ANTIC Episode 106 - Thom, Do you ever sleep? ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast
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ANTIC Episode 106 - Thom, do you ever sleep!?
In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… we cover all the recent contests involving new Atari software development, bring you all the other Atari news we could find, and marvel at the stamina of Thom Cherryhomes…
READY!
Recurring Links
Floppy Days Podcast
AtariArchives.org
AtariMagazines.com
Kay’s Book “Terrible Nerd”
New Atari books scans at archive.org
ANTIC feedback at AtariAge
Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge
Interview index: here
ANTIC Facebook Page
AHCS
Eaten By a Grue
Next Without For
Links for Items Mentioned in Show:
What we’ve been up to
Atari’s 1986 prospectus and form S-1 - https://archive.org/details/atari-corp
Titan game - https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-titan_6337.html
https://archive.org/details/tbace-thunder-bay-atari-computer-enthusiasts/TBACE-1985-01%20Minutes/
2.4A power supply for XL/XE from 8bitclassics.com - https://www.8bitclassics.com/product/atari-xl-xe-2-4a-amp-power-adapter/ (affiliate link)
80-column card for 1090XL - Brian Reifsnyder - https://www.tindie.com/products/5cfab/80-column-rpp-board-for-the-atari-1090xl1091xl/
News
Custom floppy disk envelopes - https://ataricovers.com/
Atari 400 mini started shipping! (3/28) - https://atari.com/products/atari-400-mini-1
BASIC 10-Liner Contest - https://www.homeputerium.de/
Vitoco has bundled Atari 8 Bit computer games competing in the BASIC 10 Liners Contest 2024 into a single disk - https://www.vitoco.cl/atari/10liner/NOMAM2024.atr
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/21/video-poker-takes-your-money-in-10-lines-of-basic/
6th Annual Atari Homebrew Awards - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/356719-6th-annual-atari-homebrew-awards-voting-information-discussion/
Atari in a suitcase - https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2142412709436907&set=gm.7187337001303744&idorvanity=181644898539691
Anode chat - you can use Anode chat and talk on the Fujinet discord to the anode channel - TNFS://fujinet.pl/anode/anode.xex and search in it for "chat" - you'll need to register with the anode server first
Including ACTION! code from GitHub - Thom Cherryhomes:
https://forums.atariage.com/topic/363311-including-action-code-from-github-yes/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W49Uxf-UDk
FujiNet Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/fujinet/
ABBUC Software Competition 2024 opened:
https://forums.atariage.com/topic/363297-abbuc-software-competition-2024-opened/
You can find all the rules here - https://abbuc.de/aktivitaten/software-competition/
ABBUC hardware contest 2024 starts now:
https://forums.atariage.com/topic/363122-abbuc-hardware-contest-2024-starts-now/
You can find the rules here - Rules AHC 2024
YAIL (Yet Another Image Loader) - YouTube video by Thom Cherryhomes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o54Ds-DwGJI&t=6s
https://www.southernamis.com/baudday
Best Old School Tech Super Bowl Commercials, Ranked (Gizmodo) - https://gizmodo.com/best-vintage-tech-super-bowl-commercials-ranked-1851235860
Atari computer commercial (Atari: Get Started, 1984, with Alan Alda) #7 on the list - https://gizmodo.com/best-vintage-tech-super-bowl-commercials-ranked-1851235860/slides/5
Upcoming Shows
Midwest Gaming Classic - April 5-7 - Wisconsin Center, Milwaukee, WI - https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/
VCF East - April 12-14, 2024 - Wall, NJ - http://www.vcfed.org
Indy Classic Computer and Video Game Expo - April 13-14 - Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel, Indianapolis, IN - https://indyclassic.org/
VCF Europa - April 27-28, 2024 - Munich, Germany - https://vcfe.org/E/
VCF Southwest - June 14-16, 2024 - Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center at UT Dallas - https://www.vcfsw.org/
Boatfest Retro Computer Expo - June 14-16 - Hurricane, WV - http://boatfest.info
Southern Fried Gaming Exp
ANTIC Episode 106 - Thom, do you ever sleep!?
In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… we cover all the recent contests involving new Atari software development, bring you all the other Atari news we could find, and marvel at the stamina of Thom Cherryhomes…
READY!
Recurring Links
Floppy Days Podcast
AtariArchives.org
AtariMagazines.com
Kay’s Book “Terrible Nerd”
New Atari books scans at archive.org
ANTIC feedback at AtariAge
Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge
Interview index: here
ANTIC Facebook Page
AHCS
Eaten By a Grue
Next Without For
Links for Items Mentioned in Show:
What we’ve been up to
Atari’s 1986 prospectus and form S-1 - https://archive.org/details/atari-corp
Titan game - https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-titan_6337.html
https://archive.org/details/tbace-thunder-bay-atari-computer-enthusiasts/TBACE-1985-01%20Minutes/
2.4A power supply for XL/XE from 8bitclassics.com - https://www.8bitclassics.com/product/atari-xl-xe-2-4a-amp-power-adapter/ (affiliate link)
80-column card for 1090XL - Brian Reifsnyder - https://www.tindie.com/products/5cfab/80-column-rpp-board-for-the-atari-1090xl1091xl/
News
Custom floppy disk envelopes - https://ataricovers.com/
Atari 400 mini started shipping! (3/28) - https://atari.com/products/atari-400-mini-1
BASIC 10-Liner Contest - https://www.homeputerium.de/
Vitoco has bundled Atari 8 Bit computer games competing in the BASIC 10 Liners Contest 2024 into a single disk - https://www.vitoco.cl/atari/10liner/NOMAM2024.atr
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/21/video-poker-takes-your-money-in-10-lines-of-basic/
6th Annual Atari Homebrew Awards - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/356719-6th-annual-atari-homebrew-awards-voting-information-discussion/
Atari in a suitcase - https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2142412709436907&set=gm.7187337001303744&idorvanity=181644898539691
Anode chat - you can use Anode chat and talk on the Fujinet discord to the anode channel - TNFS://fujinet.pl/anode/anode.xex and search in it for "chat" - you'll need to register with the anode server first
Including ACTION! code from GitHub - Thom Cherryhomes:
https://forums.atariage.com/topic/363311-including-action-code-from-github-yes/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W49Uxf-UDk
FujiNet Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/fujinet/
ABBUC Software Competition 2024 opened:
https://forums.atariage.com/topic/363297-abbuc-software-competition-2024-opened/
You can find all the rules here - https://abbuc.de/aktivitaten/software-competition/
ABBUC hardware contest 2024 starts now:
https://forums.atariage.com/topic/363122-abbuc-hardware-contest-2024-starts-now/
You can find the rules here - Rules AHC 2024
YAIL (Yet Another Image Loader) - YouTube video by Thom Cherryhomes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o54Ds-DwGJI&t=6s
https://www.southernamis.com/baudday
Best Old School Tech Super Bowl Commercials, Ranked (Gizmodo) - https://gizmodo.com/best-vintage-tech-super-bowl-commercials-ranked-1851235860
Atari computer commercial (Atari: Get Started, 1984, with Alan Alda) #7 on the list - https://gizmodo.com/best-vintage-tech-super-bowl-commercials-ranked-1851235860/slides/5
Upcoming Shows
Midwest Gaming Classic - April 5-7 - Wisconsin Center, Milwaukee, WI - https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/
VCF East - April 12-14, 2024 - Wall, NJ - http://www.vcfed.org
Indy Classic Computer and Video Game Expo - April 13-14 - Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel, Indianapolis, IN - https://indyclassic.org/
VCF Europa - April 27-28, 2024 - Munich, Germany - https://vcfe.org/E/
VCF Southwest - June 14-16, 2024 - Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center at UT Dallas - https://www.vcfsw.org/
Boatfest Retro Computer Expo - June 14-16 - Hurricane, WV - http://boatfest.info
Southern Fried Gaming Exp
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