atari Atari PILOT II Source Code Atari WSFN Source Code Nir Dary Segment - SilliVenture 2016 Files Pictures Closing END OF SHOW MUSIC - Virtuoso Play Mode Sampler

Bruce Frumker: APX Memory Match, Cleveland Museum of Natural History Bruce Frumker is author of Memory Match, a memory game that was published by Atari Program Exchange. It was first available in the winter 1982-1983 APX catalog. As part of his job at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Bruce created interactive, laser-disc based exhibits that used Atari 8-bit computers. He wrote an article about that project, "An Atari-based Interactive Laser Videodisc System", which appeared in the March 1989 issue of A.N.A.L.O.G. Computing magazine. Bruce was also co-founder of the Atari Computer Enthusiasts of Cleveland. This interview took place on September 15, 2016. "...Sounds really Rube Goldberg, but the thing worked and it produced a series of exhibits that visitors enjoyed ... all controlled by the Atari." Memory Match in the winter 1982-1983 APX catalog Memory Match at AtariMania Bruce's Laserdisc article in A.N.A.L.O.G. Computing

Steve Panak, Game Reviewer Steve Panak was a prolific writer of Atari computer game reviews. He wrote the Panak Strikes! column in A.N.A.L.O.G. Computing magazine, and also wrote reviews for Antic magazine and ST-Log magazine. This interview took place on November 28, 2016. "Companies were just sending me games to review there at the end, so I was just getting buried in games."

Bev and Bryan Wilkinson, Optimized Systems Software Bev and Bryan Wilkinson were part of Optimized Systems Software, the company that brought DOS XL, Mac/65, Action!, BASIC XL, BASIC XE, and other products to Atari computer users. Bill Wilkinson was founder of OSS. Bev was his wife, and Bryan his son. I interviewed Bill in December, 2014, and he died in November 2015. As a small family-owned business, Bev and Bryan were involved with the day-to-day running of the company. This interview took place on September 25, 2016 in my dining room in Portland, Oregon. "And Bill would carry these tomes, books to the bathroom with him, and he'd read these books in the bathroom. I said 'Why are you doing that in the bathroom?' He said, 'It's the only room in the house that has a lock on the door.'" Photos, brochures, and art from OSS: https://archive.org/details/OptimizedSystemsSoftware Complete collection of Bill Wilkinson articles: https://archive.org/details/BillWilkinsonArticles Bill Wilkinson interview Steven Lawrow interview

Dale Lemke, Compu-Cable Systems Dale Lemke is founder of Compu-Cable Systems, a company that created the SpectraView and SpectraView II Graphic Generator Cartridge, information display systems for use by television stations and cable companies, which ran on Atari 8-bit computers. The company is still in business: today it is called Display Systems International, it specializes in character generators and television program listings. This interview took place October 18, 2016. "We had an Atari in Trump's Castle in New Jersey for a while ... We had an Atari in Museum of History in Chicago — they were using it with their ticket kiosks." YouTube demo of SpectraView II cart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cAlaGUoYNI AtariAge discussions of SpectraView II: 1 2 Display Systems International: http:/www.displaysystemsintl.com

Paul Berker: Adventure in Time and Birth of the Phoenix Paul Berker was a programmer for Phoenix Software, where he coded Birth of the Phoenix and Adventure In Time, which were both released for the Apple II and Atari 8-bit computers; and Queen of Phobos, which was released on the Apple II only. This interview took place on September 30, 2016. After the interview, Paul sent me several floppy disks with the Apple II and Atari source code for Birth of the Phoenix and Adventure In Time. "Got an advance of like $2,000, and spent it all just acquiring an Atari 800 with two floppy drives..." Source code courtesy of Paul Video version of this interview: https://youtu.be/0kXWKV1mpiY AtariMania's list of Phoenix Software games Gaming After 40 Walkthough of Birth of The Phoenix Paul's web site: http://slasherworld.com

Charles Clinton Charles Clinton was a contractor who worked on AtariLab, which was developed at Swarthmore College. This interview took place on August 14, 2016 at Vintage Computer Festival West XI. In it, we discuss Priscilla Laws, whom I previously interviewed. Priscilla Laws interview

Paula Polley, Copywriter Paula Polley started at Atari in 1982, where she worked as a copywriter. She wrote marketing for product boxes and wrote for Atari Connection magazine. This interview took place on August 14, 2016 at Vintage Computer Festival West XI.

Carl Moser and JR Hall, Eastern House Software Carl Moser and JR Hall were founders of Eastern House Software, the company that created several products for Atari 8-bit users, including Monkey Wrench and Monkey Wrench II, and the KISS word processor. They also created the MAE assembler/software development system, which was available for Commodore PET, Apple //, Atari 8-bit, and other computers. This interview took place on October 17, 2016. Teaser quote: (Carl) "JR and I would work — we was working at AT&T a regular day, then we'd probably work 'til 2 or 3 o'clock in the morning, then get up, go to work the next morning." Universal 6502 Memory Test in issue 1 of Compute! magazine Eastern House Software Advertisement Eastern House Software - product catalog Eastern House Software - dealer brochure