ANTIC Episode 105 - Secret Club Meeting with Andy Diller

In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… we pull together our secret club of Atari hackers, including special guest Andy Diller, and talk FujiNet, archiving disks, VCF SoCal, VCF East, listener feedback and more in an extra-long episode.

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Recurring Links 

Floppy Days Podcast 

AtariArchives.org 

AtariMagazines.com 

Kay’s Book “Terrible Nerd” 

New Atari books scans at archive.org 

ANTIC feedback at AtariAge 

Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge 

Interview index: here 

ANTIC Facebook Page 

AHCS 

Eaten By a Grue 

Next Without For 

Links for Items Mentioned in Show:

What we’ve been up to

• FujiNet Updates

  • FujiNet has a cheatsheet- on the wiki - a wealth of info

    • Wiki: https://github.com/FujiNetWIFI/fujinet-firmware/wiki 

    • FujiNet GPT: https://chat.openai.com/g/g-QRB9PLLB4-fujinet 

  • Virtual FujiNet in a File - virtual machine created for virtual box or vmware

    • https://fujinet-vm.readthedocs.io/ 

  • FujiNet board for 1090XL

    • https://forums.atariage.com/topic/350518-fujinet-on-the-1090xl-expansion-system/?do=findComment&comment=5368425

• Atari Classroom at VCF East 2024 in April 

  • https://vcfed.org/vcf-east-computer-classroom/ 

  • SWAG: FujiNet, Signed BREAKOUT, VCF bag, Classroom T Shirt

    • https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/celebrating-the-atari-800-and-its-games 

  • Classes: FujiNet, ACTION!, BASIC, Assembly - info on http://www.vcfed.org 

• NOS updates- help and binary saves, read from SD card, XEP80 support

  • https://github.com/michaelsternberg/fujinet-nhandler/releases 

• FujiNet on 2600 - JeffP is actively working on this

  • Al_Nafuur on discord playing with a 2600 version of 5 Card Stud? - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/359421-fujinet-for-atari-2600/?do=fi 

• 1090XL expansion unit and 320K RAM board - reifsnyderb 

  • Discussion - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/333084-swutils-simcheck-simtest-osdump/ 

  • Purchase - https://www.tindie.com/products/5cfab/1090xl-modernized-reproduction-main-board/ 

• Jersey Atari Computer Group newsletter and PD library archiving:

  • JACG newsletter and PD disks discussion - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/313036-jersey-atari-computer-group-jacg-disk-archive/ 

  • Some archived PD disks - https://archive.org/details/jacg-disks1 

• VCF SoCal - http://www.vcfsocal.com 

  • Jason Moore - https://atariprojects.org/ 

  • Rob Sherman - AtariBBS - ​​https://www.southernamis.com/ 

  • The VintNerd - https://thevintnerd.com/index.html 

  • Thom Cherryhomes - FujiNet - https://fujinet.online/ 

  • Steve & Jeff Fulton - https://intotheverticalblank.com/ 

• Atari Demo Compilation tape 

• ANTIC Interview 413 - Valerie (Atkinson) Manfull, Atari Game Research Group (2021 interview) 

• Computer History Museum 

• Lee Pappas Interview - ANTIC Interview 19 - The Atari 8-bit Podcast - Lee Pappas, ANALOG (2015) 

News

• Atari 400 Mini!!! - https://atari.com/products/atari-400-mini-1 

• Other “Company that calls itself Atari” shenanigans —

  • https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/tourism/plans-for-atari-themed-hotel-in-las-vegas-not-dead-yet-2983080 

  • https://finance.yahoo.com/news/atari-spins-limited-series-documentary-191500837.html 

  • https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/01/atari-goes-celestial-in-new-lunar-lander-beyond-narrative-trailer 

  • https://boingboing.net/2024/01/19/atari-files-for-trademark-on-rogue-a-44-year-old-game-it-did-not-make-and-does-not-appear-to-own.html 

  • https://www.anbmedia.com/news/2024/02/atari-sets-celebrity-game-show-in-motion/ 

  • https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/atari-celebrity-game-show/ 

• AtariAge High Score Club - therealbountybob - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/360206-hsc21-round-1-super-pacman-new-season-jan-2024-join-in/ 

• CHIP-8 interpreter updates:

  • https://forums.atariage.com/topic/82003-chip8-emulator-version-10/page/3/#comment-5398586 

  • https://github.com/pkali/Chip-8/releases/tag/v2.2 

• BASIC 10-Liner Contest on! - https://www.homeputerium.de/ 

• Nancy Taitt has died:

  • https://www.adamsfuneralchapel.com/obituary/Nancy-Taitt 

  • Henry and Nancy Taitt, Creative Learning Association (2020 interview) 

• Making new 1020 plotter pens - FieroDoug5 and RetroHax: 

  • https://retrohax.net/atari-1020-plotter-plotting-pens-replacement/ 

  • Discussion on AtariAge - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/361837-atari-1020-plotter-diy-replacement-pensretrohaxnet/ 

• 6th Annual Atari Homebrew Awards: 

  • https://forums.atariage.com/topic/356719-6th-annual-atari-homebrew-awards-voting-information-discussion/ 

  • Awards Show - ZeroPage Homebrew Twitch Stream 

• Thorn EMI's Wargames "inspired" Computer War is now HighScoreEnabled - Full list at http://apps.irata.online/Atari_8-bit/Games/High%20Score%20Enabled/ 

• Linejewels 0.5 (public beta) - cross platform basic game (c64,atarixl,ms-dos(gw), amstrad, micro bbc) - la1n - https://www.lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=83997 

• KARAI -  https://github.com/dcerisano/karai 

• Atari 8 Bit USB-C Power Adapter - Mozzwald - https://mozzwald.com/product/atari-8-bit-usb-c-power-adapter/ 

• next Texas Atari 8-bit Computer Owners (T.A.C.O.) meeting is scheduled for Saturday, March 9th at the National Videogame Museum - https://www.facebook.com/events/7127872797260111/permalink/7127872823926775/ 

• RM 800XL - https://x.com/rm_800xl/status/1757070239672488338 

Upcoming Shows

• Interim Computer Festival SPRING - March 23rd and 24th, 2024 - Intraspace, Seattle, WA - https://sdf.org/icf/ 

• Midwest Gaming Classic - April 5-7 - Wisconsin Center, Milwaukee, WI - https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/ 

• VCF East - April 12-14, 2024 - Wall, NJ - http://www.vcfed.org 

• Indy Classic Computer and Video Game Expo - April 13-14 - Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel, Indianapolis, IN - https://indyclassic.org/ 

• VCF Europa - April 27-28, 2024 - Munich, Germany - https://vcfe.org/E/ 

• VCF Southwest - June 14-16, 2024 - Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center at UT Dallas - https://www.vcfsw.org/ 

• Boatfest Retro Computer Expo - June 14-16 - Hurricane, WV - http://boatfest.info 

• Southern Fried Gaming Expo and VCF Southeast - July 19-21,  2024 - Atlanta, GA - https://gameatl.com/ 

• Fujiama - July 23-28 - Lengenfeld, Germany - http://atarixle.ddns.net/fuji/2024/  

• Silly Venture SE (Summer Edition) - Aug. 15-28 - Gdansk, Poland - https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2024-se  

• VCF Midwest - September 7-8 - NEW VENUE TBD - http://vcfmw.org/ 

• Portland Retro Gaming Expo - September 27-29, 2024 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - https://retrogamingexpo.com/ 

• Silly Venture WE (Winter Edition) - Dec. 5-8 - Gdansk, Poland - https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2024-we  

• Event page created by Chicago Classic Computing - http://chiclassiccomp.org/events.html 

• Event page created by Floppy Days - https://www.facebook.com/VintageComputerShows/ 

YouTube Videos

• 25 FPS and 3D Action Games to Rock Your Atari400 Mini and Atari8bit - Into the Vertical Blank (the Fulton brothers) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkYhQLx1tqE 

• All *25* Atari 400 Mini Games!!! Hidden Gems and Classics!!! - Greg’s Game Room - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9vlGMKNvLc 

• Let's install $800 of upgrades into an Atari 800XL - FlashJazzCat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_XhKtQoLUE 

• Upgraded Atari 800XL comes back butchered - FlashJazzCat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BBkx4Rw6Mk 

• Yorky Memory Expansion - Atari 800XL - RetroAndGaming - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLsNzeZyaKw 

New at Archive.org 

• Allen:

  • https://archive.org/details/creation-story-from-genesis-ziza-presents-inc

  • https://archive.org/details/christian-signs-and-symbols-ziza-presents-inc

  • https://archive.org/details/microrec-compumax

  • https://archive.org/details/lawrence-atari-computer-club-newsletter-june-1986

  • https://archive.org/details/milwaukee-area-atari-users-group-newsletter-june-1986/

  • https://archive.org/details/modesto-atari-computer-club-newsletter-june-1986

• https://archive.org/details/soundn_202402

• https://archive.org/details/1987-07-08-mil-atari-newsletter

• https://archive.org/details/1984-05-mil-atari-newsletter

• https://archive.org/details/atari-news-primavera-1983/page/n3/mode/2up

• Neponset NiteLite Atari BBS Listing 1985 https://archive.org/details/scn-0001_202401 

Feedback

• Chris LaBuda - http://vintagegamingmemories.com/ 

• "That Atari Show 63: "Frantic For ANTIC!" ( w/ Special Guest, Bally Alley), Newsline & Kay Savetz" today - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uxpyfkx9_RU 

• Atari Wiki - https://atariwiki.org/wiki/ 

• Adam-Tree genealogy program