ANTIC Episode 36 - Do Not Listen While Climbing a Ladder - a podcast by Randy Kindig, Kay Savetz, Brad Arnold

In this episode of Antic the Atari 8-bit podcast, we visit vintage computer festivals and upgrade our systems. We fail to spend thousands of dollars on rare new hardware.

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

ANTIC Facebook Page

AHCS

What we’ve been up to

• Paul Westphal at Eight Bit Fix - http://www.eightbitfix.com
• VCFMW 11- http://vcfmw.org
• Suburban Chicago Atarians (SCAT) - http://www.scatarians.org/
• Randy’s Presentation at VCFMW11 on Modern Upgrades for Vintage Computers
• Edladdin controllers - http://www.edladdin.com/
• TransKey II for XEGS - http://ataribits.weebly.com/transkey-ii.html
• Ultimate Cart runs by Santosp (Panagiotis Santos)
• Ultimate Cart run by MacRorie
• Atlanta Maker Faire. Oct 1 & 2 - http://atlanta.makerfaire.com/
• Dial-A-Grue - https://dial-a-grue.com
• VCF West XI -- Paul Laughton — Mainframes to micros and beyond
• Harry Stewart stuff:
• • Atari WSFN - An Introduction - draft
  • Atari WSFN Manual Draft
  • Atari Diagnostic Cartridge Evaluation Memo
  • FORTH Assembler For 6502 Microprocessor
  • Fig-FORTH Glossary
  • Atari Calculator Cartridge Specification
  • Atari BASIC BNF - Backus–Naur Form
  • Atari BASIC Known Problems Memo
  • Atari DOS Manual Outline and Draft
  • Overview Of Atari DOS Version 2.4+
  • Atari MEDIT draft manual
  • Atari Music Composer draft manual
  • Atari Star Raiders draft manual
  • Atari Assembler Editor draft manual
  • Colleen Calculator - Atari 8-bit - source code
  • Colleen Floating Point Routines
• Atari 800 iTalk II voice synthesis Demonstration
• Yokoonomatopea - Benjamin Biolay
• Atari 800/iTalk II unboxing - https://youtu.be/XY6gM5QAOtk

News

• Atari 1090 XL Expansion System Prototype WITH COVER for 800XL 600XL for sale on eBay - http://www.ebay.com/itm/291849042910
• Atari 1400XL Rare Vintage Computer on eBay - http://www.ebay.com/itm/322227321151
• Silicon Valley History - http://www.SiliconValleyHistory.com  
• OSS BASIC XE, Mac/65 and Integer BASIC source code released into the public domain
• • OSS-D-Day part 1-BASIC XE V4.2-cart&source now in PD
  • OSS-D-Day part 2-MAC/65 >1.02-cart&source now in PD
  • OSS-D-Day part 3-Integer Basic & source code now in PD
• Atari Blast! Game released - for 8-bits and 5200
• • Video
  • Download
• Excel Magazine Issue #2 - Robert Stuart - http://www.excel-retro-mag.co.uk  
• ABBUC Software competition 2016
• • AtariAge
  • ABBUC
  • Full list of submitted games at AtariOnline.pl (Google translated)
• Retrochallenge 2016/10
• Atari800MacX
• • is not compatible with SIerra — sound doesn’t work
  • Altirra 2.8 Wine port for macOS Sierra
• ComputeHer (Michelle Sternberger, half of 8-bit Weapon) released a new Chiptune album called “BLIPTASTIC!” - https://computeher.bandcamp.com/album/bliptastic
• Master List Of Missing / Undumped Software
• Jumpman Reverse Engineering Notes - http://www.playermissile.com/jumpman/
• Level Editor in Omnivore http://playermissile.com/omnivore
• Jumpman Level Design contest
• Video demoing how to use the level editor -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_KhNS8nk70
• Retro Asylum Podcast
• New videos put up by Nir Dary:
• • 1050 upgraded with Mega Speedy
  • Backing up carts onto disk - https://youtu.be/Ham1-4lKBJ4
  • Ultimate Cart - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUjxAX0sHLI
• Vintage is the new Old with Paulo Garcia - http://vintageisthenewold.com

New at Archive.org

• Salesperson’s Guide
• Portland Atari Club Computer News February 1990
• https://archive.org/details/AtariHomeComputersCatalog
• Atari In-Store Demonstration Cartridge Instruction Guide
• BBS Express
• K-DOS Cartridge for Atari 8-bit Computers
• MPP Smart Terminal source code
• MPP Microfiler - Atari - Source Code
• MPP Microfiler - Commodore 64 - Source Code
• 21 new issues of Twin City Atari Interest Group newsletter
• Atari Character Fun Source Code
• Text Wizard manual
• Diggerbonk manual
• APX Space Chase manual
• The Write File manual
• AtariWriter Plus Full-Size Manual
• VCF — Paul Laughton — Mainframes To Micros And Beyond
• Atari and the Business of Video Games: Crash Course Games #4 - https://archive.org/details/youtube-r8gHnuv7U_o
• The Video Game Crash of 1983: Crash Course Games #6 - https://archive.org/details/youtube-x4F_sZiAl7s
• Games Crash Course Videos
• https://archive.org/details/Page6-Issue11982
• Atari 130XE Schematics

Of the Month

• Book- A.N.A.L.O.G.  An Atari 8-bit Extra
• Websiste- Ken’s Classics, not been updated in awhile, but some interesting utilities for programmers - http://atari.kensclassics.org/a8programming.html

Feedback

• Game Grumps - https://www.youtube.com/user/GameGrumps

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• Better Blues - MIDI Computer Blues V3

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