ANTIC Episode 107 - 4 Times!
In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast\u2026we realize there are 4 times as many interview episodes as regular episodes and what that might say, Kay visits the Strong Museum, Randy attends the Indy Classic Expo, and Brad drools over a keyboard for the 400 Mini\u2026
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Recurring Links\xa0
Kay\u2019s Book \u201cTerrible Nerd\u201d\xa0
New Atari books scans at archive.org\xa0
ANTIC feedback at AtariAge\xa0
Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge\xa0
Interview index: here\xa0
AHCS\xa0
Eaten By a Grue\xa0
Next Without For\xa0
Links for Items Mentioned in Show:
What we\u2019ve been up to
Strong Museum - https://www.museumofplay.org/\xa0
Atari BASIC Tutorial book - https://archive.org/details/ataribooks-atari-basic-tutorial\xa0
Indy Classic Expo, April 16 & 17 - http://indyclassic.org\xa0
80-column card for 1090XL - Brian Reifsnyder - https://www.tindie.com/products/5cfab/80-column-rpp-board-for-the-atari-1090xl1091xl/\xa0
Disk archiving setup, using FujiNet - new project by Randy at Jason Moore\u2019s Atari Projects - https://atariprojects.org/2024/04/06/archive-atari-8-bit-computer-disks-from-a-real-floppy-to-a-virtual-disk-using-fujinet-15-30-minutes/\xa0
News
Andy Diller\u2019s tnfs server for FujiNet - tnfs.Atari8bit.net or FujiNet.Atari8bit.net\xa0
Other FujiNet goodness from Andy - https://atari8bit.net/projects/software/fujinet-server-status/\xa0
Tim Lapetino Interview - https://www.creativebloq.com/features/atari-creative-director-tim-lapetino-interview\xa0
BASIC 10-Liner Contest winners announced! - https://www.homeputerium.de/\xa0
Vitoco has bundled Atari 8 Bit computer games competing in the BASIC 10 Liners Contest 2024 into a single disk - https://www.vitoco.cl/atari/10liner/NOMAM2024.atr\xa0
New Game! Missile Command Arcade (VBXE) - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/365388-new-game-missile-command-arcade-vbxe/\xa0
VCF East update by Thom Cherryhomes - https://www.facebook.com/groups/atari8bitcomputers/permalink/7361112970592812/\xa0
FujiNet RAPID #6 from Andy Diller - https://www.atariorbit.org/rapid/\xa0
Atari XF 351 floppy drive clone - https://www.sellmyretro.com/offer/details/64292\xa0
Atari 8-bit machines comparison table - MrFish - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/289798-atari-8-bit-machines-comparison-table/?do=findComment&comment=5453949\xa0
keyboard for the 400Mini - ScreamingAtTheRadio - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/363964-i-made-a-keyboard-for-my-400mini/\xa0
RastaConverter - Jakub "Ilmenit" D\u0119bski:
https://forums.atariage.com/topic/200118-images-generated-by-rastaconverter/\xa0
https://www.atariteca.net.pe/2024/04/rastaconverter-beta-9-renuevan-el.html\xa0
PAS 6502 - added Atari 8-bit support - https://syntaxerrorsoftware.itch.io/pas6502/devlog/717309/new-machine-support-and-some-fixes\xa0
Upcoming Shows
VCF Southwest - June 14-16, 2024 - Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center at UT Dallas - https://www.vcfsw.org/\xa0
Boatfest Retro Computer Expo - June 14-16 - Hurricane, WV - http://boatfest.info\xa0
Southern Fried Gaming Expo and VCF Southeast - July 19-21,\xa0 2024 - Atlanta, GA - https://gameatl.com/\xa0
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/\xa0
Fujiama - July 23-28 - Lengenfeld, Germany - http://atarixle.ddns.net/fuji/2024/\xa0\xa0
Vintage Computer Festival West - August 2-3 - Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA - https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-west/\xa0
Silly Venture SE (Summer Edition) - Aug. 15-18 - Gdansk, Poland - https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2024-se\xa0\xa0
VCF Midwest - September 7-8 - Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL - http://vcfmw.org/\xa0\xa0
Portland Retro Gaming Expo - September 27-29, 2024 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - https://retrogamingexpo.com/\xa0
Silly Venture WE (Winter Edition) - Dec. 5-8 - Gdansk, Poland - https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2024-we\xa0\xa0
YouTube Videos
Let's install a monitor jack and upgrade the RAM on a US Atari 600XL - FlashJazzCat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyWtzC96kZo\xa0
Simius Sophia 2 : Atari 800XL Install - Vintage Gaming Memories:
ATARI XL / XE += GUNNER =+ BASIC 10LINER CONTEST 2024 - Atari 8 Bits For Ever - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR2RkDt__3s\xa0
Atari XL/XE -=Tetris=- BASIC 10 Liner Contest 2024 - Saberman RetroNews - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjh_k55Hjeo\xa0
Every Atari 8-Bit Game in the BASIC 10 Liner Contest 2024 - ZeroPage Homebrew - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaBBVvFsBX8\xa0
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