ANTIC Episode 54 - News and More News
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In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Computer Podcast:
What we\\u2019ve been up to in the past month PLUS all the Atari 8-bit news we could find...
READY!
Recurring Links
Kevin\\u2019s Book \\u201cTerrible Nerd\\u201d
New Atari books scans at archive.org
Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge
Eaten By a Grue \\xa0
Donate to Ted Nelson project at: https://paypal.me/Savetz
TEH: Tech Enthusiast Hour - https://tehpodcast.com
ANTIC Interview Index - here
What We\\u2019ve Been Up To
- SDrive Max:
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- Atariwiki - https://atariwiki.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=SDrive-MAX
- Step-by-Step (German) - http://www.abbuc.de/~atarixle/readthread.php?f=15&t=9451&start=0
- 1 half SIO cable - https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=128
- case - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2718842
- Tandy Assembly - http://www.tandyassembly.com
- Living Computer Museum - https://livingcomputers.org
- Portland Retro Gaming Expo - http://www.retrogamingexpo.com \\xa0
- http://www.Textfiles.com
Recent Interviews
Atari News
- FastBASIC - https://github.com/dmsc/fastbasic/
- Rare Amdek Amdisk III 3" Disk Drive for Atari Computers on eBay - https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Amdek-Amdisk-III-3-Disk-Drive-for-Atari-Computers-working-/292781901516 \\xa0and https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-AMDEK-AMDISK-III-3-INCH-DISK-DRIVE-/323275722802
- Michael Sternberg created an amazing Atari disk data visualizer:
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- An example disk: https://twitter.com/KevinSavetz/status/1054045176165855234
- Visualizer code on github: https://github.com/michaelsternberg/atrviz
- Michael Sternberg on Twitter: https://twitter.com/16kRAM
- Discussion on AtariAge - \\xa0http://atariage.com/forums/topic/284718-atari-disk-data-visualizer/
- PLATOTerm Release page - \\xa0https://github.com/tschak909/platoterm64/releases/tag/PLATOTerm-1.0
- Irata.online Community For Retro-Computing Enthusiasts - \\xa0https://www.irata.online
- Sails of Doom, new multijoy game - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/283993-sails-of-doom-new-multijoy-game/?fbclid=IwAR3cq09TVQro6cgXbLR7aDDhz6GIBy5eFDMKfo3U9HGmhpRA6BC7E0e2KAY , Game available at http://a8.fandal.cz
- Space Harrier - https://atariteca.blogspot.com/2018/10/actualizacion-de-space-harrier-para.html#more
- Total Eclipse 3d Adventure - https://atariteca.blogspot.com/2018/11/total-eclipse-juego-de-aventuras-3d.html
- FLOP 62 - New Issue of the Floppy Disk Magazine - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/283991-flop-62-new-issue-of-the-floppy-disk-magazine
- ABBUC Software Contest winners announced - http://www.abbuc.de/atari/software-ressort/81-software/softwarewettbewerbe/1836-software-wettbewerb-2018
- There is also a Millionaire Custom Game Builder available
- ABBUC games available at http://a8.fandal.cz
- The wait is over! XFORMER 10 is here! - http://www.emulators.com/?fbclid=IwAR1Xb2qnlijwYed0Z_gYIRM3NurayXPAYVP4vemL2qw10qd0Egmsu7A5_4g\\xa0and\\xa0http://www.emulators.com/xformer.htm
- Atari Projects web site: http://atariprojects.org by Jason Moore
- Upcoming Shows where you might see Atari computers (or Atari people):
- http://wp.freeplayflorida.com/ Nov 9-11 orlando
- http://www.tandyassembly.com November 10th & 11th 2018 Springfield, OH
YouTube videos since last show
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T4RB0-UNMc&fbclid=IwAR2QQRNk7LrekhnkcaQTRBgrro7KGaza2Pzm6_1UG-VJ3ym-rHFQBFgUGAM - Sio2sd for ATARI XE/XL/400/800 with 16 GB SD CARD with DEMOS/FREE SOFTWARE UNBOXING and Review - Robbie Strike
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuwLbpr6yLo&fbclid=IwAR29Q1SO2xyHhY1EeZHtl2irMGjv1uoWkx9-hVUshFrpcMUdaKCucdHVlzM&app=desktop - Atari 1027 Printer. Printing Gettysburg Address - by clubvanderbilt
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3jML6x8yKU&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2GcHpYtT8BIx7VUWhhTzJnACBO2wIUIekQXE66xFCiJmQiOrlQJy7HXXw - IRATA.ONLINE: Getting Started with PLATOTerm for Atari 8-bit systems. - Thomas Cherryhomes (tschak909)
Commercial
- Bits and Bytes Episode 2: Ready-Made Programs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED3jbNCCjok
Mini-interviews
- Example of CURSIVE output: https://archive.org/details/IO_Connector_1986-12
- Syn software at: https://www.atariarchives.org/swlibrary/#syn
New at Archive.org
- https://archive.org/details/AutomatedLibraryII
- Allan (and edufun manuals) - https://archive.org/details/EdufunCatalog
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