Podcast
ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast
We cover Atari news, reviews, and a special feature each show for the Atari 8-bit line of computers (400/800/XL/XE/XEGS)
- Tech News chart
- #156
- Episodes
- 603
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Typical length
- 1 hr 26 min
- On air since
- 2013
- Latest episode
- 1 week ago
Episodes
603 episodes, newest first
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54 min
Stephen Jones, Interim Computer Museum
Show notes
Stephen Jones, Interim Computer Museum Stephen Jones describes himself as the "caretaker" of Interim Computer Museum, a computer museum in Tukwila, Washington, a few miles south of Seattle. Stephen has decades of involvement with http://sdf.org/, the public-access UNIX system that's been around since 1987; he was senior engineering manager at the Living Computer Museum, Paul Allen's Seattle computer museum that shuttered in 2020. In this interview, Stephen provides a brief history of http://sdf.org/, the rise and fall of the Living Computer Museum, and the birth of the Interim Computer Museum. He explains what happened to the holdings of Living Computer Museum, and some of the interesting items at Interim Computer Museum. This interview took place on May 3, 2026 at Vintage Computer Festival Pacific Northwest in Washington State.
Mimms Museum of Technology and Art
Living Computer Museums + Labs site (archived)
Christie's sale of the The Paul G. Allen Collection
2018 Interview - Cynde Moya, Collections Manager at Living Computers: Museum + Labs
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1 hr 55 min
ANTIC Episode 131 - Brad's 30K Brain
Show notes
ANTIC Episode 131 - Brad's 30K Brain
In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… we discuss the newly announced THE ATARI800XL and give our opinions, we talk about Hamster power, and Brad now has only 30K for his brain, plus a whole lot more!
READY!
Recurring Links
New Atari books scans at archive.org
Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge
Interview index: here
What we've been up to
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FujiGrid - https://www.savetz.com/fujigrid/
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Newsbytes - https://www.savetz.com/newsbytes
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Updated http://atarimagazines.com, http://atariarchives.org, http://flightsimbooks.com
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VCF Midwest - https://www.vcfmw.org
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Jeri Ellsworth - 1027 printer ribbon - https://www.jeriellsworth.com/
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Atari BBS - https://www.southernamis.com/
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Thom and Fujinet team - https://fujinet.online/
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Jason Moore - https://atariprojects.org/
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TACO/John Hardie - https://www.facebook.com/groups/29814905254/user/1615493844/
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John Zielke (AtariBasics/Atari Insights) - https://ataribasics.com/
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SpartaDOS X User Guide - https://retronics.eu/?a=item&id=360&l=en
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Peter Jennings, Microchess interview on Floppy Days - https://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-167-interview-with-peter-jennings-microchess-and-visicorp
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Mean Hamster Power Engine for XL/XE has arrived! - ziggystar - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/393445-mean-hamster-power-engine-for-xlxe-has-arrived/
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TeensyROM and NFC for C64 - https://github.com/SensoriumEmbedded/TeensyROM
Recent Interview Shows
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ANTIC Interview 463 - Steve Bryson, game programmer - https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-463-steve-bryson-game-programmer
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ANTIC Interview 464 - Walt Klappert, Atari Advanced Development Group - https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-464-walt-klappert-atari-advanced-development-group
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ANTIC Interview 465 - Vince Wu, The Learning Phone (Atari PLATO Terminal) - https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-465-vince-wu-the-learning-phone-atari-plato-terminal
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ANTIC Interview 466 - John Victor, Program Design Inc. - https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-466-john-victor-program-design-inc
New & Updated Hardware
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THE ATARI800XL:
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Antonia2 run - Simius - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/382122-antonia2-interest/page/8/#comment-5884400
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New shine-through XE key caps sets - GROUP BUY PRE-ORDER - screamingattheradio - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/393071-new-shine-through-xe-key-caps-sets-group-buy-pre-order/
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An Atari 130XE rebuilt as a laptop - Tavis Hord, Sideburn Studios:
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https://sideburn.com/lab/xebook/
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Full specifications, configuration options and reservations are at http://xebook.sideburn.com
New & Updated Games
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King's Quest and other Sierra adventures for Atari 800 Released! - ziggystar:
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https://forums.atariage.com/topic/393029-kings-quest-for-atari-800-released/
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Download and supported games - https://meanhamster.com/games/agi-64
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AGI-ANTIC game demos on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF0OkYGMhHA
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Doom for the A8PicoCart - ziggystar (John Swiderski, President, Mean Hamster Software Inc.) - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/393244-doom-for-a8pico-cart/
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Elite For The Atari 8-Bit -- FireBird Version Has Been Completed And Is Released! - reifsnyderb (Brian Reifsnyder) - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/393094-elite-for-the-atari-8-bit-firebird-version-has-been-completed-and-is-released/
New & Updated Software
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Chleba - https://github.com/viktorcech/chleba
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Atarijam - https://github.com/marspa73/atarijam
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BMA8 - A Bare-Metal Atari 8-bit Emulator for Raspberry Pi:
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https://www.reddit.com/r/atari8bit/s/osKWnaXj57
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https://github.com/serkantanriverdi/bma8
Publications
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ABBUC Magazine - https://www.abbuc.de
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Atari Insights - http://ataribasics.com/
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GOTO10 substack: https://www.goto10retro.com/p/apx-forth-a-surprise
Contests
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6th ATASCII Compo (2026):
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https://forums.atariage.com/topic/393223-6th-atascii-compo-2026/
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As always you can check https://logiker.com/ATASCII for details
Upcoming Shows
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2026:
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VCF Montreal - November 7-8 - Champlain College Saint-Lambert, Saint-Lambert, QC - https://cvcfed.org/vcf-montreal-2-0/
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2027:
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Indy Classic Computer and Video Game Expo - March 20-21 - Wyndham Indianapolis Airport Hotel, Indianapolis, IN - https://indyclassic.org/
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VCF East - April 2-4 - InfoAge Science and History Museums, Wall, NJ - https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/
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Midwest Gaming Classic - April 23-25 - Baird Center, Milwaukee, WI - https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/
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VCF Southwest - June 25-27 - Westin Dallas Ft. Worth Airport - https://www.vcfsw.org/
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VCF SE July 16-18 - Atlanta - https://gameatl.com/
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Event page on Floppy Days Website - https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSeLsg4hf5KZKtpxwUQgacCIsqeIdQeZniq3yE881wOCCYskpLVs5OO1PZLqRRF2t5fUUiaKByqQrgA/pub
YouTube Videos
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The Story Of: 5 More Unreleased 8-bit Atari Computers - Laird's Lair - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USZco04YXcw
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ATARI's 800XL Is BACK—with a Working Cartridge Slot! - GenXGrownup - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEAWFPvMfyI
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Sierra Classics On The C64 & Atari - This Week In Retro 288 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5tsmDt7kvY
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Top 25 Atari 8bit Games not on the C64 - Into the Vertical Blank - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVs14K7qKZ8
New at Archive.org
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https://archive.org/details/space-atari - 494 issues of St. Paul Atari Computer Enthusiasts newsletter! (thanks @Phlod on discord)
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https://archive.org/details/198501-computer-shopper-x-1oc/
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https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-february-1989/
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https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-september-1986/
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https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-october-1988/
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https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-november-1987
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https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-march-1987
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https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-may-1986/
New at Github
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On the 8-Bit:
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https://github.com/N4t0-tech/Atari-Juego-Kaiju-SUPPA-ROBOTTO
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https://github.com/peterkaczorowski/ORCA-Atari-Snippets
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https://github.com/grzes71/atari-music-composer
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https://github.com/slaapliedje/gem4xe
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https://github.com/grzes71/jabberwocky
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Atari stuff moved to web?:
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https://github.com/MarcinZukowski/a8ext
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https://github.com/jcoffey-dev/lemonade
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https://github.com/Quaerendir/Heartlight
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https://github.com/Quaerendir/TheJet
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https://github.com/Quaerendir/FAC
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https://github.com/prcoder-1/ATARI-WorldKarateChampionship-SDL-port
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https://github.com/Setech-pl/setech-arcade
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FloppoScope - https://github.com/0ldStaph/FloppoScope
Feedback
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https://estore.wacom.com/en-us/wacom-cintiq-24-touch-dth246k0a.html
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41 min
ANTIC Interview 466 - John Victor, Program Design Inc.
Show notes
John Victor, Program Design Inc. John Victor was founder and president of Program Design Inc., one of the earliest publishers of educational software. Based in Greenwich CT, PDI created dozens of educational software titles and a few not-so-educational games for Atari 8-bit, Commodore PET and 64, TRS-80, Apple II, and Texas Instruments computers. Software marketed by PDI included Moonbase IO, Sammy the Sea Serpent, and Preparing for the SAT (which was probably the first SAT prep software for any home computer). PDI also created "An Invitation to Programming", the casette-based BASIC programming primer sold by Atari. That may have been the first "how to program" tutorial for a home computer. Here's what ANALOG Computing's September 1981 issue had to say — Program Design, Inc., better known as PDI, has been involved in supporting the Atari computers since even before its release. Most Atari computer owners know of this company through the Invitation to Programming series, which was conceived and executed entirely by PDI. Located in southern Connecticut, PDI has been actively producing educational software for several small computer systems, concentrating on the Atari in particular. The majority of PDI's offerings are oriented towards children, with the age bracket ranging from 3 years old to high school level. All of the programs are on cassette format only, frequently taking advantage of the voice track capability. One of the newer programs, "Sammy the Sea Serpent", is an interactive storybook type game where the child participates in the story. While graphics are displayed on the screen, a voice (a female actress' voice was used in this case) narrates the story calling upon the child to use a joystick from time to time to move 'Sammy' about the screen. ... Other tapes drill students on vocabulary and number problems, with some aimed at preparing high school students for the SAT tests. For adults, Astro-Quotes and Mini-Crossword Puzzle can be an interesting challenge (Astro-Quotes, our particular favorite)... Other titles published by PDI included Bowling, Captivity, various word search programs, Code Breaker, Let's Spell, Cash Register, Preschool IQ Builder, Reading Comprehension — the list goes on. This interview took place on October 4, 2026.
Video version of this interview
1984 Antic magazine profile of John Victor
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1 hr 20 min
ANTIC Interview 465 - Vince Wu, The Learning Phone (Atari PLATO Terminal)
Show notes
Vince Wu, The Learning Phone (Atari PLATO Terminal) Vince Wu worked at Atari for about two and a half years. He was the programmer of The Learning Phone, the PLATO terminal for Atari 8-bit computers. Before that, he worked with PLATO at the University of Illinois, then in California for Control Data Corporation. PLATO was the first generalized computer-assisted instruction system, a groundbreaking graphical client-server computer system aimed at education. To assist in this interview, I was joined by Thomas Cherryhomes and Michael Sternberg, who were on a road trip to a Vintage Computer Festival conference. In 2018, Tom Cherryhomes created IRATA.ONLINE, a modern working version of the PLATO server and terminals. Michael Sternberg helped reverse engineer the Atari PLATO cartridge for that project. This interview took place on September 10, 2026.
Video version of this interview
1984 "PLATO Rising" article in Antic magazine
The Learning Phone review in ANALOG Computing magazine
The Friendly Orange Glow: The Untold Story of the PLATO System and the Dawn of Cyberculture
Computer History Museum PLATO@50: PLATO Computer Learning System 50th Anniversary
IRATA.ONLINE, a modern PLATO server and terminals
ATARI PLATO Users Guide version 3.1 (1983)
ANTIC Episode 49 – Thomas Cherryhomes and PLATO
ANTIC Interview 10 – Mark Rustad
ANTIC Interview 117 – Landon Dyer
ANTIC Interview 183 – Lane Winner
Early versions of Atari PLATO released
Vince Wu – Follow the Arc of Justice
Vincent Wu's birthday memories—jailed at Selma in 1965, worked security for MLK at the March finale
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1 hr 26 min
ANTIC Interview 464 - Walt Klappert, Atari Advanced Development Group
Show notes
Walt Klappert, Atari Advanced Development Group/WCI Labs Walt Klappert worked at Atari's Advanced Development Group/WCI Labs in New York, and later at Take One Enterprises in California. He worked with Nancy and Steve Mayer on a variety of projects with a concentration on creating software for girls. He is credited as Director of "Fisher Price Dance Fantasy", a dance choreography game for small children. He also worked on a system for authoring CD+G, an enhancement to the compact disc spec that allowed graphics and lyrics to be displayed synchronized with music. This interview took place on August 14, 2026. Video version of this interview Walt's YouTube page Dance Fantasy at AtariMania ANTIC Interview 65 - Steve Mayer, 400/800 Designer
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1 hr 37 min
ANTIC Episode 130 - The Tongue-Twister Episode
Show notes
ANTIC Episode 130 - The Tongue-Twister Episode
In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… We trip all over our own tongues trying to bring you all the news fit to print in the Atari 8-bit computer world…
READY!
Recurring Links
New Atari books scans at archive.org
Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge
Interview index: here
What we've been up to
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Diskmenu manual - http://archive.org/details/apx-diskmenu-manual
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30th anniversary of Classic Computer Magazine Archive - http://atarimagazines.com:
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Discussion - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/391744-30th-anniversary-of-classic-computer-magazine-archive/
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Atari Yahoo Groups archives:
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https://archive.org/details/@savetz?query=atari+yahoo+group
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Atari Usenet group archive additions - https://archive.org/details/ANTIC_podcast_extras?tab=collection&query=usenet
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MPP MicroportXL board manual - https://archive.org/details/Supra_Microport-XL_for_Atari_manual
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New Atari Legacy magazine - https://atarilegacy.com/
Recent Interview Shows
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Interview index: here
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https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-460-tim-jenkins-cheating-at-roulette
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ANTIC Interview 461 - James W. Burley, APX Data Base/Report System
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ANTIC Interview 462 - Bob Fraser, APX Insomnia, Supersort, De Re Atari
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https://forums.atariage.com/topic/392145-bob-fraser-disk-trove/
New & Updated Games
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AstroSmasher!, Atari 8-bit computer game made with AI inspired by Intellivision's classic title Astrosmash! - by gimmee99 - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/391594-saturday-fun-astrosmasher/
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Texas Hold 'Em - MultiPlayer Game by MassiveRobot - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/391615-texas-hold-em-multiplayer-game/
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FujiRealm Playable Demo MORPG Released for FujiNet by mozzwald - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/391580-fujirealm-playable-demo-morpg-released-for-fujinet/
New & Updated Software
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FujiLink — A FujiNet Driver for SpartaDOS X 4.50 by Piotr D. Kaczorowski - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/391472-fujilink-%E2%80%94-a-fujinet-driver-for-spartados-x-450/
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Kat5200 emulator - https://t.co/HH0p6DtNaO
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Mailbox protocol adapter with GMAIL and IMAPS support by Thom Cherryhomes - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/391551-mailbox-protocol-adapter-with-gmail-and-imaps-support/
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FujiGPT - an LLM client for Atari FujiNet by HanJammer:
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https://forums.atariage.com/topic/391346-fujigpt-an-llm-client-for-atari-fujinet/
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https://github.com/HanJammer/FujiGPT
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ATRaction – ATR/XFD image manager - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/392013-atraction-%E2%80%93-atrxfd-image-manager/
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d/BASIC for d/OS - Raj S Madugula - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/392300-intro-to-king-dos-atari-130xe-a8picocart-and-me-60fps/
Publications
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Atari Insights - https://www.ataribasics.com
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Compute's Gazette - https://www.computesgazette.com
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End of the rainbow https://amzn.to/3RZSV6z
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Atari Projects:
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https://atariprojects.org/2026/06/28/benchmark-your-atari-8-bit-computers-using-basic-15-30-mins/
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https://atariprojects.org/2026/07/04/learn-about-scanlines-using-peek-in-atari-basic-5-10-mins/
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https://blog.archive.org/2026/08/27/a-computer-history-time-capsule/
New & Updated Hardware
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JUST_POKEY from Lotharek:
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https://forums.atariage.com/topic/391270-just_pokey-from-lotharek/
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https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=431
The Company That Calls Itself Atari
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Other
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Jeffrey Stanton died
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https://www.atariarchives.org/agagd/
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Tom Hudson - https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/thomas-hudson-obituary?id=54708986
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FujiNet NOS Introduction Video (YouTube) by Thom Cherryhomes:
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https://forums.atariage.com/topic/391452-fujinet-nos-introduction-video-youtube/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-1PJEkK2ck
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FujiNet NOS Introduction PDF - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/391386-fujinet-nos-introduction-pdf/
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FujiNet Programmer's Guide PDF - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/391365-fujinet-programmers-guide-pdf/
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If you would like to receive regular FujiNet updates, please consider subscribing to https://fujinews.substack.com/
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All user manuals are available on this page: https://fujinet.online/getting-started. For your convenience, here are direct links to each manual here:
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FujiNet for Atari Owner's Guide
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FujiNet NOS (for Atari) (Introduction to the FujiNet Network Operating System)
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FujiNet for Apple II Getting Started Guide
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FujiNet for Coleco ADAM Set-Up Manual
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FujiNet for Tandy Color Computer Getting Started Manual
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FujiNet for RS232 on MS-DOS Guide to Operations
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Brewing Academy back in business:
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Soft launched with a lot of the easier products – TheBrewingacademy.com is up and running!
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Atarimania update:
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https://forums.atariage.com/topic/392305-new-atarimania https://forums.atariage.com/topic/392305-new-atarimania
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We are happy to announce the launch of the new version of Atarimania!
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https://atariprojects.org/2026/08/23/explore-the-new-atarimania-website-10-15-mins/
Upcoming Shows
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Vintage Computer Festival GB 2026 - September 11-13 - Aintree Racecourse, near Liverpool, United Kingdom - https://www.facebook.com/events/25457837877216829/
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Vintage Computer Festival Midwest - September 12-13 - Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL - https://vcfmw.org/
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Portland Retro Gaming Expo - October 9-11 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - https://retrogamingexpo.com/
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VCF Montreal - November 7-8 - Champlain College Saint-Lambert, Saint-Lambert, QC - https://cvcfed.org/vcf-montreal-2-0/
YouTube Videos
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Messy Atari 800XL comes in for a refit - FlashJazzCat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPfGf8xbkBg
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Level demo by Agenda (Atari 8-bit computers) - Philsan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4rid6qTsGw
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The Atari Console You've Probably Never Seen - RETRO is the new black (Wolfgang Kierdorf) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gYwQssg6eQ
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AUTCODE Invaders👾 A Space Invaders-inspired shooter for Atari 8-bit - atariteca - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXHkXRLyXMg
New at Archive.org
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https://archive.org/details/mag-the-australian-atari-gazette-91-03
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https://archive.org/details/xio-3-garden-city-atari-computer-enthusiasts-newsletter-march-april-1996
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https://archive.org/details/Computer-Shopper-February-1985
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https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-march-1985-images
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https://archive.org/details/Computer-Shopper-April-1985/
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https://archive.org/details/Computer-Shopper-July-1985/
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https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-july-1986-images
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https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-august-1986
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https://archive.org/details/gcp-lordsofspace_202608/mode/2up
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https://archive.org/details/gcp-cyberworld/mode/2up
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https://archive.org/details/gcp-biowar/mode/2up
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https://archive.org/details/atari-8-bit-program-listing/
New at Github
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https://github.com/HanJammer/FujiATC
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https://github.com/grzes71/atari-font-maker
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https://github.com/jhonnaker1/8x8-Trek
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https://github.com/JeremyJStarcher/yahtzee-a8
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https://github.com/grzes71/dziki-zgon
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https://github.com/tebe6502/GIF-Viewer-VBXE
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https://github.com/slaapliedje/ur
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https://github.com/sarnau/Atari-Jumpman
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https://github.com/grzes71/py-image-converter
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https://github.com/vincentlauriat/SpaceInvaders
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https://github.com/grzegorzzyla/NG-atariATR
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https://github.com/pdavis68/AtariHacker
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https://github.com/brad-colbert/atari-xex-memory-analyzer
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https://github.com/dillera/8bitlife
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https://github.com/HanJammer/FujiGPT
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https://github.com/supurloop/farmsquad
Feedback
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https://www.orphanedgames.com/
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three articles can all be read here:
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The Legend of Pitfall Harry From the VCS to the PC
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Pitfall Update: The End of the Secret Level!
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What the original newsletter looked like in 1998 - OC&GS, Vol. II, #4 (June 1998)
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ANTIC Interview 463 - Steve Bryson, game programmer
Show notes
Steve Bryson, game programmer Steve Bryson was a programmer for EPYX and The Connelley Group, where he ported many games to various 8-bit systems. He ported Dragonriders of Pern, an action/strategy game based on the Anne McCaffrey novels, to Atari and Commodore 64. He ported Jumpman to the Apple II, and Lower Reaches of Apshai, Upper Reaches of Apshai, and Temple of Ra to the C64. This interview took place on August 5, 2026. Video version of this interview: https://youtu.be/SdK56W9bd6Y Steve's personal web site: https://www.stevepur.com/ Randy Glover, Jumpman interview: https://www.savetz.com/antic-interviews/transcripts/i171/i171-transcript.html Tom Zimmerman, AMY chip interview: https://www.savetz.com/antic-interviews/transcripts/i431/i431-transcript.html Jon Freeman, Freefall Associates interview: https://www.savetz.com/antic-interviews/transcripts/i070/i070-transcript.html Dragonriders of Pern at Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/a8b_Dragonriders_of_Pern_The_1983_Epyx_US Dragonriders of Pern at AtariMania: https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-dragonriders-of-pern_1723.html
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ANTIC Interview 462 - Bob Fraser, APX Insomnia, Supersort, De Re Atari
Show notes
Bob Fraser, APX Insomnia, Supersort, De Re Atari Bob Fraser worked at Atari for four years: he worked on the early CX70 light pen, helped write the specs for an unreleased database manager for the Atari 8-bits. and later moved into Atari's Games Design Research Group under Alan Kay, where he experimented with 3-D graphics. He wrote a chapter of De Re Atari — chapter 7, all about sound — and two applications that were published by Atari Program Exchange: Supersort, a data sorting routine; and Insomnia, a sound editor. Supersort was APX catalog number 20030, and was for sale starting with the first APX catalog, summer 1981. Insomnia was catalog number 20073 and was available about six months later in the winter 1981 catalog. The CX70 light pen: it's rare — according to AtariWiki, it was only offered by Atari for a few months in 1981. After our interview, Bob sent me his: prototype #2. He also sent me a lot of floppy disks (around 70) which I was able to get the data off of. They include many of his 3-D rendering demonstrations, source code for an early version of the Ballsong demo, several early versions of Mike Lorenzen's MEDIT text editor, light pen software, internal development tools, and more. I've put them all online, have fun digging through them. This interview took place on June 10, 2026. Video version of this interview Download Bob's disks, and conversation about them Supersort in the summer 1981 APX catalog Supersort at Atarimania Insomnia in the winter 1981 APX catalog Insomnia at Atarimania De Re Atari CX70 Light Pen at AtariWiki CX70 discussion at AtariAge Invest like a Billionaire by Bob Fraser Dale Yocum interview Chris Crawford interview Douglas Crockford interview
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ANTIC Interview 461 - James W. Burley, APX Data Base/Report System
Show notes
James W. Burley, APX Data Base/Report System James W. Burley is the programmer of Data Base/Report System, which was sold by Atari Program Exchange beginning with the Summer 1982 APX catalog. It was catalog number 20134 with a price of $22.95. APX sold it for about a year, through the Summer 1983 catalog. APX awarded Data Base/Report System first prize for new software in the "Business & Professional Applications/Personal Finance & Record Keeping" category: for that, James was awarded an Atari Star plaque and $2000 prize. (He received the plaque, but says he never received the money.) The software may have also been sold by Main Street Publishing. Here's what the APX catalog had to say: Data Base/Report System by James W. Burley Recommended for experienced data base users/Written in BASIC and machine language If you've ever used a data base manager on a large computer system, you'll appreciate the many features of DATA BASE/REPORT SYSTEM. This general-purpose system for ATARI 800 Home Computers creates and maintains records having up to ten units of information ("fields"), with a maximum field length of 100 characters and a maximum record length of 255 characters. The total number of records you can store varies with record key size, a key being the unique identifier for each record) and available computer memory. Generally, you can store about 1300 records having a five-character key on a system with 40K of memory. You use the main program to create a new file; add, update, and remove records; sort the file; and print reports. Auxiliary programs reorganize the data files to free unused diskette space; redefine the file by adding fields, modifying field sizes, or changing field headings; delete old files; and print special reports. ... These and other features make DATA BASE/REPORT SYSTEM a really versatile data base management system for your ATARI 800 Home Computer. REVIEW COMMENTS: You need some data base knowledge to use the program; it's a bit complex, but all the features are worthwhile. The print formatting and file reorganization features are very useful. The sort and search routines, written in assembly language, work quickly. In 1983, Antic magazine featured the program as one of the "Ten Best from APX". In 2024, Wade at the Inverse ATASCII podcast did a deep dive into Data Base/Report System: check the show notes for the link to that review, which includes dozens of screenshots, sample print output, and information about the database's file format. Wade gave the software a rating of 5 out of 8. As of this recording, the Atari community doesn't yet have a scan of the APX manual for Data Base/Report System: if you have a copy, let me know, or scan it and upload it to Internet Archive. The Main Street Publishing version — both disk and manual — are also not preserved. This interview took place on May 22, 2026. Data Base/Report System at AtariMania Data Base/Report System in the APX Summer 1982 APX catalog Antic Magazine - February 1983 - Ten Best from APX Inverse ATASCII reviews Data Base/Report System
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29 min
ANTIC Interview 460 - Tim Jenkins, Cheating at Roulette
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Tim Jenkins, Cheating at Roulette with an Atari Computer Tim Jenkins is the author of several humorous memoirs: "Missions Accomplished: And some funny business along the way", "More Missions Accomplished: And a lot more funny business", and "Business Missions Accomplished: Silly travel tales on the corporate dime". I wanted to talk to Tim about one chapter in his 2018 book More Missions Accomplished: the chapter is titled "Gaming the System" and it tells the tale of him trying to cheat a roulette using his Atari 800 computer. A brief excerpt from that chapter: "Las Vegas — 1989. Shortly after the dawn of the personal computer revolution, opportunity beckoned. Some people wrote software and sold it over retail counters. Others launched services that harnessed the databasing and processing power of the PC to help people find a job, a date, or other people with the same interests. I put my own Atari 800 computer to work simulating roulette. ... If you kept increasing your bet every time you lost a spin of the wheel, eventually your number would come up: The question was, would you earn back all the money you'd previously lost and make a profit? Yes. That is, you would if you did not first run into the table limit. ... How to get there without hitting the max bet? That's what I set out to simulate on my Atari computer. ... The program showed this to be a winning strategy, if perfectly executed." This interview took place on May 22, 2025. More Missions Accomplished at amazon: https://amzn.to/446MrVP At Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/moremissionsacco0000timj/page/138/mode/2up Video version of this interview: https://youtu.be/EW-pDXlBDQg
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2 hr 28 min
ANTIC Interview 459 - Mike Lorenzen: Atari Program-Text Editor, Pitfall II
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Mike Lorenzen: Atari Program-Text Editor, Pitfall II Mike Lorenzen worked at Atari, Activision, and Accolade, creating games for the Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, and Commodore 64 computers. At Atari, Mike coded Golf and Circus Atari for the Atari 2600. For the 8-bit computers, he wrote MEDIT (which he told me stands for Mike's EDITor.) Atari got a lot of mileage from MEDIT, using versions of that text editor in several products: first, in Atari Program-Text Editor (which was bundled with Atari's Macro Assembler), and in two Atari Program Exchange products: APX 20075, Atari Program-Text Editor; and APX 20076: Word Processing Diskette, where it was bundled with a text formatter. Both Program-Text Editor and Word Processing Diskette first appeared in the Winter 1981 APX catalog (the second APX catalog) with a price of $39.95 for Program-Text Editor and $49.95 for Word Processing Diskette — relatively hefty prices, considering the median price for software in that catalog was just $17.95. At Activision, he ported Pitfall and Pitfall II Lost Caverns to the Atari 8-bit — and in that, created the undocumented Easter egg of an additional game inside: Pitfall III, which appears only in the Atari 8-bit version. At Accolade, Mike developed the game "Psi-5 Trading Company" for the C64, which he called "the most sophisticated Commodore 64 program ever written". This interview took place on June 4, 2026. Software mentioned: Macro Assembler and Program-Text Editor at AtariMania APX 20075: Atari Program-Text Editor at AtariMania APX 20076: Word Processing Diskette at AtariMania Pitfall at AtariMania
Pitfall II Lost Caverns at AtariMania People mentioned: Scott Scheiman interview Dale Yocum interview Chris Crawford interview Fred Thorlin interview Brad Fregger on Lorenzen's overwork More information: Inverse ATASCII reviews APX Program-Text Editor AtariWiki on Program-Text Editor Psi-5 Trading Company
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1 hr 43 min
ANTIC Episode 129 - SDX and FNSlots
Show notes
ANTIC Episode 129 - SDX and FNSlots
In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast…Brad plays around with SDX, Kay and Randy bring you news from some vintage computer shows, we drool over all the new hardware news, and we bring you FujiNet news, including FNSlots…
READY!
Recurring Links
New Atari books scans at archive.org
Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge
Interview index: here
What we've been up to
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Box of stuff from Bob Fraser
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Light pen - https://atari8bitads.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-light-pen-is-here-and-now-its-gone.html
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Disks! Six early versions of MEDIT - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/381770-source-code-for-editorassembler-and-programtext-editor-released/#findComment-5854788
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Prerelease version of DOS 2.0S - https://github.com/savetz/ballsong
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INIT HELLO https://init-hello.org/ at System Source Computer Museum https://museum.syssrc.com/
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Print Slop https://www.savetz.com/print-shop-camera/atari.html discussion at https://forums.atariage.com/topic/324752-print-shop-atari-related-graphics/#comment-5854339
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ANTIC Interview Transcripts site - https://www.savetz.com/antic-interviews/
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SDX - https://sdx.atari8.info/index.php
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VCF SW - https://www.vcfsw.org/
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National Videogame Museum - https://www.nvmusa.org
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ABBUC - https://www.abbuc.de
Recent Interviews
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ANTIC Interview 457 - Atari at the Science Fair: Lisa Link Melville, Weather Prediction
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ANTIC Interview 458 - Allan Bushman, Atari archivist
New & Updated Games
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EDGE: Eight-bit D*****! Game Engine - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/390906-edge-eight-bit-d-game-engine/
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Delete Me Hard by ilmenit:
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https://forums.atariage.com/topic/390965-delete-me-hard/
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Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGQCR9spQns
New & Updated Software
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FNSlots: Save and restore your disk slot configurations - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/390713-fnslots-save-and-restore-your-disk-slot-configurations/
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CrustyBASIC, a BASIC cross-compiler for 1980s machines, including Atari 2600 console and Atari 8bit computers. Runs on Windows, MacOS and Linux - https://telengard.itch.io/crustybasic
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https://unfinishedbitness.info/2026/05/31/scriptee/ - Wade Ripkowski
Publications
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Atari Insights - https://www.ataribasics.com - June, 2026 issue
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Compute's Gazette - https://www.computesgazette.com - May, 2026
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The download files for ABBUC Issue 164 (1Q2026) and two disk images -
https://abbuc.de/members/download/ABBUC-Magazines/Magazine-164/index.html
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Atari Legacy
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taking preorders now at website - https://retrolemon.co.uk/atari-magazines/280-atari-legacy-01.html
New & Updated Hardware
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Revive Machines RM 800XL update - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Co44Q7w9B/
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The Atari XT:
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https://forums.atariage.com/topic/391150-the-atari-xt/
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Project Thunder:
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https://forums.atariage.com/topic/390511-project-thunder/
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https://github.com/scrameta/tonnere
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Blue2Joy - Bluetooth Adapter for Atari 8-bit - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/390643-blue2joy-bluetooth-adapter-for-atari-8-bit/
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GE IFM Interface Module for cassette recorders to Atari or C64 - https://www.ebay.com/itm/127924405327
The Company That Calls Itself Atari
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"This downtown Phoenix radio landmark has been marked for death" - https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts-culture/koy-building-demolition-plan-phoenix-atari-hotel-40671854/
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Other
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The Brewing Academy Inventory has been SOLD! - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/390695-all-brewing-academy-inventory-is-being-sold-please-read-for-details/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/OldTech/s/K70gojiubH
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https://www.atarinside.com/blog/index.php/atari-france/interview-jean-richen/
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Atarium the Atari Encyclopedia:
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https://atarium.mycomuapp.com/
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https://www.producthunt.com/products/atarium
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FujiNet Getting Started Guide for ATARI:
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https://forums.atariage.com/topic/390896-fujinet-getting-started-guide-for-atari/
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Upcoming Shows
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Silly Venture SE (Summer Edition) - July 30-Aug. 2 - Gdansk, Poland - https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2026-se
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Southern Fried Gaming Expo and VCF Southeast - July 31-Aug 2, 2026 - Atlanta, GA - https://gameatl.com/
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Long Island Retro Gaming Expo - August 7-9, 2026 - Cradle of Aviation, Garden City, NY - https://liretro.com/
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Fujiama - August 26-30 - Lengenfeld, Germany - http://atarixle.ddns.net/fuji/2026
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Vintage Computer Festival GB 2026 - September 11-13 - Aintree Racecourse, near Liverpool, United Kingdom - https://www.facebook.com/events/25457837877216829/
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Vintage Computer Festival Midwest - September 12-13 - Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL - https://vcfmw.org/
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Portland Retro Gaming Expo - October 9-11 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - https://retrogamingexpo.com/
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Event page on Floppy Days Website - https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSeLsg4hf5KZKtpxwUQgacCIsqeIdQeZniq3yE881wOCCYskpLVs5OO1PZLqRRF2t5fUUiaKByqQrgA/pub
New at Archive.org
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https://archive.org/details/axlon-ramdisk-128k-atari-800/
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https://archive.org/details/xio-3-garden-city-atari-computer-enthusiasts-newsletter-july-august-1995
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https://archive.org/details/twaug-newsletter-13/
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https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-june-1985-images/
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https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-may-1985-images
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YouTube Videos
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Atari 1200XL with DVI/HDMI and digital audio - FlashJazzCat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd1hY0G29xU
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Atari XL/XE with PokeyMax: Tony Montezuma's Gold - DEMO - Piotr D. Kaczorowski - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTPbdqkiYUg
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RM 800XL. The final countdown… - Serenity - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78HOxGcyrsI
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Will AI Take Over Retro Game Development? We Play Every Atari AI Made Game! - ZeroPage Homebrew - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MIrI2t1Pec
New at Github
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https://github.com/JeremyJStarcher/yahtzee-a8
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https://github.com/CycoPH/PokeyForge
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192p Test Suite:
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https://github.com/HanJammer/192p_Test_Suite
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https://forums.atariage.com/topic/390987-192p-test-suite-my-first-6502-assembly-project/
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37 min
ANTIC Interview 458 - Allan Bushman, Atari archivist
Show notes
Allan Bushman, Atari Archivist If you've ever looked up an Atari computer manual at Internet Archive, chances are you've come across some of Allan Bushman's scans. For well over 13 years, Allan has been uploading scans of Atari-related catalogs, manuals, and books to the archive. Before that, since 1995 or before, Allan contributed to http://atarimagazines.com/ and AtariMania. With a particular emphasis on finding and archiving Atari Program Exchange manuals, Allan has helped save the vast majority of the APX library. This interview took place on April 19 2026 at Vintage Computer Festival East. As of this recording, only 10 or so APX manuals have yet to be found and scanned.
Basic Renumber Utility (Renum) Character Set Editor Database/Report System Diskmenu Home Loan Analysis Reversi/Roman Checkers Basic Arithmetic (MECC) Geography (MECC) Market Place (MECC) Gossip (unreleased?) Dragons Quest or a Twist in the Tail (unreleased?)
Allan's scans at Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/@allan52 Computer Shopper magazine Atari Articles: https://archive.org/details/@allan52?query=computer+shopper+atari+articles Allan on AtariAge: https://forums.atariage.com/profile/187-allan/
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22 min
ANTIC Interview 457 - Atari at the Science Fair: Lisa Link Melville, Weather Prediction
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Atari at the Science Fair: Lisa Link Melville, Weather Prediction
The Herald Times newspaper, April 17 1984: "March 24 proved to be an exciting day for several area students participating in the South Central Indiana Regional Science Fair which was held in Bloomington. Lisa Link, an Edgewood High School junior, and Maxwell Brothers, a Bloomington North senior, took top honors in the advanced division. Programming an Atari 800 computer to forecast the weather was Link's project. The computer's entire 48K memory system was needed to develop the long and complicated program which predicts Bloomington's weather with an 88 percent rate of accuracy. Twelve variables are programmed into the computer which then forecasts the weather using such variables including temperature, cloud cover, rainfall, wind speed and barometric pressure. Link, though not presently enrolled in any science classes at Edgewood, went on to take not only top honors in the Regional Science Fair but also to win certificates of recognition from NASA and the Army as well as second place for best project by the Navy." An article a month later in The Newark Advocate said: "during a 17-day period in February and March, Miss Link said she accurately forecast the weather on 15 days." Her project garnered several awards: second place in her division from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Association (which included a prize of $100), an Air Force honorable mention, and honorable mention from the American Meteorological Society. My interview with Lisa Link Melville took place on May 31 2026. Video version of this interview: https://youtu.be/nqJV_--YVkM
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2 hr 1 min
ANTIC Episode 128 - Stepping in a Pile of 800XLs
Show notes
ANTIC Episode 128 - Stepping in a Pile of 800XLs
In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… special guest Rob McMullen (Player/Missile Podcast) joins us to talk about all the Atari 8-bit news; such as new and updated emulators, Jumpman level editor, Club Med and the Atari, and a whole lot more!
READY!
Recurring Links
New Atari books scans at archive.org
Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge
Interview index: here
What we've been up to
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AltirraSDL - https://github.com/ilmenit/AltirraSDL
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Fujisan - https://github.com/pedgarcia/fujisan
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Jumpman Reverse Engineering:
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https://playermissile.com/jumpman/notes.html
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Player Missile Podcast https://playermissile.com/
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Audacity AI noise reduction plugin (Windows) - https://github.com/intel/openvino-plugins-ai-audacity
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VCF East - https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/
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VCF Pacific Northwest - https://vcfpnw.org/
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Computer Museum Tour - (https://icm.museum/)
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Connections Museum in Seattle - (https://www.telcomhistory.org/)
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Games Computers Play and Fujinet?
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Further discussion on fujinet discord https://discord.gg/7MfFTvD
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Jumpman Level Editor:
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https://www.savetz.com/jumpman/
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Discussion - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/252267-jumpman-hacking/page/6/#findComment-5841022
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The PowerPad by Chalkboard Inc.:
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Review in Creative Computing - https://www.atarimagazines.com/creative/v9n10/52_The_legend_of_the_pad_of_.php
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Kay's interview with Robert Leyland, who programmed AtariArtist, KoalaPainter, and MicroIllustrator (along with Steve Dompier) - https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-450-robert-leyland-atariartist-koalapainter-microillustrator
New & Updated Games
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"Drwal": Course 6502 culminates in a full game for Atari 8-bit - https://www.atariteca.net.pe/2026/05/drwal-curso-de-6502-culmina-en-un-juego.html
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"Tetris VBXE" revolutionizes the classic puzzle on Atari 8-bit - https://www.atariteca.net.pe/2026/05/tetris-vbxe-revoluciona-el-puzzle.html
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Las Vegas Video Poker by Ditto - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/389522-game-las-vegas-video-poker/
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Develop your own Scott Adams style Adventure games by Wrathchild - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/390050-scottfree-adventure-editor-with-atari-interpreter-sources/
New & Updated Software
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PocketFuji - Andy Diller - https://www.atariorbit.org/pocketfuji/
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CubeDot by Wade Ripkowski - https://unfinishedbitness.info/cubedot/
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Also AtariOrbit - https://www.atariorbit.org/2026/05/01/full-ansi-on-atari/
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King D/OS - A Modern OS on Retro Hardware - https://www.facebook.com/groups/fujinetusers/posts/4500846133530361/
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Google Drive (GDRIVE) Protocol Adapter for All FujiNets! - Thom Cherryhomes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCQFKOVu7rA
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AltirraSDL - ilmenit - pre-release version available for download -
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https://github.com/ilmenit/AltirraSDL
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AltirraSDL Lobby - Play Atari Games Together Online - ilmenit - https://lobby.atari.org.pl/
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Altirra autosuggest feature - Altirra 4.50 Test10:
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AtariAge discussion of Altirra - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/387055-altirra-440-released/page/6/#findComment-5835606
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Altirra test version - https://www.virtualdub.org/beta/Altirra-4.50-test10.zip
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AtariAge discussion of AltirraSDL - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/389385-altirrasdl-%E2%80%94-bringing-altirra-to-macos-linux-and-android/page/12/#findComment-5835770
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One of Retro Dev's Most Powerful Tools Now Runs Entirely in Your Browser:
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https://retrogamecoders.com/trse-now-online/
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https://ide.retrogamecoders.com/
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AI trained with Atari BASIC:
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Atariteca - https://www.atariteca.net.pe/2026/04/polonia-ia-entrenada-con-atari-basic.html
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NotebookLM with Atari BASIC - https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/caaad1ba-ba64-4e49-b602-143f6c12ff92
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AtariOnline forum discussion - https://atarionline.pl/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=8182&page=1#Item_0
Publications
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May issue of Atari Insights newsletter - https://ataribasics.com/
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April issue of Compute's Gazette - https://www.computesgazette.com
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Omnibus podcast ep about Nolan Bushnell - https://www.omnibusproject.com/episodes/nolan-bushnell-entry-167ma1323
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AtariProjects - https://www.atariprojects.org
The Company That Calls Itself Atari
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Amiga A1200 is delayed until December, 2026:
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Preorder on amazon - https://amzn.to/49l4Otl
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Atari buys rights to Wizardry - https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/atari-just-bought-the-rights-to-the-big-daddy-of-pc-rpgs-and-a-reissue-campaign-is-afoot/
New & Updated Hardware
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XYAB Joystick Controller Pad (via Bill Kendrick) - review by Stone Age Gamer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP3498i5pHI
Other
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Virtual OS Museum - https://virtualosmuseum.org/
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When Club Med Met Atari - The Retroist:
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https://www.retroist.com/p/when-club-med-met-atari
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Kay's interview with Linda Brownstein - https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-412-linda-brownstein-atari-vp-special-projects
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SMARTWATCH BAND from Atari - https://atari.com/products/my-play-watch-arcade-smartwatch-band
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New Atari sales and service option - A8Renegade:
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https://forums.atariage.com/topic/389805-atari-service-and-sales/
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Upcoming Shows
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VCF Southwest - May 29-31, 2026 - Westin Dallas Ft. Worth Airport - https://www.vcfsw.org/
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Retrofest 2026 - May 30-31 - Steam Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon, UK - https://retrofest.uk/
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CORGSCON - Columbus Ohio Retro Gaming Society - June 6-7 - Ohio Expo Center, Columbus, OH - https://www.corgscon.com/
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Chilliwack & Vancouver Retro Gaming Expo - June 20 - New Westminster, BC, Canada - https://www.vancouvergamingexpo.com/index.html
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Silly Venture SE (Summer Edition) - July 30-Aug. 2 - Gdansk, Poland - https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2026-se
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Southern Fried Gaming Expo and VCF Southeast - July 31-Aug 2, 2026 - Atlanta, GA - https://gameatl.com/
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Long Island Retro Gaming Expo - August 7-9, 2026 - Cradle of Aviation, Garden City, NY - https://liretro.com/
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Fujiama - August 26-30 - Lengenfeld, Germany - http://atarixle.ddns.net/fuji/2026
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Event page on Floppy Days Website - https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSeLsg4hf5KZKtpxwUQgacCIsqeIdQeZniq3yE881wOCCYskpLVs5OO1PZLqRRF2t5fUUiaKByqQrgA/pub
YouTube Videos
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Inside a 1979 Computer (Atari 800 Teardown) - We Fix Stupid Computers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t05Vg9u_5g
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Atari 800 Full Reassembly (1979) | Inside a Classic 8-Bit Computer - We Fix Stupid Computers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqK7w7rIhDE
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Proper Atari 800 HDMI video and audio - FlashJazzCat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiqO6leRrDc
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(short) FujiNet Go 800 for Android - Thom Cherryhomes - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/W0u9arc11z8
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FISH- awesome app for your Atari 8 Bit FujiNet - gorgh Agenda - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVCSh3cJGxE
New at Github
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Port of the BBC Micro REVS Disk Version to the Atari 8-Bits:
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https://github.com/WrathchildMGK/A8RevsBBC
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revs_(video_game)
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Very Good Atari Remote - https://github.com/tjh1976/VGAR
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https://github.com/akosela/darkzil
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https://github.com/owen-rp2a03/atari_antic_switch
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https://github.com/peterkaczorowski/SAVO
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Atari 8-bit implementation of Dave Plummer's PDP-11 implementation of the original "ATTN/11 - Paper Tape Is All You Need" - https://github.com/paul-d-carlson/atari-is-all-you-need
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Multi-Layer Perceptron that runs on an Atari 8-bit computer. Ported from XORTRAN by Damien Boureille" - https://github.com/paul-d-carlson/atari-mlp
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Implementation of a Hopfield network for the Atari 8 bit computer:
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https://github.com/paul-d-carlson/atari-hopfield
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1 hr 28 min
ANTIC Episode 127 - Brad's 76K Brain
Show notes
ANTIC Episode 127 - Brad's 76K Brain
In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… we turn the podcast into more of a multi-media experience, we cover a LOT of new and updated utility software for the Atari 8-bit, and Kay accuses Brad of having a 76K brain!
READY!
Recurring Links
New Atari books scans at archive.org
Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge
Interview index: here
What we've been up to
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pokey stream player - https://github.com/ilmenit/pokey-stream-player
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Fujisan with FastBASIC - https://github.com/pedgarcia/fujisan/
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This Week in Retro episode 262 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q_ODmzynsM
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Atari lightbox - http://techdungeon.xyz
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Indy Classic Expo - https://www.indyclassic.org
New & Updated Games
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Dodger - Captain Crumble:
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Atariage discussion - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/389334-new-game-release-dodger/
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Atariteca review - https://www.atariteca.net.pe/2026/04/dodger-rescata-una-idea-de-1994-para.html
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Drwal:
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Learning series by Larek - https://www.youtube.com/@larek/streams
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Download game - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gW7_TZLzpjZNejN58lvpehFVrD7kn1gt/view
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AI powers new games for Atari: "Doom 2D" and "Space Invaders" - https://www.atariteca.net.pe/2026/03/ia-impulsa-nuevos-juegos-para-atari.html
New & Updated Software
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FujiNetChat, a new IRC client for Atari 8-bit computers with FujiNet - Urchlay:
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TNFS: zapp.opensourcerers.net (new test builds will appear here often)
•
WWW: https://slackware.uk/~urchlay/src/fnchat-20260315-0540.xex
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Fuji Do Reports - Wade (Ripduski):
•
https://forums.atariage.com/topic/389110-new-app-fuji-do-reports/
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https://unfinishedbitness.info/fuji-do/
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FujiNet Go 800: atari800 emulator + FujiNet on modern Android devices - Mozzwald - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/389252-fujinet-go-800-atari800-emulator-fujinet-on-modern-android-devices/
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Lenka Project - A Full 65C816 SDX Modern Retro Atari Virtual Machine - Piotr D. Kaczorowski - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/389274-lenka-project-a-full-65c816-sdx-modern-retro-atari-virtual-machine/
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AltirraSDL — Bringing Altirra to macOS, Linux, and Android - ilmenit - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/389385-altirrasdl-%E2%80%94-bringing-altirra-to-macos-linux-and-android/
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VSCode FastBASIC extension with FujiSan update - Eric Carr & Paulo Garcia - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ericcarr.fastbasic-debugger
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APOD Viewer for VBXE by Stephen - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/389397-apod-viewer-for-vbxe/
Publications
•
The April issue of Atari Insights is now out - https://atariprojects.org/
•
March issue of Compute's Gazette - https://www.computesgazette.com
•
Flop 69 disk magazine - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/389213-disk-magazine-flop-69-has-been-released/
New & Updated Hardware
•
Lotharek's new video mod for XL/XE, Gtia2RGB - https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=435
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Ape Warp XL/XE 32-in-1 OS Switcher - https://www.8bitclassics.com/product/atari-xlxe-ape-warp-os-32-in-1-switchless-upgrade-module/?srsltid=AfmBOoq3AiO4yASJsDiuXdQMIncO3DDeze2XZlEdoFz-qFppn6W_vmgY
Contests
•
BASIC 10-Liner:
•
Atariteca write-up - https://www.atariteca.net.pe/2026/04/tenbirmam-y-arkanoid-lideraron-el-basic.html
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Every Atari 8-Bit Game from the BASIC 10 Liner Contest 2026! - Zero Page Homebrew - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evEmg-F43oc
•
BASIC 10-Liner site - https://bunsen.itch.io/
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Compilation Disk 2026 (Atari 8-Bit) by Vitoco - https://bunsen.itch.io/compilation-disk-2026-atari-8-bit-by-vitoco
Other
•
https://gamehistory.org/cgdc-1989-tapes/
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•
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Atari Computer Camps - The Rise and Fall of Atari Computer Camps by The Retroist - https://www.retroist.com/p/atari-computer-camps (substack)
Upcoming Computer Shows
•
VCF East - April 17-19 2026 - InfoAge Science and History Museums, Wall, NJ - https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/
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Midwest Gaming Classic - April 24-26 - Baird Center, Milwaukee, WI - https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/
•
VCF Europe - May 1-3 - Munich, Germany - https://vcfe.org/E/
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Vintage Computer Festival Pacific Northwest 2026 - May 2-3 - Tukwila Community Center, South Tukwila, WA - https://vcfpnw.org
•
VCF Southwest - May 29-31, 2026 - Westin Dallas Ft. Worth Airport - https://www.vcfsw.org/
•
Retrofest 2026 - May 30-31 - Steam Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon, UK - https://retrofest.uk/
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Vintage Computer Festival GB 2026 - June 19-21 - Leigh, Wigan, United Kingdom - https://www.facebook.com/events/25457837877216829/
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Vancouver Retro Gaming Expo - June 20 - New Westminster, BC, Canada - https://www.vancouvergamingexpo.com/index.html
YouTube Videos
•
FujiNet Turbo 2000 Cassette Loading - Thom Cherryhomes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMmfI-WLUpY
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Why the Atari 800XL blows the doors off the Commodore 64 - Hans Campbell - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=494e0WVxIQ8
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New video of Atario platform engine for Atari 8-bit computers - Eric Carr - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewPlgEyWLlQ
Commercial
•
https://archive.org/details/1987-atari-xe-2-commercial-alta-1_202604
New at Github
•
JAM (Just Atari Model) Release - Marak Spanel - https://github.com/marspa73/atarijam
•
VBXE Web Browser with image support - w1k:
•
https://forums.atariage.com/topic/389129-vbxe-web-browser-with-image-support-and-searching/
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https://github.com/viktorcech/vbxe-browser
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[A]tari [E]ight-bit [M]ulti-[T]ool - aemt https://github.com/idunmore/aemt
Feedback
• project to add FastBASIC syntax highlighting to Neovim - https://github.com/feoh/fastbasic_neovim_syntax
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1 hr 40 min
ANTIC Episode 126 - All Atari All the Time
Show notes
ANTIC Episode 126 - All Atari All The Time
In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… We bring in special guest Paulo Garcia, author of the incredible FujiSan emulator, and bring you all the Atari news we can find.
READY!
Recurring Links
New Atari books scans at archive.org
Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge
Interview index: here
What we've been up to
•
FujiSan version 1.1.8 - https://github.com/pedgarcia/fujisan/releases/tag/v1.1.8
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Conversational German - https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-conversational-german_1334.html
New & Updated Games
•
European Countries & Capitals Updated - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/296743-european-capitals-reverse-engineering/
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Text Adventure Homo Sapiens - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/388766-homo-sapiens-text-adventure-released-for-atari-130xe/
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FujiNet Maze War - Mozzwald:
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https://forums.atariage.com/topic/388112-ai-is-getting-too-good/page/3/#comment-5804016
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Source code available at https://github.com/mozzwald/fujinet-maze-war
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Requires prerelease fujinet firmware from - https://github.com/mozzwald/fujinet-firmware/tree/v1.5.2-fixes-netstream
New & Updated Software
•
Charsetter – a new web tool for creating fonts and maps in ANTIC 2 and ANTIC 4 modes - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/388653-charsetter-%E2%80%93-a-new-web-tool-for-creating-fonts-and-maps-in-antic-2-and-antic-4-modes/
•
BOSS-X the Final Edition (pre-release):
•
Blog - https://abbuc.de/~atarixle/?article=bossxfinaleditionprerelease
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can be downloaded from download > bossx > BOSS-X 10.39 Final Edition DE EN.zip .
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Update to A8E emulator (browser-based):
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Discussion - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/388191-a8e-atari-800-xl-emulator-v100/page/2/#comment-5803541
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A new version is available - https://dev.jsa8e.anides.de/
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Pokey Stream Player - ilmenit - https://github.com/ilmenit/pokey-stream-player
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DitherLab - dithering on Atari XL/XE - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/388489-ditherlab-dithering-on-atari-xlxe/
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New CubeSQL app Total Recall - Wade Ripkowski - https://unfinishedbitness.info/total-recall/
•
TNFS Qt6 System Tray Edition - A cross-platform GUI server for FujiNet from 13Leader:
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AtariAge announcement - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/388803-release-tnfs-qt6-system-tray-edition-a-cross-platform-gui-server-for-fujinet/
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Download - https://github.com/pjones1063/tnfsd/releases/tag/V2K26.1.0.1
Publications
•
Atari Insights March, 2026 - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/388559-atari-insights-%E2%80%93-march-2026-issue-now-available/
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AtariProjects:
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Explore the Golden Rules of Using an Atari 8-Bit Computer - https://atariprojects.org/2026/01/14/explore-the-golden-rules-of-using-an-atari-8-bit-computer-15-30-mins/
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Explore Gury's Atari 8-bit Forever Portal - https://atariprojects.org/2026/01/14/explore-gurys-atari-8-bit-forever-portal-15-30-mins/
Contests
•
FujiCup - https://fujicup.pl (from Philsan)
•
Atari 8-Bit/5200 Games in 8th Annual Atari Homebrew Awards - ZeroPage Homebrew:
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Nominated Games - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPnT8iqp3B8
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Winners - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Wr6Y1D3DJ4
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AtariAge Discussion - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/387772-8th-annual-atari-homebrew-awards-voting-information-discussion/#findComment-5798910
•
15th Edition of BASIC 10 Liner Contest - https://bunsen.itch.io/basic-10liner-2026
Other
•
New release of Altirra Hardware Reference Manual - https://www.virtualdub.org/altirra.html
•
The Serious Computerist - http://seriouscomputerist.altervista.org/pages/home/home.htm
Upcoming Shows
•
Indy Classic Computer and Video Game Expo - March 20-22 - Wyndham Indianapolis Airport Hotel, Indianapolis, IN - https://indyclassic.org/
•
Atari Invasion 2k26 (10th Anniversary) - March 21 - Maarssen, Netherlands - https://www.atari-invasion.nl
•
VCF East - April 17-19 2026 - InfoAge Science and History Museums, Wall, NJ - https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/
•
Midwest Gaming Classic - April 24-26 - Baird Center, Milwaukee, WI - https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/
•
VCF Europe - May 1-3 - Munich, Germany - https://vcfe.org/E/
•
Vintage Computer Festival Pacific Northwest 2026 - May 2-3 - Tukwila Community Center, South Tukwila, WA - https://vcfpnw.org
•
VCF Southwest - May 29-31, 2026 - Westin Dallas Ft. Worth Airport - https://www.vcfsw.org/
•
Retrofest 2026 - May 30-31 - Steam Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon, UK - https://retrofest.uk/
•
Event page created by Chicago Classic Computing - http://chiclassiccomp.org/events.html
•
Event page created by Floppy Days on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/VintageComputerShows/
•
Event page on Floppy Days Website - https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSeLsg4hf5KZKtpxwUQgacCIsqeIdQeZniq3yE881wOCCYskpLVs5OO1PZLqRRF2t5fUUiaKByqQrgA/pub
YouTube Videos
•
Writing my Compute! Articles on my ATARI, thanks to FujiNet! - Thom Cherryhomes - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/388420-video-writing-computes-gazette-articles-using-fujinet-and-my-atari/
•
ATARI 65 XE-F - zaxoniec - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu_AI-kkWhg
•
New level editor for Atari 8-bit computers Montezuma's Revenge - Lew Daney - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwwEO-vuXIg
•
A Trip Down Memory Card Lane podcast Ep.286 – A Catalog of Possibility: The Rise and Fall of the Atari Program Exchange - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcVMU1IPLz4
New at Archive.org
•
https://archive.org/details/1979-atari-400-8-bit-computer-official-promo-video
•
Optimized Systems Software's Basic A+ Manual - https://archive.org/details/basic-a-plus-manual-oss
•
4 TWAUG newsletters: (Tyne & Wear) - https://archive.org/search?query=title%3ATWAUG+Newsletter&sort=-addeddate
Commercial
•
Atari 800XL Home Computer (with Mr T) - 1984 Australian TV Commercial - https://archive.org/details/mubd1234ama-Jp6B5bEHoto
Feedback
•
blog post showing how to set up FujiNet-PC-Launcher to get 1 click access to an Atari preconfigured to use it and get FujiNet-PC running at the same time - https://unfinishedbitness.info/2026/02/15/one-click-atari/
Paulo's Information
•
Paulo's web site: https://8bitrelics.com/
•
FujiSan - https://github.com/pedgarcia/fujisan
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1 hr 39 min
ANTIC Episode 125 - Combining SQL with Fun (and Poo)
Show notes
ANTIC Episode 125 - "Combining SQL with Fun (and Poo)"
In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… Wade Ripkowski comes onto the show and gives us an update on his work to bring SQL to the Atari (and an extremely useful poo management tool!), we cover good news concerning the Curt Vendel Atari collection, we report on an exciting updated browser-based emulator, a huge update to AspeQT, and a whole lot more!! READY!
Recurring Links
New Atari books scans at archive.org
Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge
Interview index: here
What we've been up to
•
cubeSQL project blog post - https://unfinishedbitness.info/2026/02/01/atari-8-bit-sql/
•
Unfinished Bitness - https://unfinishedbitness.info
•
Wade's A8 C Library - https://unfinishedbitness.info/c-library/
•
cubeSQL - https://sqlabs.com/cubesql
•
FujiNet - https://fujinet.online/
•
CubeDot - https://unfinishedbitness.info/cubedot/
•
Fuji Do - https://unfinishedbitness.info/fuji-do/
•
Fuji Poo - https://unfinishedbitness.info/fuji-poo/
•
Dr. Love - https://unfinishedbitness.info/dr-love/
•
video demo of CubeDot - https://vimeo.com/1165039670
•
video demo of Fuji Do - https://vimeo.com/1165038947
•
Mr. Paint - https://unfinishedbitness.info/mr-paint/
•
King PONG How Atari Bounced Across Markets to Make Millions - https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262051330/king-pong/
•
Atari newsletter time capsule 1987-08:
•
https://archive.org/details/antc_Atari_newsletter_time_capsule_1987-08
•
The Strong museum - https://www.museumofplay.org/
•
FujiNet Application Ideas - https://github.com/FujiNetWIFI/fujinet-firmware/wiki/Application-Ideas
•
Smith Corona Messenger Module and Smith Corona Ultrasonic 450 typewriter - https://typewriterdatabase.com/1983-smith-corona-ultrasonic.2181.typewriter
•
prototype of Atari chapter for Quick Reference Book - https://floppydaysqr.my.canva.site/
New & Updated Games
•
Inufuto Game Cartridge - posted by Philsan:
•
https://forums.atariage.com/topic/331824-inufuto-does-atari-8-bit/page/5/#comment-5783007
•
https://www.atarimania.com/list_games_atari-400-800-xl-xe-inufuto_developer_3171_8_G.html
•
FujiNet Midimaze mode now stable by Mozzwald - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/387536-midimaze-mode-now-stable/
New & Updated non-Game Software
•
A8E (Atari 800 XL Emulator) - By AnimaInCorpore:
•
https://forums.atariage.com/topic/388191-a8e-atari-800-xl-emulator-v100/
•
Source - https://github.com/AnimaInCorpore/A8E
•
Browser demo - https://jsa8e.anides.de/
•
Atari800-AI - Benj Edwards - https://github.com/benj-edwards/atari800-ai
•
Update to mkatr (including lsatr) tools from dmsc - https://github.com/dmsc/mkatr/releases/tag/v1.4
•
AspeQt-2k26 - John Paul Jones:
•
https://github.com/pjones1063/AspeQt-2k26
•
•
Publications
•
BASIC Fun on Your A400 Mini: BASIC for real hardware and emulators too! By John McGinnis - https://www.amazon.com/BASIC-Fun-Your-A400-Mini/dp/B0G1YGJ2P7
•
Atari Insights February 2026:
•
Newsletters - https://ataribasics.com/newsletter-hub/
•
YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@AtariBasics
•
February, 2026 Issue of Compute's Gazette - https://www.computesgazette.com
•
ABBUC Magazine 163 released - https://www.abbuc.de
•
Pro(c) gone; last issue #15 - web site updated May 2025 - https://web.archive.org/web/20250404175246/https://proc-atari.de/
New & Updated Hardware
•
5200XEGS - Making your Classic Super Game Console into an 8-Bit Computer - mytek - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/387340-5200xegs-making-your-classic-super-game-console-into-an-8-bit-computer/
Contests
•
High Score Club active for 2026 (season 23) - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/387353-hsc-season-23-jan-2026-welcome-and-game-list-thread/
•
ABBUC Creative Competition 2026 has been launched - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/387746-abbuc-creative-competition-2026-has-been-launched/
•
ABBUC Application Software Competition 2026 has been launched - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/387745-abbuc-application-software-competition-2026-has-been-launched/
•
ABBUC Game Software Competition 2026 has been launched - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/387744-abbuc-software-competition-2026-has-been-launched/
•
ABBUC Hardware Competition 2026 has been launched - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/387737-abbuc-hardware-competition-2026-has-been-launched/
Other
•
Byte magazine cover illustrator has passed away. https://tinney.net/in-memoriam
•
Strong museum announces the acquisition of the Curt Vendel Atari Collection - https://www.museumofplay.org/press-release/the-strong-national-museum-of-play-acquires-atari-home-computer-and-console-division-collection/
•
Atari Hotel news - https://www.casino.org/vitalvegas/atari-hotel-that-was-never-happening-makes-headlines-for-not-happening/
Upcoming Shows (thru May, 2026)
•
Indy Classic Computer and Video Game Expo - March 20-22 - Wyndham Indianapolis Airport Hotel, Indianapolis, IN - https://indyclassic.org/
•
Atari Invasion 2k26 (10th Anniversary) - March 21 - Maarssen, Netherlands - https://www.atari-invasion.nl
•
VCF East - April 17-19 2026 - InfoAge Science and History Museums, Wall, NJ - https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/
•
Midwest Gaming Classic - April 24-26 - Baird Center, Milwaukee, WI - https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/
•
VCF Europe - May 1-3 - Munich, Germany - https://vcfe.org/E/
•
Vintage Computer Festival Pacific Northwest 2026 - May 2-3 - Tukwila Community Center, South Tukwila, WA - https://vcfpnw.org
•
VCF Southwest - May 29-31, 2026 - Westin Dallas Ft. Worth Airport - https://www.vcfsw.org/
•
Retrofest 2026 - May 30-31 - Steam Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon, UK - https://retrofest.uk/
YouTube Videos
•
Atari 130XE gets new ACID Stereo board (with new U1MB plugin), Decent XE keyboard, and more upgrades - FlashJazzCat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRjy-0AB_90
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Using FujiNet NOS with SD Card - Thom Cherryhomes - https://youtu.be/G0gXB3Z4Nmc
Feedback
•
Beat The Beatles — "It May Be The First Video Game About The Beatles" - Before Rock Band, There Was Beat the Beatles - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/11/random-it-may-be-the-first-video-game-about-the-beatles-before-rock-band-there-was-beat-the-beatles
Wade Ripkowski Contact Information
•
•
https://unfinishedbitness.info/
•
Mastodon @inverseatascii@techhub.social
•
Email: inverseatascii@icloud.com
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1 hr 46 min
ANTIC Episode 124 - Atari 8-bit - The Computer of Love
Show notes
ANTIC Episode 124
In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… We have lots of game news and emulator updates, Brad imitates a pirate, and Kay tells us that the Atari 8-bit is the "Computer of Love"!
READY!
Recurring Links
New Atari books scans at archive.org
Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge
Interview index: here
What we've been up to
•
Kay's 2025 Wrapped - https://www.patreon.com/posts/kays-2025-147182056
•
Support Kay's Patreon and support ANTIC! - https://www.patreon.com/savetz
•
Annual posting of older articles:
•
https://archive.org/details/savetz_articles?sort=-addeddate
•
https://archive.org/details/savetzarticle_reverend-apple
•
https://archive.org/details/savetzarticle_finding-randy
•
https://archive.org/details/savetzarticle_the-making-of-antic
•
Interim Computer Museum - https://icm.museum
•
Events at https://icm.museum/?events
•
Repairing The Atari 8 Bit Astra Big D Disk Drive! by Paul Westphal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIZPgYxfrAU
•
Fujisan:
•
https://github.com/pedgarcia/fujisan/releases/tag/v1.1.0
•
Fujinet Lobby games - http://fujinet.online:8080/
•
FastBASIC - https://github.com/dmsc/fastbasic
•
Video from Paul Garcia showing Fujinet-PC integration - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwd0wwFohso
•
Indy Vintage Computer Club -
•
XF551 drive - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_XF551
•
Commodore 64 Ultimate - https://www.commodore.net
•
RM 800XL - https://revive-machines.com/index-en.html
•
Stan Veit Podcast:
•
David Greelish and Randy read Chapter 13 ("The Atari Story") - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLCoJ-oA_V0
•
Stan Veit @ wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Veit
New and Updated Games
•
Ultimate Atari Games Database by Philippe Lafortune:
•
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1JaKMQio82/?mibextid=wwXIfr
•
Invite link - https://airtable.com/invite/r/rhutWb7a
•
Atari Party Panic v1.2 by Andy Diller:
•
https://forums.atariage.com/topic/386758-atari-party-panic-v12/
•
https://massiverobot.itch.io/panic
•
New game: Carcer from h4plo:
•
You can get it from here - https://h4plo.itch.io/carcer
•
Discussion - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/386514-new-game-carcer/
•
Overflow Santa - New Christmas game from A/W/A:
•
https://forums.atariage.com/topic/386809-overflow-santa-new-christmas-game-from-awa/
•
Overflow Santa 8bit.xex(Atari 8-bit binary file)
•
Overflow Santa 8bit.rom(Atari 8-bit cartridge)
•
KillZone: First Real-Time Multiplayer Gaming - https://www.atariorbit.org/2025/12/13/killzone-v-1-2/
•
Street Fighter II Released!:
•
•
•
https://vega.atari.pl/main-page/street-fighter-ii/
•
Pole Position Now Saves Tracks Over FujiNet (Thom Cherryhomes):
•
Discussion - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/387116-sharing-pole-position-race-designer-tracks-over-fujinet/
•
Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI0sgh9DGaw
•
Atari 8-Bit/5200 Homebrew Games Released/Completed/WIP in 2025 - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/378311-atari-8-bit5200-homebrew-games-releasedcompletedwip-in-2025/
New and Updated Software
•
News Years Disk 2026 - https://demozoo.org/productions/384184/
•
Altirra 4.40 released from Phaeron:
•
https://forums.atariage.com/topic/387055-altirra-440-released/
•
https://www.virtualdub.org/altirra.html
•
New version 7.0 of ASAP, Another Slight Atari Player, the most accurate Atari 8-bit computers tunes player for modern computers and mobile devices - https://asap.sourceforge.net
Publications
•
December, 2025 Compute's Gazette with ANTIC article written by Brian Cox - https://shop.computesgazette.com/product/computes-gazette-issue-6-digital-edition/
•
AtariProjects - https://atariprojects.org/
•
Atari Insights January 2026:
•
Newsletters - https://ataribasics.com/newsletter-hub/
•
YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@AtariBasics
New and Updated Hardware
•
Atari SX212 WiFi Retromodem - https://tempestfpga.com/sx212/
•
XL-Expander, a prototype add-on for Atari 800XL machines - https://bsky.app/profile/philsan.bsky.social/post/3ma6ybpxd6s2j
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Custom Casing for the 130XE Pixel Perfect Motherboard - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/383379-new-11-1000dpi-replica-of-atari-xe-motherboard-%E2%80%93-interest-check/page/10/#comment-5772225
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3D printed joystick Atari XL computers style - https://makerworld.com/en/models/2108894-atari-xl-style-joystick#profileId-2281361
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Atari 400 mini at Atari.com - https://atari.com/products/atari-400-mini-1
Other
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The Magic Room film ebay - https://www.ebay.com/itm/116928122102
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A 'Playable' Atari-Themed Hotel Is Coming - https://people.com/atari-hotel-planned-for-phoenix-interactive-esports-venue-photos-11871760
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Stewart Cheifet died:
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https://obits.goldsteinsfuneral.com/stewart-cheifet
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https://archive.org/details/computerchronicles
Upcoming Shows
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Vintage Computer Festival Montreal - Jan. 24-25, 2026 - Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC - https://vcfed.org/vcf-montreal/
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Vintage Electronics Expo - Jan. 31, 2026 - Oakland Expo Center, Waterford, MI - https://www.thevee.org/
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Vintage Computer Festival SoCal - February 14-15, 2026 - Hotel Fera Events Center, Orange, CA - https://vcfsocal.com/
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Indy Classic Computer and Video Game Expo - March 20-22 - Wyndham Indianapolis Airport Hotel, Indianapolis, IN - https://indyclassic.org/
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VCF East - April 17-19 2026 - InfoAge Science and History Museums, Wall, NJ - https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/
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Midwest Gaming Classic - April 24-26 - Baird Center, Milwaukee, WI - https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/
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VCF Europe - May 1-3 - Munich, Germany - https://vcfe.org/E/
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Vintage Computer Festival Pacific Northwest 2026 - May 2-3 - Tukwila Community Center, South Tukwila, WA - https://vcfpnw.org
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VCF Southwest - May 29-31, 2026 - Westin Dallas Ft. Worth Airport - https://www.vcfsw.org/
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Retrofest 2026 - May 30-31 - Steam Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon, UK - https://retrofest.uk/
YouTube Videos
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FujiNet Battleship now for Atari 8-bit, Apple II, CoCo, and MS-DOS - Thom Cherryhomes - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3BQc3zVl8qk
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How I made an Atari 130XE Laptop Using Original Hardware - Sideburn Studios - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAKrEe_ttOE
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The Atari 8-Bit Second Maturity (A 2025 Deep Dive) - AtariBasics with John Zielke - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d3JgZMFZIo
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FujiNet-RetroMate: Online Chess with Atari 8-bit Computers - Greg Gallardo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H53JR2-PBQE
New at Github
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https://github.com/mozzwald/pokeystream
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https://github.com/mozzwald/udp-pokey-sample
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https://github.com/rickcollette/atariforge
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https://github.com/fredlcore/ATASCOIID
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https://youtu.be/g4ffy4TXI-c?si=fihGVG0pGeuSOQqg
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https://github.com/rachel-multiverse/rachel-atari-800
Listener Feedback
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1 hr 32 min
ANTIC Episode 123 - Steampunk Atari
Show notes
ANTIC Episode 123 - Steampunk Atari
In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… Lots of Holiday Buyer's Guide action, news of recovered software, FujiNet news galore, and Brad does steampunk Atari…
READY!
Recurring Links
New Atari books scans at archive.org
Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge
Interview index: here
Links for Items Mentioned in Show:
What we've been up to
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Nexon Computer Museum (Maplestory) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nexon_Computer_Museum
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Air Navigation RNAV for Atari 8-bit manual and source code:
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https://archive.org/details/tims_Air_Navigation_RNAV_for_Atari_8-bit
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HP versions and detailed notes - https://archive.org/search?query=creator%3A%22Robert+A.+Tims%22
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JACG Newsletters:
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https://archive.org/details/jerseyataricomputergroup scanned via Mark Knutsen
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here's what else we need in a spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RkznDDlOL2O_K-RrbkajIuo6DvYof6Ajrn7j9NTcoDM/edit?usp=sharing)
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https://archive.org/details/Jersey_Atari_Computer_Group_newsletter_1989-03
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https://archive.org/details/Jersey_Atari_Computer_Group_newsletter_1985-01
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https://archive.org/details/Jersey_Atari_Computer_Group_newsletter_1985-02
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https://archive.org/details/Jersey_Atari_Computer_Group_newsletter_1984-10
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https://archive.org/details/Jersey_Atari_Computer_Group_newsletter_1984-12
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http://archive.org/details/Jersey_Atari_Computer_Group_newsletter_1984-09
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http://archive.org/details/Jersey_Atari_Computer_Group_newsletter_1984-08
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http://archive.org/details/Jersey_Atari_Computer_Group_newsletter_1984-07
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Amiga 40 Celebration in Atlanta - https://www.facebook.com/events/1961071527788068/
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Invitation to Programming cassette - https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-invitation-to-programming-1-an_11651.html
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Atlanta Historical Computing Society - https://www.atlhcs.org/
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Smith-Corona Electric typewriter module and typewriter - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTcWEU2UPgM
News
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Battleship for Atari with FujiNet:
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https://www.atariorbit.org/2025/11/30/battleship-docks-for-atari/
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Atari 8-bit games part of the Namco Legendary Pack for Atari 50: the Anniversary Celebration for Steam, XBox, Playstation - https://atari.com/products/atari-50th-the-anniversary-celebration
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FujiNet-PC build for Mac - Andy Diller:
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Blog post - https://www.atariorbit.org/2025/11/02/fujinet-pc-build-for-osx-download/
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download it here - https://www.atariorbit.org/shared-files/1165/?fn-pc-atari-v151.zip
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Running multiple Atari800/FujiNet - Andy Diller - https://www.atariorbit.org/2025/11/10/build-your-own-atari800/
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Ivop ported BBC BASIC to the Atari XL/XE - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/385621-bbc-basic-for-the-atari-xlxe/
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FiSh - Fujinet Interface Shell - bocianu - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/386043-fish-fujinet-interface-shell/
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Apple II Holiday Collection & Special Edition transferred to Atari Print Shop disks by Michael Sternberg - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/324752-print-shop-atari-related-graphics/#findComment-5757049
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Atari CAS Player by Krystone:
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AtariAge thread - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/381594-abbuc-hardware-contest-2025/#comment-5745407
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You can try it directly here - https://krystone.pl/atari/casplay/
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updated FujiNet AI SAM chatbot by Mozzwald:
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The disk is up at https://tnfs.fujinet.online/ATARI/FujiNet-Apps/ai-sam-v3.xex which uses fujinet.online for the server
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Source code for the app and server is up at https://github.com/mozzwald/fujinet-ai-sam/
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November and December issues of Atari Insights Newsletter - https://www.ataribasics.com
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http://www.atariprotos.com has 2 new 8-bit things
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Midi Maze custom maze thread on AtariAge - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/386262-hidden-loading-of-mazes-from-disk-in-midi-maze/
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November issue of Compute's Gazette - https://www.computesgazette.com
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Type-in apps for modern computers - https://boingboing.net/2025/11/24/doctype-magazine-type-in-apps-for-modern-computers.html
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"It May Be The First Video Game About The Beatles" - Before Rock Band, There Was Beat the Beatles - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/11/random-it-may-be-the-first-video-game-about-the-beatles-before-rock-band-there-was-beat-the-beatles
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tech keyboard for XL/XE - Shawn Johnson - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16U5Pbpr28/
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RM800XL loading a game from tape - https://youtube.com/shorts/3t7LCWEjIY4?si=7dpulvMhsxSzPsII
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RM800XL running Pac-Man cartridge - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TAs9-kRL3L4
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Amiga clone coming? - https://retrogames.biz/products/thea1200/
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https://plaionreplai.com/collections/consoles
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Atari 400 mini package on sale at Atari - https://www.atari.com
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ZeroPage Homebrew played all the ABBUC Software Contest 2025 entries on Twitch! - https://youtube.com/zeropagehomebrew/
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Silly Venture 2025 WE Atari XL/XE 16KB Intro competition (20th - 23rd November 2025, Gdańsk, Pomerania, Poland)
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We Like to Party (16KB Intro) - https://demozoo.org/productions/380592/
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Silly Venture 2025 WE: "The biggest ATARI-multi party!" - https://www.sillyventure.eu/
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Vintage Computer Christmas Challenge:
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https://forums.atariage.com/topic/386316-vintage-computer-christmas-challenge-2025-just-for-fun/
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https://logiker.com/Vintage-Computing-Christmas-Challenge-2025
Upcoming Shows
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Vintage Computer Festival Montreal - Jan. 24-25, 2026 - Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC - https://vcfed.org/vcf-montreal/
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Vintage Electronics Expo - Jan. 31, 2026 - Oakland Expo Center, Waterford, MI - https://www.thevee.org/
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Vintage Computer Festival SoCal - February 14-15, 2026 - Hotel Fera Events Center, Orange, CA - https://vcfsocal.com/
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Indy Classic Computer and Video Game Expo - March 20-22 - Wyndham Indianapolis Airport Hotel, Indianapolis, IN - https://indyclassic.org/
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VCF East - April 17-19 2026 - InfoAge Science and History Museums, Wall, NJ - https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/
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Midwest Gaming Classic - April 24-26 - Baird Center, Milwaukee, WI - https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/
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VCF Southwest - May 29-31, 2026 - Westin Dallas Ft. Worth Airport - https://www.vcfsw.org/
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Retrofest 2026 - May 30-31 - Steam Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon, UK - https://retrofest.uk/
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Southern Fried Gaming Expo & VCF SE - July 31-Aug 2, 2026 - Atlanta, GA - https://gameatl.com/
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Fujiama - August 26-30 - Lengenfeld, Germany - http://atarixle.ddns.net/fuji/2026
YouTube Videos
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Immaculate NOS Atari 600XL gets PokeyMAX 4, VBXE and U1MB - FlashJazzCat - https://youtu.be/ybFpYF4R2mY
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My Mom Bought an Atari 800XL - Can I Fix It?! - Sayaka's Digital Attic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZZ6nhgwEDI
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ATARI XL / XE += FIRST AI SHOOTER =+ NEW GAME 2025:
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Atari 8 Bits For Ever - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KLy0fX0JtY
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Atari Online PL - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJie46jwuRA
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Galaxian (800 and 2600) and Galaga (2600) gameplay - Atari - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nmXIqaTCHMo
New at Archive.org
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https://archive.org/details/@ted_skrecky
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https://archive.org/details/vantari-newsletter-july-1989/
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https://archive.org/details/@retroarchiv
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https://archive.org/details/rearc_user-mag-hauptkatalog-1993-94-1993-11-01-user-mag-de
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https://archive.org/details/rearc_preisliste-4-87-zum-atari-katalog-86-87-1987-04-compy-shop-de
New at GitHub
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https://github.com/gitGalu/8bitworkshop-mcp
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https://github.com/Cathodeo/xmonka_atari
Feedback
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PRGE's YouTube channel posted the video of Joe Decuir and Hunter Patchett - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhIrTlDkRrM
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video of a "game test day" that Joe's students were part of - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDYVURUe_7Q
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Link to "proof of concept demonstration" of SuperBug - https://github.com/Atari-Super-Bug-Plus/SuperBug
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