ANTIC Interview 292 - Claus Buchholz & Lance Ward, ACE-80
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Claus Buchholz and Lance Ward, ACE-80
Hello. \\xa0Welcome to an interview-only episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Computer Podcast. \\xa0I am Randy Kindig. \\xa0In 1985, Claus Buchholz and Lance Ward released the ACE-80 and ACE-80XL cartridges, which gave 80-column text capability to the Atari 800 and XL computers, respectively. \\xa0These were released through their newly-formed company, Amiable Computer Products. \\xa0Claus also developed a 256K upgrade for the Atari 800XL and wrote an article on converting Atari computer programs to the 5200.
This interview took place on April 8, 2017.
Links:
- A.N.A.L.O.G. #15, January 1984 - TRANSPORTING ATARI COMPUTER PROGRAMS TO THE ATARI 5200 - http://www.atarimuseum.com/videogames/consoles/5200/conv_to_5200.html
- Byte article on Quarter-Meg Atari 800XL \\xa0- http://atariage.com/forums/index.php?app=core&module=attach§ion=attach&attach_id=362652
- ACE-80 PDF at AtariAge - http://atariage.com/forums/index.php?app=core&module=attach§ion=attach&attach_id=99163