ANTIC Episode 125 - Combining SQL with Fun (and Poo)

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

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

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

• https://forums.atariage.com/topic/387630-wip-aspeqt-2k26-resurrecting-aspeqt-with-qt6-high-dpi-wi-fi-modems/

• https://forums.atariage.com/topic/388105-%F0%9F%9A%80-aspeqt-2k26-dev-update-the-thin-client-concept-introducing-the-w-device-and-clipboard-y-device/

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-mu