ANTIC Episode 32 - Into the Big Scary World
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On this episode of Antic the Atari 8-bit podcast, we venture out into the big scary world \\u2014 both Randy and I went to VCF SouthEast, and Kevin went to the museum. The winners of the 2016 10-line BASIC programming contest are announced, and Bill Kendrick drops knowledge about the demo scene.
Recurring Links
Kevin\\u2019s Book \\u201cTerrible Nerd\\u201d
New Atari books scans at archive.org
Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge
What we\\u2019ve been up to
- Hacking Jumpman: Finished GP III video
- Kevin\\u2019s a winner!
- Game Masters special exhibit at OMSI - https://www.omsi.edu/gamemasters
- SpartaDOS X Super Cart
- Edladdin Controllers - http://edladdin.com/
- Podcaster\\u2019s Roundtable at VCFSE
- Steve DeFrisco - Antic Interview 123
- Steve DeFrisco Wing War
- breakout PCB - https://www.bitsofthepast.com/?p=833
Interview Discussion
- Bruce Poehlman game \\u201cThe Last Starfighter\\u201d, orginally \\u201cOrbiter\\u201d
- The Last Starfighter cabinet
- Transcription of David Heller (Dr. Wacko) interview (thanks to Kevin Chase)
News
- Atariada 2016
- FLOP - Diskette electronic "magazine" for Atari XE / XL (Czech) - http://flop.atariportal.cz/
- 10-line contest
- youtube vidoes in which Kevin tests all the 10-line Atari games
- Atari 65XE USB Keyboard by Tynemouth Software on Etsy
- Atari 65XE USB Keyboard complete with Raspberry Pi and USB hub
- Atari 65XE USB Keyboard with USB joystick controller where the original joystick ports are
- Insert coin to tour the new National Videogame Museum
- National Videogame Museum
- A Look At Video Game History: \\u2018The Art Of Atari\\u2019 Due For October Release
- \\u201cThe Art of Atari\\u201d preview
- Upcoming Shows:
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- Last Chicago CocoFest - http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/ April 23 & 24, 2016, Heron Point Convention Center, Lombard, IL
- Southern Fried GameRoom Expo June 10-12
- KansasFest \\xa0- July 19-24, 2016 - https://www.kansasfest.org
- Atari Party - Saturday, July 30, at 12 PM - 5 PM in PDT, Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library, 315 E 14th St, Davis, California 95616
- VCF west - Aug 6-7
- VCF midwest \\u2014\\xa0Sep 10-11, Elk Grove Village, IL
- PRGE Oct 21-23 http://www.retrogamingexpo.com
- Colo. Lottery Launches Atari Scratch-Off
- Upgraded internal replacement Mylars for the Atari 1200XL keyboard
- Widely used repair tips - 1200XL Keyboard Tune-up
- Atari800 handheld console emulator for Nintendo 3DS
New at Archive.org
- APX manuals https://archive.org/details/@allan52
- https://archive.org/details/XLXEPowerSupplies \\xa0- modern electronics magazine 1986
- https://archive.org/details/ICDRamboXL256KBManual
- https://archive.org/details/AxiomAT846PrinterInterfaceManual
- https://archive.org/details/HebrewAtariClubJuly89
- https://archive.org/details/AtariEnvisionSourceCode
Bill\\u2019s Modern Segment
- "Control" demo, by LaResistance, 2010
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- Pouet entry: http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=56481
- DemoZoo entry: http://demozoo.org/productions/56527/
- YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OsK4eC6rpg
- LaResistance website: http://laresistance.pigwa.net/
- Based on "Control" demo for Amiga, by Oxygene, 1995
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- Pouet entry: http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=3031
- Amiga Demoscene Archive entry: http://ada.untergrund.net/?p=demo&i=299
- YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzOp3ngc1MA
- Definitions:
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- "Demoescene" Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demoscene
- \\u201cDemake\\u201d TV Tropes entry
- "Demakes" section of "Video game remake" article at Wikipedia
Of the Month
- Bit 3 Full-View 80 - 80 column card for the Atari 800 - ebay auction
- Dave and Sandy Small wrote an article in Antic
- There\'s a few lines of BASIC code that will kick on the Bit-3. You\'ll find them at - http://www.cchaven.com/BIT3FV80.HTML
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