ANTIC Episode 90 - Lets All Retire!

In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… Atari hits 50 big years, Lego gets into the ballgame, and Randy talks retirement (no, not from the show).

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Recurring Links 

Floppy Days Podcast 

AtariArchives.org 

AtariMagazines.com 

Kevin’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

• http://blog.archive.org/2022/07/13/have-you-played-atari-today-2/  
• https://github.com/savetz/Phoenix_AdventureInTime 
• https://github.com/savetz/Phoenix_BirthOfThePhoenix 
• https://github.com/savetz/Phoenix_QueenOfPhobos 
• Sharp Aquos 15” LCD -  https://www.crutchfield.com/S-KJSgUXWo9OQ/p_284LC15S1U/Sharp-LC-15S1U.html 
• 512 ram expansion, Atari 800 XL on SellMyRetro - https://www.sellmyretro.com/offer/details/61296 

News

• Atari 130XE Games Book  (Retro Reproductions) - https://www.amazon.com/Atari-130XE-Games-Retro-Reproductions/dp/1789826233 
• A Graphical OS for the Atari 8-bit by Flashjazzcat - https://atari8.co.uk/gui/ 
• SIO2PC USB at Vintage Computer Center - https://www.vintagecomputercenter.com/product/sio2pc 
• Atari 800XL dust cover at VITNO - https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/989847739/atari-800xl-dust-cover-brand-new 
• “A decade-long attempt to enter PC history: Atari home computers” by Vilius Petkauskas at CyberNews - https://cybernews.com/editorial/a-decade-long-attempt-to-enter-pc-history-atari-home-computers/ 
• “Atari Turns 50: A Look Back on the Original Name in Video Games” by Jamie Lendino, PC Magazine - https://www.pcmag.com/news/atari-turns-50-a-look-back-on-the-original-name-in-video-games 
• Atari 2600 Lego - https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/atari-2600-10306 
• Dungeoneer by Ed Salisbury
  • The game can be downloaded directly - https://github.com/godlikemouse/atari-1200xl-asm/releases/download/v1.3/dungeoneer.xex 
  • You can find all the source code here - https://github.com/godlikemouse/atari-1200xl-asm 
  • YouTube channel - http://youtube.com/MissionEdPossible 
• Atari emulator for the Nintendo 3DS - https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Atari800-3DS 
• Timothy Kline - https://atari-owner.com/ 
• SWUtils (SimCheck, SimTest, OSDump) by Panther
  • https://atariage.com/forums/topic/333084-swutils-simcheck-simtest-osdump/
  • http://www.atariverse.com/files/utils/ 

Upcoming Shows

• VCF West 2022 =  Aug 6, 7, The Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA - https://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west/ 
• Long Island Retro Gaming Expo = Aug 12-14, Cradle of Aviation, Garden City, NY - https://liretro.com/?fbclid=IwAR1UBBrrkg-aoTwUb7fL_Rd56Chv29oyS7Ycxs7Wn5g4iyoN7q3JtWUxioE 
• Fujiama = Sept 8-11 in Lengenfeld Germany http://fujiama.eu/ 
• VCF Midwest = Sep. 10-11, Chicago area http://vcfmw.org/ 
• Portland Retro Gaming Expo = October 14-16 https://www.retrogamingexpo.com 

YouTube Videos

• Atari 800XL with the BackBit Pro - The Taylor and Amy Show - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI8b_XAuYXU 
• Atari XL/XE Hypra-Soft-Basic Tips - 𝕯𝖆𝖘 𝕰𝖓𝖉𝖊
• • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFG39jnAnH4
  • https://atariwiki.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=Hypra-Soft-Basic 
• Is this the “Ultimate” upgrade for your Atari XL/XE? - retrobits - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Br6iUfl73IU 
• ReWind demo by NG & Zelax - philsan69 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s2vqN1jWgU 
• Alley Dog demo by Agenda - philsan69 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTHxkxdoRgU 
• SIDE3 Beta Loader Update: Part 1 - FlashJazzCat - https://youtu.be/LJgnJ10SVzU 
• SIDE3 Beta Loader Update: Part 2 - FlashJazzCat - https://youtu.be/roID-Rzy5Aw 

New at Archive.org

• https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-dec-87-vol-7-no-12-atari-articles 
• https://archive.org/details/atari-touch-the-future/Atari_PCS_Price_list 
• https://archive.org/details/waug-newsletter-january-1983 
• https://archive.org/details/waterloo-atari-users-group-newsletter-febuary-1983 
• https://archive.org/details/waug-newsletter-june-1983 
• https://archive.org/details/waug-newsletter-june-1983 
• https://archive.org/details/bace-newsletter-july-1983 
• https://archive.org/details/black-hawk-ace-newsletter-august-1983 
• https://archive.org/details/black-hawk-ace-newsletter-october-1983 
• https://archive.org/details/cintari0693 
• https://archive.org/details/atari_computer_enthusiasts_hawaii/acehi_1987_december