ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast
Randy Kindig, Kay Savetz, Brad Arnold
We cover Atari news, reviews, and a special feature each show for the Atari 8-bit line of computers (400/800/XL/XE/XEGS)
Episodes
Mentioned books
Oct 16, 2014 • 38min
ANTIC Interview 3 - The Atari 8-bit Podcast - John Henson
Kevin interviews John Henson - The New Aladdin Magazine Download issues of The New Aladdin Henson’s new venture, Nuvolibri
Oct 6, 2014 • 1h 6min
ANTIC Interview 2 - The Atari 8-bit Podcast - Marty Goldberg
Randy interviews Marty Goldberg, co-author of “Atari Inc.: Business is Fun” and Atari historian. Atari Book Atari Book Facebook Atari Museum Atari Museum Facebook “Atari Inc.:Business is Fun” by Marty Goldberg and Curt Vendel at Amazon.com
Oct 1, 2014 • 35min
ANTIC Interview 1 - The Atari 8-bit Podcast - Paul Laughton
Kevin interviews Paul Laughton. Paul Laughton is the author of Apple DOS 3.1, Atari BASIC, the Atari DOS filesystem, and co-founder of Optimized Systems Software. The Atari 400/800 and OSS at Paul's web site Atari BASIC Source Book Paul's BASIC for Android
Sep 26, 2014 • 3h 8min
ANTIC Episode 15 - The Atari 8-bit Podcast - Gray Chang & Jonathan Halliday
On this episode of Antic, the Atari 8-bit PODCAST: We delve into the SIDE2 compact flash interface, look at arcade games ported to the 8-bits, discuss another new atari podcast, and interviews with Gray Chang -- author of Claim Jumper -- and Jonathan Halliday, creator of the new Atari GUI. Links mentioned in this episode: Recurring Links Floppy Days Podcast AtariArchives.org AtariMagazines.com Kevins Book “Terrible Nerd” New Atari books scans at archive.org ANTIC feedback at AtariAge What We’ve Been Up To VCF Midwest 9.0 Jim Brain Retro Innovations iTalk II Video on YouTube Atari 800 with Encore Video Productions Info Display System Covox VoiceMaster Video on YouTube ValForth SIO2PC Atlanta Maker Faire SpartaDOS News Retro Gamer Magazine New Atari 8-bit Podcast Inverse Atascii Mini Atari 800XL with Atari 1050 disk drive (3D printed) at MakerBot Mini Atari 800XL with Atari 1050 disk drive (3D printed) Blog Mini Atari 400 (3D printed) at MakerBot Mini Atari 400 (3D printed) Blog ABBUC 2014 Hardware contest entries SIO2BT (SIO to Bluetooth) at YouTube SIO2BT Discussion at AtariAge New keyboard interface for Atari 8-bit WUDSN Atari 8-bit cross-compiling New Cover for the 2nd Edition of Atari Inc. - Business Is Fun Nolan Bushnell Reddit AMA Atari User Magazine HTML5 version of the classic Star Raiders that runs in your browser Bill’s Modern Segment Asteroids Emulator at AtariMania Norbert's Emulators page: Asteroids Emulator for the Atari 800XL YouTube: Asteroids emulator on the Atari 800XL Pac-Man Arcade Orders at AtariAge AtariAge Forum: "Pac-man Update for Atari 8-bit" The Pac-Man Dossier Software of the Month Aspeqt Hardware of the Month SIDE2 Website of the Month Lotharek’s Lair Feedback McDonald’s Atari Commercial AtariBBS by Thom Cherryhomes AtariBBS ATA and ASC welcome screens AtariBBS BBSConf status AtariBBS User Module AtariBBS filemenu functionality AtariBBS flatmsg board functionality Interview - Gray Chang Gray Chang Website another interview with Gray archive.org full version Download APX programs Interview - Jonathan Halliday GUI Videos Jonathan’s Website Closing OUTRO MUSIC
Aug 29, 2014 • 2h 40min
ANTIC Episode 14 - The Atari 8-bit Podcast - Kieren Hawken & Dale Yocum
On this episode of Antic, the Atari 8-bit codpast: interviews with atari author and enthusiast Kieren Hawken; and Dale Yocum, the guy who thought up Atari Program Exchange. And Bill kendrick complains and ends up with his own segment, reviewing Space harrier. . . And we don’t talk about the Atari Dump Dig. Links mentioned in this episode: Recurring Links Floppy Days Podcast AtariArchives.org AtariMagazines.com Kevins Book “Terrible Nerd” New Atari books scans at archive.org ANTIC feedback at AtariAge What We’ve Been Up To Maker Faire Atlanta Arduino KansasFest CC65 Briel Computers Ten Pence Arcade Defcon Pro(c) Magazine -Euro 5,00 / World incl. postage. Payment by PayPal to 8bit@proc-atari.de News Nolan Bushnell interview on Retro Obscura - Discussion on AtariAge Nolan Bushnell interview on Retro Obscura Dump Dig movie trailer. movie to be titled “Atari: Game Over” RetroChallenge 2014 RetroChallenge 2014 - Earl Evans’ entry Atari SAP Music Archive Classic Gaming Expo VCF Midwest Portland Retro Gaming Expo Player/Missile Atari Podcast Translating ATASCII text files to ASCII text files on AtariAge "Invenies Verba" for Atari 8-bit by Bill Kendrick on YouTube Archive.org Atari Emulator Screenshots Bill Kendrick’s Modern Segment Chris Hutt's website (Wayback Machine archive)Chris Hutt's YouTube channelRelease announcement on AtariAge forums (with video and download link)AtariMania entry Software of the Month Atari 800 Best Game Pack Hardware of the Month Atari-styled USB Joystick Website of the Month Once Upon Atari AtariMania Listener Feedback James Hague’s DaisyPop iPhone Game on iTunes Computer Art and Animation: A User's Guide to Atari LOGO Atari800MacX Interview - Kieren Hawken Retro Video Gamer Homebrew Heroes Revival Retro Event ROM Retro Event Retro Gamer Magazine Atari User Nolan Bushnell Interview by Kieren on YouTube Interview - Dale Yocum Unedited version of Interview at Archive.org Closing Atari Tape Music
Jul 20, 2014 • 3h 2min
ANTIC Episode 13 - The Atari 8-bit Podcast - One Year Birthday & Fernando Herrara
On this one-year anniversary episode of Antic, the Atari 8-bit Podcast: we serve up a steaming pile of Hashteroids, Kevin reminisces about his first modem (it was blue and 300 baud!) , and we wax hopeful about a new Atari podcast, book, and magazine. Happy birthday to us. Recurring Links Floppy Days Podcast AtariArchives.org AtariMagazines.com Kevins Book “Terrible Nerd” New Atari books scans at archive.org ANTIC feedback at AtariAge Intro C64 Reloaded What We’ve Been Up To Nautilus video game for the Atari Maker Faire Atlanta Atari 8-bit Demos Discussion on AtariAge Roguelike Radio podcast Enhancements to Graph-It Atari 7800 Multi-cart BASIC Tenliners - German Edition book News Atari turns Asteroids into Hashteroids for Denny's Atari is teaming up with Denny’s Can Once Famous Gaming Giant Atari Turn a New Generation Onto Pong? New Atari 8-bit Podcast called Player/Missile Centron3D AtariAge Discussion of Centron3D Atari 800 - Best Game Pack "Atari Corp.: Business Is War” book pre-announced Lukas Ketner Art on Facebook Possible new Atari programming magazine "Atari party draws young and old to honor Sunnyvale's gaming heritage" at San Jose Mercury News Photos of Atari Party KansasFest Classic Console & Arcade Gaming Show Classic Gaming Expo Classic Gaming Expo on Facebook Vintage Computer Festival Midwest Vintage Computer Festival Midwest on Facebook Vintage Computer Festival Midwest on Twitter Portland Retro Gaming Expo ABBUC Software Contest 2014 (German) ABBUC Software Contest 2014 - Rules in English ABBUC Software Contest 2014 - Discussion on AtariAge Software of the Month - LeBreak LeBreak - break movie creator Hardware of the Month - MPP Modems Microbits Peripheral Products MPP 1000 Modem Website of the Month - AtariLeaks AtariLeaks at AtariArchives AtariLeaks at Web.Archive.Org Followup discussion on AtariAge FBI FOIA Response regarding Jack Tramiel Listener Feedback Atari Ethernet Matt Lacey Atari BBS's Feature Topic (Atari 8-bit File Extensions) File Extensions Discussion at AtariAge File Extensions at Atari 8-Bit Computers: Frequently Asked Questions Interview - Fernando Herrera AstroChase Full Interview at Archive.org
Jun 23, 2014 • 3h 21min
ANTIC Episode 12 - The Atari 8-bit Podcast - Bill Kendrick, Fred Thorlin, & William Culver
On this episode of Antic, the Atari 8-bit Podcast: interviews with Fred Thorlin, former director of Atari Program Exchange; Bill Kendrick, father of Atari Party; and William Culver, co-host of the Colecovisions podcast . . . plus . . . will Atari be a hardware giant again? Links mentioned in this episode: Recurring Links Floppy Days Podcast AtariArchives.org AtariMagazines.com Kevins Book “Terrible Nerd” New Atari books scans at archive.org ANTIC feedback at AtariAge Atlanta Historical Computing Society What We’ve Been Up To Eastern Front Material from Chris Crawford Eastern Front ATR’s from Chris Crawford Ground Kontrol Retro-Arcade in Portland, OR News Jim Brain’s Store - Retro Innovations Dump Dig Update Nolan Bushnell interview with Oregon Public Broadcasting Alien Voice box prototype Top 10 Atari 7800 Games at RetroGamer Multi-Cart for 30th Anniversary of 7800 on Retro Collect Multi-Cart on AtariAge Dizzy - new homebrew ccTalk Mailing List Marcin Wichary Atari Collection for Sale Pro(c) Atari Printed Magazine Realtime audio / video realtime load & play on an Atari 8-bit using a modded MyIDE Atari Party Southern-Fried Gameroom ExpoSeattle Retro Gaming Expo Video Game Summit KansasFest Classic Console & Arcade Gaming Show Classic Gaming Expo Facebook Page Classic Gaming Expo Website VCF Midwest Website VCF Midwest Facebook Page VCF Midwest Twitter Portland Retro Gaming Expo Atari will be 'a hardware brand' again in the future, says CEO Ten Pence Arcade Podcast Archive.org - Computer Newsletters Archive.org - Atari Computer Enthusiasts of Columbus, Ohio Newsletter Archive.org - Jersey Atari Computer Society Newsletter Volume 4, Number 4 Archive.org - Jersey Atari Computer Society Newsletter Volume 5, Number 2 Software of the Month - Star Raiders Star Raiders at Wikipedia Star Raiders at Atarimania Hardware of the Month - AtariMax MyIDEII MyIDEII at AtariMax MyIDEII Video at YouTube Website of the Month - The Atari Times The Atari Times Website Feedback Triton Quick Disk by Radofin for ZX Spectrum Triton Quick Disk by Radofin for C64 Interview - Bill Kendrick Gem Drop Tux Paint Bill Kendrick’s Atari Relics Bill’s NOMAM contest entries XL-Search Atari software search engine Interview - Fred Thorlin APX at Archive.org Interview - William Culver ColecoVisions Podcast Forums ColecoVisions Podcast Website William’s ArcadeUSA at YouTube
May 9, 2014 • 41min
ANTIC Episode 11 - The Atari 8-bit Podcast - Live from VCFSE 2.0!
On this episode of Antic, the Atari 8-bit podcast, we broadcast live from Vintage Computer Festival Southeast 2.0, interview attendees with Atari stories, find out who's going to win the grand prize for the quiz show (hint: It's someone you may know!), and answer questions from the audience. Come join us for the most fun-packed show we've had yet! READY Links mentioned in this episode: Recurring Links Floppy Days Podcast AtariArchives.org AtariMagazines.com Kevins Book “Terrible Nerd” New Atari books scans at archive.org ANTIC feedback at AtariAge Show Vintage Computer Festival Southeast 2.0 Serge's Boxed Atari Collection
Apr 24, 2014 • 2h 56min
ANTIC Episode 10 - The Atari 8-bit Podcast - Darren Doyle & Michael Current
On this episode of Antic, the Atari 8-bit Podcast: Randy does a horrible impersonation of Rod Serling, we talk with Darren Doyle of Atari Gamer Magazine, have a discussion with Michael Current of the Atari 8-bit FAQ AND give you the scoop on Vintage Computer Festival Southeast 2.0. Also Kevin gives excuses about why his alien voice box isn’t working...still. Links mentioned in this episode: Recurring Links Floppy Days Podcast AtariArchives.org AtariMagazines.com Kevins Book “Terrible Nerd” New Atari books scans at archive.org ANTIC feedback at AtariAge What We’ve Been Up To VCF Southeast 2.0 VCFSE 2.0 Kickstarter The Future Was Here: The Commodore Amiga by Jimmy Maher Finding The Next Steve Jobs by Nolan Bushnell and Gene Stone The Making of Karateka: Journals 1982-1985 by Jordan Mechner Kevin's 10-line Contest Entry: Abduction Kevin's 10-line Contest Entry: Joy Joy Revolution CoCoFest 2014 Atari 5200 Information on WikiPedia ShopGoodWill.com News The Art of Atari: From Pixels to Paintbrush City Updates Agreement for Atari Dump Dig Retro Gamer MagazineSouthern-Fried Gameroom Expo Classic Console & Arcade Gaming Show 2014 Video Game Summit High Score Club (HSC) on AtariAge - 11th season Article: Learn more about the legends of game design from GDC 1997 Video: Learn more about the legends of game design from GDC 1997 New ACUSOL language being developed for the Atari 8-bit, discussion on AtariAge Action! Language for the Atari Atari Casino More Atari Casino Bushnell could have been rich! ColecoVisions Podcast Forum Colecovisions Podcast Show Notes Dennis Harkins Atari Papers Archive.org - MicroTimes magazine Atari 800 on v1n1 - interview with FreeFall (archon)’s creators Jon Freeman and Anne Westfall BBS land Atari 520 ST First Impressions, Preview of Amiga Br0derbund software interview Mindset computer Website of the Month Atari Mail Archive Software of the Month (Software Automatic Mouth, SAM) SAM Manual, disk image, and MP3s SAM Online simulator SAM Creator SoftVoice SoftSynth Hardware of the Month (VoiceBox Speech Synthesizer by The Alien Group) Ad for VoiceBox AtariAge discussion Listener Feedback Ten Pence Arcade Podcast Atari Technical Information Maintained by Dan Interview - Darren Doyle Atari Gamer Magazine Homebrew Heroes Magazine Interview - Michael Current Unedited version of the interview (1 hour) Michael current’s web site Atari 8-Bit Computers: Frequently Asked Questions Atari 8-Bit Computers: Vendors and Developers list Welcome to comp.sys.atari.8bit! Atari History Timelines St. Paul Atari Computer Enthusiasts (SPACE)
Apr 3, 2014 • 2h 10min
ANTIC Episode 9 - The Atari 8-bit Podcast - JD Casten & Steve Wilds
On this episode of Antic, the Atari 8-bit Podcast: an interview with JD Casten, Antic magazine’s prolific game author, an interview with Steve Wilds, editor of Atari User Magazine … and lots of retrogaming news and reviews. Links mentioned in this episode: Recurring Links Floppy Days Podcast AtariArchives.org AtariMagazines.com Kevins Book “Terrible Nerd” New Atari books scans at archive.org ANTIC feedback at AtariAge What We’ve Been Up To Turbo-BASIC XL Turbo-BASIC XL at Page6.org Turbo-BASIC XL Expanded Documentation More Turbo-BASIC XL Information ShopGoodWill.com Retro Gamer Magazine Vintage Computer Festival Southeast (VCFSE) 2.0 News VCF East 9.1 Seattle Retro Gaming Expo Classic Gaming Expo Portland Retro Gaming Expo Retro Gamer Magazine picks top 10 Atari 8-bit games Floppy Bird Article Floppy Bird Download Stampede Article Stampede Download Perplexity Article Perplexity Download Retro Gaming Magazine Nolan Bushnell Article on using Games to Teach Atari Dump Dig Update Tablet-Friendly Revamp for Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy “Vintage Game Consoles: An Inside Look at Apple, Atari, Commodore, Nintendo, and the Greatest Gaming Platforms of All Time” by Bill Loguidice and Matt Barton TitanFall Arcade Discussion on AtariAge about Buying Atari Archive.org BusinessCase Software of the Month Synapse Software Syn Business Application Series Hardware of the Month Atari XE Game System (XEGS) Website of the Month Atari Museum Facebook Page for Atari Museum Interview - JD Casten JD Casten Website Interview - Steve Wilds Atari User Magazine


