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This week we recap VCF Midwest, plus news with El Curtis Boyle. ----more---- The CoCo Nation Show (TCN) - a weekly live and interactive discussion about the Color Computers, Dragons, MC-10, clones, and cousins! Website: https://thecoconation.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The_CoCo_Nation Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thecoconationshow FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theco... Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCoCoNation Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecoconati... PodBean: https://thecoconation.podbean.com/ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... iHeart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/105011302/ MeWe: https://mewe.com/join/thecoconation Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0qx9Nx7... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the_coco_nation Email: mailto:show@TheCoCoNation.com Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=83010467 If you would like to chat on a live show of TCN using FaceBook, please follow this link and you will be good to go. The link is featured on TCN's group. https://tinyurl.com/FB-Chat Need even more chat? Join hundreds of other “CoConuts” (or is that CoConauts?) on the Color Computer Discord: https://discord.com/invite/4J5nHXm CoCo Nation logo by Ron Delvaux and Paul Shoemaker CoCo Nation theme music (c) 2022 D. Bruce Moore The CoCo Nation is a registered trademark of The CoCo Nation, LLC. All rights reserved.
This week sort of look in at VCF Midwest, plus news with El Curtis Boyle. ----more---- The CoCo Nation Show (TCN) - a weekly live and interactive discussion about the Color Computers, Dragons, MC-10, clones, and cousins! Website: https://thecoconation.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The_CoCo_Nation Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thecoconationshow FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theco... Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCoCoNation Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecoconati... PodBean: https://thecoconation.podbean.com/ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... iHeart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/105011302/ MeWe: https://mewe.com/join/thecoconation Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0qx9Nx7... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the_coco_nation Email: mailto:show@TheCoCoNation.com Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=83010467 If you would like to chat on a live show of TCN using FaceBook, please follow this link and you will be good to go. The link is featured on TCN's group. https://tinyurl.com/FB-Chat Need even more chat? Join hundreds of other “CoConuts” (or is that CoConauts?) on the Color Computer Discord: https://discord.com/invite/4J5nHXm CoCo Nation logo by Ron Delvaux and Paul Shoemaker CoCo Nation theme music (c) 2022 D. Bruce Moore The CoCo Nation is a registered trademark of The CoCo Nation, LLC. All rights reserved.
Our good friend Steve Lin joins us to run down the trip he and Brad recently took to the Vintage Computer Festival: West Coast Edition, hosted in Mountain View, CA's wonderful Computer History Museum. Did you ever wonder about the strange arrow-key layout of early Soviet computers? Or how to build your own CRT out of a tube you found on the sidewalk? Or what it takes to rebuild the entirety of the early online service Prodigy from scratch? Or about the time Intel shoved a hundred 286s into a single computer? Then this is the episode for you!Show notes and links for this episode: https://tinyurl.com/techpod-248-vcf-westOur photos and videos from the festival: https://photos.app.goo.gl/KW4WX6tYLyjyamYXAYou should really see the home page for the VCF Midwest in Chicago: https://vcfmw.org/ Support the Pod! Contribute to the Tech Pod Patreon and get access to our booming Discord, a monthly bonus episode, your name in the credits, and other great benefits! You can support the show at: https://patreon.com/techpod
Unlocking Infrastructure Sovereignty, first meeting of the FreeBSD Enterprise Working Group, HardenedBSD August 2023 Status Report, GhostBSD August 2023 donation report, MidnightBSD 3.1 Released, OpenBSD Webzine ISSUE #14, and more NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap (https://www.tarsnap.com/bsdnow) and the BSDNow Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/bsdnow) Headlines Unlocking Infrastructure Sovereignty: Harnessing the Power of Open Source Solutions for Business Flexibility and Cost-Effectiveness (https://klarasystems.com/articles/unlocking-infrastructure-sovereignty-harnessing-the-power-of-open-source-solutions/) Recap of first meeting of the FreeBSD Enterprise Working Group (https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/recap-of-first-meeting-of-the-freebsd-enterprise-working-group/) News Roundup HardenedBSD August 2023 Status Report (https://hardenedbsd.org/article/shawn-webb/2023-09-01/hardenedbsd-august-2023-status-report) • [HardenedBSD 14-STABLE Now Available](https://hardenedbsd.org/article/shawn-webb/2023-09-11/hardenedbsd-14-stable-now-available) August 2023 donation report (http://ghostbsd.org/news/August_2023_donation_report) • [Late on the announcement but... GhostBSD 23.06.01 ISO is now available](http://ghostbsd.org/23.06.01_iso_is_now_available) MidnightBSD 3.1 Released (https://www.phoronix.com/news/MidnightBSD-3.1) OpenBSD Webzine ISSUE #14 is out (https://webzine.puffy.cafe/issue-14.html) Beastie Bits • [ZFS for Dummies](https://ikrima.dev/dev-notes/homelab/zfs-for-dummies/) • [The Switch runs FreeBSD](https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/5xbe5a/the_switch_runs_freebsd_making_it_nintendos_first/) • [KDE on OpenBSD](https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-ports&m=169391479324962) • [(Kubernetes v1.28.0) for illumos, FreeBSD and OpenBSD](https://medium.com/@norlin.t/by-the-way-planternetes-kubernetes-v1-28-0-for-illumos-freebsd-and-openbsd-5d57026d6a25) • [Video: C Programming on System 6 - VCF Midwest, Wi-Fi DA](https://jcs.org/2023/09/20/vcfmw) Tarsnap This weeks episode of BSDNow was sponsored by our friends at Tarsnap, the only secure online backup you can trust your data to. Even paranoids need backups. Feedback/Questions Send questions, comments, show ideas/topics, or stories you want mentioned on the show to feedback@bsdnow.tv (mailto:feedback@bsdnow.tv) Join us and other BSD Fans in our BSD Now Telegram channel (https://t.me/bsdnow)
This week we visit VCF Midwest and El Curtis newses till he can't news no more. ----more---- The CoCo Nation Show (TCN) - a weekly live and interactive discussion about the Color Computers, Dragons, MC-10, clones, and cousins! Website: https://thecoconation.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@The_CoCo_Nation Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thecoconationshow FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theco... Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCoCoNation Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecoconati... PodBean: https://thecoconation.podbean.com/ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... iHeart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/105011302/ MeWe: https://mewe.com/join/thecoconation Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0qx9Nx7... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the_coco_nation Email: mailto:show@TheCoCoNation.com Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=83010467 If you would like to chat on a live show of TCN using FaceBook, please follow this link and you will be good to go. The link is featured on TCN's group. https://tinyurl.com/FB-Chat Need even more chat? Join hundreds of other “CoConuts” (or is that CoConauts?) on the Color Computer Discord: https://discord.com/invite/4J5nHXm CoCo Nation logo by Ron Delvaux and Paul Shoemaker CoCo Nation theme music (c) 2022 D. Bruce Moore The CoCo Nation is a registered trademark of The CoCo Nation, LLC. All rights reserved.
James and John discuss eBay finds: Bell & Howell Apple II Plus, Apple IIGS Woz Edition, and Apple 2GB external hard drive. They look back at September 2002 in Macaddict Magazine, and news includes David and Steve at VCF Midwest and Nanoraptor creations. Join our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter, watch us on YouTube, and visit us at RetroMacCast.
Here, in Userlandia, my Windows color scheme is Portillo's Hot Dog. Want to see some of the coolest old computers out there? Take a trip to the Vintage Computer Festival Midwest just outside of Chicago! I visited VCFMW this year to see how it compared to other vintage computer shows, and I've got all the details about the people, events, and stuff for sale. See the Blog Post for Links: https://www.userlandia.com/home/2022/9/vcf-midwest-2022 Published September 21, 2022 -=- Chapters -=- 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:31 - Arriving at VCF Midwest 00:04:51 - VCF Midwest Exhibits 00:11:14 - Vendors, Auction, and Sales 00:17:55 - Panels of Fun 00:20:33 - Stuff! 00:22:44 - Improvements & Final Thoughts 00:27:48 - The Show Must Go On 00:29:13 - Outtro and Credits -=- Subscribe -=- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/userlandia/id1588648631 Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1588648631/userlandia Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/m4tegn1u Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/79LO3vO9avAt3yCLpNWark Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly91c2VybGFuZGlhLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz -=- Contact -=- Follow Userlandia: @userlandia - http://twitter.com/userlandiashow Follow Dan: @kefkafloyd - http://twitter.com/kefkafloyd Visit The Website: https://www.userlandia.com Email us: feedback@userlandia.com Join The Userlandia Discord: https://discord.com/invite/z2jmF93 Theme Song by Space Vixen: https://spacevixen.bandcamp.com Follow them on Twitter @SpaceVixenMusic: https://twitter.com/spacevixenmusic -=- Music Credits -=- Jeremy Blake - Sunspots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J78JM4AaFkY Autumn Dance by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Childhood by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Dandelion by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Paradox by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Parallel Synthesis by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
ANTIC Episode 88 - We need more Atari shows! In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… lots of Atari action and news, loading Atari software from VHS, and a call for more Atari-specific shows READY! Recurring Links Floppy Days Podcast AtariArchives.org AtariMagazines.com Kevin's Book “Terrible Nerd” New Atari books scans at archive.org ANTIC feedback at AtariAge Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge Interview index: here ANTIC Facebook Page AHCS Eaten By a Grue Next Without For Links for Items Mentioned in Show: What we've been up to MT32-pi - https://github.com/dwhinham/mt32-pi https://archive.org/details/michigan-atari-magazine-complete-collection https://archive.org/details/AtariFinalLegacyPoster https://archive.org/details/ukraine-computer-poster-1989 https://rpilocator.com 576NUC+ cartridge upgrade - https://thebrewingacademy.com/collections/myteks-576nuc-atari-computer/products/myteks-576nuc-and-internal-fujinet AVG Cart .ATR mod - https://atari8bit.net/tutorials/de-re-avgcart/ Cartridge shell from Vintage Computer Center - https://www.vintagecomputercenter.com/product/atari-8-bit-cartridge-shells 4-in-1 OSS cart - https://atariprojects.org/2021/11/21/purchase-a-new-4-in-1-oss-programming-language-cartridge-for-your-atari-8-bit-computer-5-10-mins/ XEP-80 II - https://thebrewingacademy.com/collections/atari-800-xl-xe-xel-xld/products/xep80-ii-by-mytek Recent Interviews Anthony Ramos: Parrot, Creepy Caverns - https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-432-anthony-ramos-parrot-creepy-caverns Scott Savage: Lefty, the Checkers Playing Robot - https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-433-scott-savage-lefty-the-checkers-playing-robot ANTIC Interview 434 - Michael Park: Swan and Fujiboink Demos, MIDI Maze - https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-434-michael-park-swan-and-fujiboink-demos-midi-maze The looking for Xanth tweet - https://twitter.com/KaySavetz/status/1509353652367998981 News Allan: Software for Atari Coin Executive - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/320451-atari-coin-op-disks/ http://www.atarimania.com/documents/atari-coin-executive.pdf mozzwald Wikipedia reader for Atari 8 Bit FujiNet. You can load it via fujinet.online as /wiki.xex - https://github.com/FujiNetWIFI/fujinet-apps/tree/master/wiki/atari bocianu and mozzwald news reader for FujiNet - TNFS://fujinet.pl/Networking/fujinews.xex Thom Cherryhomes Mastodon Client for FujiNet - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/335680-worlds-simplest-mastodon-client-in-basic/ Bluetooth Wireless Atari Joystick and Paddle Adapter - 2 DB9 Ports BASIC 10Liner Contest 2022 results - https://homeputerium.de Atari 400 mini - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA8O_X8JGsA - Retro Relik (in French) Loading Atari software from VHS tape - Video Cartridge by Turbo Soft - https://retrogames.cl/vcturbosoft.html?fbclid=IwAR1jrCTTQR7RzH8nNGOUpZCtziSJDLxBxI3Kyoufgwnvh9ps2oxWUd_fDVc http://atariemailarchive.org/ playing Atari with your hands as motion controls - Eran Feit - https://youtu.be/vJO6nMwUBXw ABBUC Magazine 148 released - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/335262-abbuc-magazine-148/ Upcoming Shows Boatfest Retro Computing Festival 2022 = June 24-25 - Hurricane, WV - https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/boatfest-retro-computer-festival-2022-tickets-222333103297 VCF Southeast - July 15-17 Southern Fried Gaming Expo https://gameatl.com/ KansasFest 2022 = July 19–24, 2022, Kansas City, MO - https://www.kansasfest.org/ in-person AND remote VCF West 2022 = Aug 6, 7, The Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA - https://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west/ VCF Midwest 17 - Sep 10-11, Elmhurst, IL http://vcfmw.org/ Fujiama - Sept 8-11 in Lengenfeld Germany http://fujiama.eu/ PRGE Oct 14-16 https://www.retrogamingexpo.com YouTube Videos Atari commercials - Seattle Retro Guy Mom - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmg4JApvsV0 Father and Son - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw_wQJXkens Bachelor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi95BYgwZPw Atari 800XL - Asteroids Emulator - Real Arcade Rom On Atari 8-Bit Computer - Paul Westphal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7RLYRZQ5Jo FlashJazzCat: Atari 800 Super Color CPU Card Installation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nlb1b4YYT70 Video issues on Atari 130XE with vendor-installed VBXE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZLgbu41Kdc Atari 130XE: VBXE fixed, Rapidus/SIDE3/AKI tested - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d1ljmI7lCo New at Archive.org chickenman ACE NSW newsletters - https://archive.org/details/@chickenman https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-jan-87-vol-7-no-1-atari-articles https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-jun-87-vol-7-no-6-atari-articles https://archive.org/details/Hexenkueche https://archive.org/details/die-fundgrube New at Github https://github.com/DLehenbauer/c64-sam Listener Feedback FORK: The Great Underground Dining Room
contribute to the show via Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays The IBM PC 5150 Part 3 With Jim Leonard Welcome to Floppy Days episode 110 for January, 2022. I am Randy Kindig, your host. As a reminder, we are currently finishing up talking about computers released in 1981. This is the third of four shows covering the release of the IBM PC 5150, the grand-daddy of most modern personal computers. As announced last show, I'm extremely happy to have a co-host for these remaining episodes on the 5150. And that co-host is Jim Leonard, one of the people responsible for putting together VCF Midwest each year and a huge early PC enthusiast. Jim has an amazing amount of detailed knowledge about these machines and really enhances the podcast! In this episode we will cover peripherals, using the machine, software, magazines, and books. Next month, in the final episode covering this venerable machine we will focus on ads, emulation, modern upgrades, Community, and Web sites. Before we get into the main part of the show, I will be talking a bit about new acquisitions in the vintage computer hobby and what I've been up to. Finally, while I usually decline talking about monetary support for this podcast, I do want to mention that I have a way for you help if you have the inclination. I have a page set up at https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays where you can donate. Any funds will be used to defray the cost of managing the podcast as well as acquiring new hardware to talk about. Thank you so much everyone who has contributed and continues to contribute! Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions Apple IIc VGA - http://www.a2heaven.com/webshop/index.php?rt=product/product&product_id=135 Apple IIc monitor - https://madeapple.com/apple-monitor-iic/ Apple IIGS RGB-to-SCART cable - https://cocoman.onlineweb.shop/Apple_IIgs_SCART_Cable/p7004829_21371801.aspx VTech Precomputer 1000 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VTech_PreComputer_1000 HP-85 EBTKS - Philip Freidin - http://www.fliptronics.com/EBTKS/index.html Upcoming Shows in 2022 VCF East - Apr 22-24, Infoage Science and History Museums, Wall, NJ - https://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/ CocoFest - May 14-15, Elk Grove Village, Illinois - https://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest-2022/ VCF Southeast - July 15-17 Southern Fried Gaming Expo - https://gameatl.com/ KansasFest 2022 - July 19–24, Kansas City, MO - https://www.kansasfest.org/ VCF West - Aug 6, 7, The Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA - https://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west/ Magazines/Newsletters Magazine LIst - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_computer_magazines Byte - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byte_(magazine) Creative Computing - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Computing_(magazine) Compute's PC Magazine - https://archive.org/details/compute-magazine Personal Computer World magazine - http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/sec/573/Personal-Computer-World/ Books Compute!'s Mapping the IBM PC and PCJR Paperback by Russ Davies - https://www.amazon.com/Compute-Mapping-IBM-PC-PCJR/dp/0942386922/ References IBM Archives - https://www.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/pc25/pc25_fact.html Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer Old-Computers.com - https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=274&st=1 Vintage Computer Federation forums - https://forum.vcfed.org/index.php IBM 51xx PC Family Computers - http://www.minuszerodegrees.net
IBM PC 5150 Tech Specs Welcome to Floppy Days episode 109 for December, 2021. I am Randy Kindig, your host. As a reminder, we are currently finishing up talking about computers released in 1981. This is the second of a now anticipated four shows covering the release of the IBM PC 5150, the grand-daddy of most modern personal computers. Back in episode 106, I covered the long and interesting history of the 5150. How it came about and why we are living today with the choices made clear back in 1981. I'm very happy to announce that I will have a co-host for these next 3 episodes where we cover tech specs, books, magazines, Web sites, and all the usual topics. And that co-host is Jim Leonard, one of the people responsible for putting together VCF Midwest each year and a huge early PC enthusiast. Jim is a fount of knowledge about these machines and adds a ton to the podcast! It turns out that just covering the tech specs about the 5150 alone was more than enough material to fill an entire episode, so Jim and I will focus on that in this episode. Next month we will cover peripherals, software, magazines, books, and more and in the final episode covering this venerable machine we will focus on ads, emulation, modern upgrades, Community, and Web sites. Before we get into the 5150 tech specs, I will be talking a bit about new acquisitions in the vintage computer hobby and what I've been up to. I have a page set up at https://www.patreon.com/FloppyDays where you can donate to help keep this podcast going. New Acquisitions Commodore 128 RGB to SCART - https://c128adapter.pook.nl/ Atari 8-bit 576NUC+ - https://thebrewingacademy.com/collections/myteks-576nuc-atari-computer/products/myteks-576nuc-and-internal-fujinet Atari 8-bit ACE80XL Cart - https://www.vintagecomputercenter.com/product/ace-80 Upcoming Shows VCF East 2022 = Apr 22, 23, 24, Infoage Science and History Museums, Wall, NJ - https://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/ CocoFest 2022 = May 14th & 15th 2022, Elk Grove Village, Illinois - https://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest-2022/ KansasFest 2022 = July 19–24, 2022, Kansas City, MO - https://www.kansasfest.org/ VCF West 2022 = Aug 6, 7, The Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA - https://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west/ Interview - Jim Leonard Jim interview on Floppy Days #7 at VCFMW 8.0 (2013) - https://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-episode-7-vintage-computer-festival-midwest-8-0 Total DOS launcher - https://github.com/MobyGamer/total-dos-launcher The Oldskool PC YouTube Channel - https://youtube.com/TheOldskoolPC Reference - Tech Specs https://www.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/pc25/pc25_fact.html https://forum.vcfed.org/index.php http://www.minuszerodegrees.net https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=274&st=1
ANTIC Episode 82 - FujiNet to Take Over the World! In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast...we have special guest Thom Cherryhomes who tells us why FujiNet is aiming to take over the world, we discuss the recent VCF Midwest and VCF East, and of course tell you everything going on in the world of Atari. READY! Recurring Links Floppy Days Podcast AtariArchives.org AtariMagazines.com Kevin's Book “Terrible Nerd” New Atari books scans at archive.org ANTIC feedback at AtariAge Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge Interview index: here ANTIC Facebook Page AHCS Eaten By a Grue Next Without For What We've Been Up To Thom's talk about programming FujiNet at VCF East: https://youtu.be/A9jflXkSef4 Byte All Atari Articles - inspired by Allan Bushman's Computer Shopper All Atari - https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-atari-articles Dan Kramer engineering notebook from his time at Atari - https://archive.org/details/dan-kramer-atari-engineering-notebook VCF East video processing (Atari 2600 stuff, 8-bit specific stuff) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_e5fSxflvrwAsI8UG2Ey9Nwx2zzP1XED Google Spreadsheet of Atari newsletters at Internet Archive - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RkznDDlOL2O_K-RrbkajIuo6DvYof6Ajrn7j9NTcoDM/edit?usp=sharing JACG, newsletter of the Jersey Atari Computer Group https://archive.org/details/jerseyataricomputergroup I/O Connector, newsletter of the San Diego Atari Computer Enthusiasts. https://archive.org/details/ioconnector Current Notes, Newsletter of the Washington Area Computer Enthusiasts https://archive.org/details/currentnotesnewsletter Kay on TikTok - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMRETKduF/ 576NUC+ - https://thebrewingacademy.com/collections/myteks-576nuc-atari-computer VCFMW - http://vcfmw.org Indy Vintage Computer Club (VCC) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/IndyVCC News New Labels – 800 Personality/Memory Modules – Mr. Robot (Steve Boswell) - https://atari8bit.net/new-labels-800-personality-memory-modules/ Prince of Persia for Atari 8-bits - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/298914-unicorns-season-prince-of-persia-for-the-a8/#comments ABBUC Magazine #145 is out! - http://abbuc.de/ Atari User Issue 33 Is Out Now! - https://www.atariuser.com/atari-user-issue-33-is-out-now/ Atari 815 sold on ebay - https://www.ebay.com/itm/124936737856?hash=item1d16cf5440%3Ag%3A3KgAAOSwRchhXcj3&nma=true&si=hxj5YADhiQ0fdSj5M3wmAhFvrcg%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 Anschuetz/Weisgerber/Anschuetz remakes - https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-297-robert-anschuetz-eric-anschuetz-john-weisgberber-antic-magazine-games Overflow 2021 - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/321417-overflow-2021-a-new-8-bit-and-5200-game-released-by-awa/ Kooky Diver - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/322470-kooky-diver-new-8bit-and-5200-game-by-awa/ Sokoban 2021 - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/322674-sokoban-2021-5200-release-and-8-bit-update/ Night Rescue 1941 - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/320224-night-rescue-1941-new-awa-game-release/ Piracy 1621 & Piracy 1981 - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/324486-piracy-1621-and-piracy-1821-new-atari-5200-releases-by-anschuetzweisgerberanschuetz/ Alien Assault 2021 - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/323778-new-8-bit-and-5200-game-release-alien-assault-2121-by-awa/?tab=comments#comment-4884530 Kooky Klimber (Crazy Climber inspired) - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/319869-abbuc-software-contest-2021/?do=findComment&comment=4891011 Robot Dungeon (Shamus/Berzerk inspired) - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/319869-abbuc-software-contest-2021/?do=findComment&comment=4891009 Space Assailants 2021 - https://www.atariteca.net.pe/2021/09/space-assailants-2121-nuevo-shooter.html Brian Hall - Argon, a multi-system emulator - http://playargon.com XXX2CF3: CompactFlash HDD without using the cartridge port! – The Brewing Academy - https://thebrewingacademy.com/collections/atari-800-xl-xe-xel-xld/products/xxx2cf3-compactflash-hdd-without-using-the-cartridge-port Shahid Kamal Ahmad's epic thread about his development career, starting with the Atari 8-bit - https://twitter.com/shahidkamal/status/1436771192892018693?s=20 FujiNet wiki enhancements - SpicyJack - AtariAge - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/298720-fujinet-a-wip-sio-network-adapter-for-the-atari-8-bit/page/87/?tab=comments#comment-4922271 Player MIssile Podcast released ep #30, 8-bit vs 5200 - https://playermissile.com/ Loading Atari software from a record player https://www.atariteca.net.pe/2021/10/cargan-juegos-de-atari-8-bits-desde.html?fbclid=IwAR3UGXLCzJqpB8U0MtGrv1Kd5fQqgdEQ-jHZPGEXxA_a8lYx0YGAaf9x7Bw https://atariage.com/forums/topic/325860-im-loading-silent-service-from-a-vinyl-record/ The 100 MHz 6502 http://www.e-basteln.de/computing/65f02/65f02/ https://atariage.com/forums/topic/326058-accelerated-6502/ Shows Upcoming Shows where you might see Atari computers (or Atari people): VCF East April 22-24: Vintage Computer Festival East , Wall, NJ VCF West August 6-7: Vintage Computer Festival West , The Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA Event page created by Chicago Classic Computing - http://chiclassiccomp.org/events.html?fbclid=IwAR3Fm5hf7PCQj0yXBxXvj9J8Mp8GDwD2w1bfD_qktpPOnNYNoQUmN_EpgB8 Event page created by Floppy Days - https://www.facebook.com/VintageComputerShows/ Event page on Vintage Is The New Old - https://vintageisthenewold.com/vintage-is-the-new-old-releases-new-events-calendar/ YouTube videos this month “64K ought to be enough for anybody” - Tmp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXE6Ua4Qquw https://atariage.com/forums/topic/278212-avgcart/page/67/#comments “ATARI 800 XL repair + creating a USB power supply, a video cable & doing the CHROMA Mod” - RETRO is the new black (Wolfgang Kierdorf) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoFpFSrLoxA “Atari 400 48k Ram - Sdrive2 & Uno Cart Tech Demo” - Paul Westphal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLuHPxBIgFk “Stop using the Atari 'Ingot' power supply, Seriously!” - The VintNerd - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMlW0Bk_ueI New at Archive.org Pokey - French Atari newsletter: https://archive.org/details/pokey-3 https://archive.org/details/pokey-34 https://archive.org/details/pokey-5 Alan Bushman - https://archive.org/details/royal-software-catalog-winter-1982/ New at GitHub https://github.com/savetz/RAMbrandt Eventure - Let's Write a Roguelike Game in 6502 Assembly on the Atari 8-Bit https://github.com/EdSalisbury/edventure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whhTuBpkcrY companion code for element14 Presents episode 514: "Making a 3D Graphics Card for the Atari 800 XL" - https://github.com/andy-west/atari800xl-3d Updates to annotated Star Raiders source code - https://github.com/achurch/StarRaiders Tools and utils for the Atari xe 8-bit - https://github.com/pjones1063/atarixe Python command line utility to manage file systems on Atari 8-bit and Apple ][ disk images - https://github.com/robmcmullen/atrcopy Listener Feedback RealSports Curling - https://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=7657
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ANTIC Episode 70 - Who Wants a FujiNet Anyway… I do! In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Computer Podcast… we discuss the roll-out of the first 50 units of FujiNet, “virtual” shows remaining this year, new software, hardware and all the current Atari news riding the waves. READY! Recurring Links Floppy Days Podcast AtariArchives.org AtariMagazines.com Kevin’s Book “Terrible Nerd” New Atari books scans at archive.org ANTIC feedback at AtariAge Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge Interview index: here ANTIC Facebook Page AHCS Eaten By a Grue Next Without For What We’ve Been Up To FujiNet - https://fujinet.online Lurking Horror, Infocom text adventure - http://monsterfeet.com/grue/notes/38 Atari Memopad from Wade at Inverse ATASCII - https://inverseatascii.info/2015/04/01/s1e14-atari-memo-pad/ SIO2BT - https://github.com/TheMontezuma/SIO2BT News Atari 1600xl prototype pics - Jim Tittsler - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/310176-new-atari-1600xl-prototype-pics-on-twitter/ Revive1027 Revived - Dragonstomper (Sascha Kriegel): AtariAge thread - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/271589-revive1027-order-thread/page/6/?tab=comments#comment-4614352 ABBUC forum - http://www.abbuc.de/community/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=10455 Decrunch 2020 Demo Party was held in Poland - https://atariteca.net.pe/intros-atari-participantes-del-decrunch-2020/ ABBUC Magazine #141 - http://www.abbuc.de Atari dust covers at Retro Ready. - https://retroready.one/collections/atari/dust-covers Old Games Finder - http://www.oldgamesfinder.com/ Steve Boswell (Atari8bit) - De Re AVGCART - https://atari8bit.net/de-re-avgcart/?fbclid=IwAR1Y9clA_WOgBhStZnE33AzCHqpY9MkF-G5GZZ64-6I2kn5xm_WrZrDF8Ok New game on cartridge "Adam Is Me" pre-order - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/309962-new-game-on-cartridge-adam-is-me-pre-order-starts-today/ Shows Upcoming Shows where you might see Atari computers (or Atari people): September 12-13, VCF Midwest, Elmhurst, IL - http://vcfmw.org/ CANCELLED, but there was a call for virtual exhibits October 10 - 12, VCF East, InfoAge Science Center, Wall, NJ - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/ GONE VIRTUAL + LIVE. NOTE: You can order a t-shirt to support the VCF events at http://vcfed.org/wp/t-shirts/ for $20 + shipping Event page created by Chicago Classic Computing - http://chiclassiccomp.org/events.html?fbclid=IwAR3Fm5hf7PCQj0yXBxXvj9J8Mp8GDwD2w1bfD_qktpPOnNYNoQUmN_EpgB8 Event page created by Floppy Days - https://www.facebook.com/VintageComputerShows/ Event page on Vintage Is The New Old - https://vintageisthenewold.com/vintage-is-the-new-old-releases-new-events-calendar/ YouTube videos this month Atari 800xl and 1010 loading with Rambit turbo upgrade - Mat Barker - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gomWkGo5Q-g Atari 800XL motherboard restoration and system overview (Pimp My Eight, episode 6, part 1) - The Byte Attic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scifA1AUZlo Dead Atari 800XL gets Sophia RGB after repair - FlashJazzCat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CHreoZNTIY New at Github Effectus - ACTION! Cross-compiler - https://github.com/Gury8/effectus Parallel data transfer between the Atari 8- bit computers and the modern world via the Atari's joystick ports - https://github.com/codingbychanche/atariParallelDataTransfer Bruce Lee Construction Kit (BLCK): build your own Bruce Lee for Atari 8-bit - https://github.com/fa8ntomas/blck Sally-to-W65C02S-adapter https://github.com/TheByteAttic/Sally-to-W65C02S-adapter Commercial https://archive.org/details/Hey_Australia_1982_Atari_AU_a.mp4 New at Archive.org https://archive.org/details/games-for-your-atari-600-xl/mode/2up (w disk image!) https://archive.org/details/mace-journal-v-5n-6-july-1985 New Atari User/Page6 https://archive.org/details/newatariuserpage6?sort=-publicdate Listener Feedback Rob Sherman - BBS - southernamis.com interview with Konstantinos Giamalidis (TIX) from Greece - https://atariteca.net.pe/tix-mi-objetivo-es-producir-la-mejor-version-de-los-sprites-de-8-bits-para-prince-of-persia/ "Compute!'s Third Book of Atari", first chapter, "Exponents" by Matt Giwer - https://www.atariarchives.org/c3ba/page003.php Possible side effects of listening to the Antic podcast include stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat; drowsiness, dizziness, feeling nervous; mild nausea, upset stomach, constipation; increased appetite, weight changes; insomnia, decreased sex drive, impotence, or difficulty having an orgasm; dry mouth, intense hate of Commodore, and Amiga lust. Certain conditions apply. Offer good for those with approved credit. Member FDIC. An equal housing lender.
ANTIC #69 Show Notes, July, 2020 Title: Bill Collector Guests Bill Lange - https://twitter.com/BillLange1968 Bill Kendrick - https://twitter.com/billkendrick Nir Dary - https://twitter.com/ndary Bill Winters - https://twitter.com/TheGuruMeditate What We’ve Been Up To https://archive.org/details/stx_Program_Protection_Methods_for_the_Atari https://archive.org/details/program-design-international-captivity-manual News ABBUC Magazine - http://abbuc.de uDOS (ultra small DOS) - http://www.abbuc.de/community/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=10347#p86149 Screaming Wings 2000 - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/308643-improved-version-of-screaming-wings/ Atari 8-bit Display List Encoder - https://github.com/jtsom/DisplayListDecoder Atari 1064 memory expansion for 600XL - https://www.ebay.com/itm/Atari-1064-Speichererweiterung-für-600-XL-RAM-Expansion-working/203022106013?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649 , http://www.atarimuseum.com/computers/8BITS/XL/xlperipherals/1064.html Atari800MacX 5.0.4 - https://github.com/atarimacosx/Atari800MacX Atari Wall Art - https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/584958100/atari-wall-art-logo-sticker-decal?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=atari+computer&ref=sr_gallery-2-16&organic_search_click=1 Flop65 - http://flop.atariportal.cz/index.en.php Atari copyright registrations - https://archive.org/details/atari-copyright-registrations/ Kilobyte Magazine - https://retro.wtf/ Run Your Favorite 8-bit Games On An ESP32 - https://hackaday.com/2020/06/09/run-your-favorite-8-bit-games-on-an-esp32/ Bonus Life Computers - https://bonuslifecomputers.com/ Shows July 24-25, KansasFest - https://www.kansasfest.org/ (virtual) August 1, VCF West, http://vcfed.org/wp/2020/05/24/vcf-west-2020-will-be-a-virtual-event/ Aug. 20 - Aug. 23, 2020, Fujiama, Lengenfeld, Germany - http://abbuc.de/~atarixle/fuji/2020/ September 12-13, VCF Midwest, Elmhurst, IL - http://vcfmw.org/ , CANCELLED (might go virtual) October 10 - 12, VCF East, InfoAge Science Center, Wall, NJ - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/ YouTube Atari 1200XL with UAV, Sophia DVI and Ultimate 1MB - FlashJazzCat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNj4vOQSv0o SIDE3: Final Progress Update - FlashJazzCat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65QOMDfYric Feedback Corey Huinker - https://www.reddit.com/r/tipofmyjoystick/comments/gzr1tc/atari4001981seigelike_game/ Adam Trionfo Family Computing TV Show (Wikipedia) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubxigAp14Jg Ad for Family Computing TV Show - https://archive.org/details/family-computing-18/page/n103/mode/1up
Ed Smith, developer of the Imagination Machine Ed Smith is an African American was born in 1954 in Brownsville Brooklyn, NY. Ed studied electrical engineering at Westinghouse High School, then computer science and marketing at Pace University. Ed is one of only two African Americans to develop a video game system in the 1970s and the first African American to work in the design of a personal computer – The Imagination Machine. Links Mentioned in the Show: Intro Floppy Days that covered the MP1000 and IM-1 back in 2014 (episode 22) - https://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-episode-22-the-apf-imagination-machine New Acquisitions/What I’ve Been Up To book - Commodore the Final Years by Brian Bagnall - https://www.amazon.com/Commodore-Final-Years-Brian-Bagnall/dp/0994031033/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=flodaypod-20&linkId=2145a99d3cb6c0a9d26dc08ee0b9394f&language=en_US MagPi Magazine - https://magpi.raspberrypi.org/ Pi4 8GB - https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/ Fusion Magazine - Amiga special - https://fusiongamemag.com/collections/magazine/products/fusion-amiga Current Notes magazines - collection at Archive.org - https://archive.org/details/@allan52 Next Without For Podcast - http://www.nextwithoutfor.org/#:~:text=Welcome%20to%20Next%20Without%20For&text=Next%20Without%20For%20is%20a,or%20(b)... Upcoming Shows July 24-25, KansasFest - https://www.kansasfest.org/ (virtual) cost $20 to register August 1-2, VCF West, Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west/ - going virtual Aug. 20 - Aug. 23, 2020, Fujiama, Lengenfeld, Germany - http://abbuc.de/~atarixle/fuji/2020/ September 12-13, VCF Midwest, Elmhurst, IL - http://vcfmw.org/ October 10 - 12, VCF East, InfoAge Science Center, Wall, NJ - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/ NOTE: You can order a t-shirt to support the VCF events at http://vcfed.org/wp/t-shirts/ for $20 + shipping October 24, Chicago TI International World Faire, Evanston Public Library, Evanston, IL - http://chicagotiug.sdf.org/faire/ October 30 - November 1, 2020, Tandy Assembly, Springfield, OH - http://www.tandyassembly.com/ December ?, World of Commodore, Mississauga (Toronto), Ontario, Canada - https://www.tpug.ca/ - No word on the Website yet Interview Ed’s Website - https://www.imaginethat2.com/ article on Ed Smith, Black Enterprise, Dec. 1982 - http://books.google.com/books?id=N6pacvfrf0wC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA40#v=onepage&q&f=false https://www.fastcompany.com/3063298/ed-smith-and-the-imagination-machine-the-untold-story-of-a-black-vid by Benj Edwards, Fast Company, 9/2/16 “Imagine That!” by Ed Smith and Benj Edwards - https://www.amazon.com/Imagine-That-Americans-personal-computers-ebook/dp/B0846535TR
ANTIC Episode 68 In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Computer Podcast… Jonathan Halliday joins as we discuss his amazing work on the SIDE loaders for the Incognito and Ultimate 1MB and the work going on for the SIDE3 cart. READY! Recurring Links Floppy Days Podcast AtariArchives.org AtariMagazines.com Kevin’s Book “Terrible Nerd” New Atari books scans at archive.org ANTIC feedback at AtariAge Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge Interview index: here ANTIC Facebook Page AHCS Eaten By a Grue What We’ve Been Up To plotter ink https://twitter.com/KaySavetz/status/1258830441320079360 But steve bowsell @A8bit working on 3-D printable solution Kay’s old Atari games https://twitter.com/KaySavetz/status/1259569122364407808 ; https://github.com/savetz (Scavange, boggler, rats, testtube, hubcap of fortune, Komix Creator) Carrington and Kay play Scavange at Eaten By A Grue http://monsterfeet.com/grue/notes/35 play it at https://archive.org/details/Scavange Catalina broke Altirra under WINE and Xformer, Kay got them both fixed https://atariage.com/forums/topic/286036-altirra-on-macos-update-thread/page/2/#comments and https://atariage.com/forums/topic/289510-xformer-emulator-running-on-macos/?do=findComment&comment=4544143 Updated firmware to Jonathan Halliday’s for Incognito in 800 - https://atari8.co.uk/firmware/incognito/ RetroPie on Pi4 - https://retropie.org.uk/ 8Bit Classics - https://www.8bitclassics.com/ News Retro Format is a physical print magazine covering computers and game consoles from the 1970s to the early 2000s; including Atari - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/8bitmagazine/retro-format-magazine-issues-1-to-12 PaperCraft - Rocky Bergen: “I've been working on an entire Atari 8-bit tradeshow display. But it may be some time before I can finish. I have an 800XL at home so that may actually show up before I finish this display.” - http://rockybergen.com/ ; https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10158054518491047&set=p.10158054518491047&type=3&theater MicroProse is back. Seems that one of the original founders, Bill Stealy, and a new partner have purchased the company back from whoever had it last (Infogrammes/Atari?) https://www.microprose.com/#; Kay’s 2017 interview with Bill Stealy - https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-263-bill-stealey-co-founder-of-microprose-software Compute magazine disk image depository - Allan Bushman - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/307591-compute-magazine-disk-image-depository/ Break Into Chat, Josh Renaud's blog about BBS history, retro computing post “Unearthed: My Atari 8-bit cassette tape” - https://breakintochat.com/blog/2020/05/30/unearthed-my-atari-8-bit-cassette-tape/ Atari Portable Project - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/306569-atari-portable-project/ Kickstarter: The 8-BIT WARS - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andyremic/the-8-bit-wars New version of Atari800MacX - makes it compatible with Catalina - https://github.com/atarimacosx/Atari800MacX/releases also fixed plotter support for Renderrific - https://github.com/atarimacosx/Atari800MacX/issues/10 Shows Upcoming Shows where you might see Atari computers (or Atari people): July 10 - 12, VCF Southeast, in conjunction with Southern Fried Gaming Expo in Atlanta, GA - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/otherevents/vintage-computer-festival-southeast/ CANCELLED July 24-25, KansasFest - https://www.kansasfest.org/ (virtual) cost $20, opened registration on April 30th August 1, VCF West, Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA - http://vcfed.org/wp/2020/05/24/vcf-west-2020-will-be-a-virtual-event/ GONE VIRTUAL - The entire event will be scheduled for 6-8 hours on Saturday August 1st; call for exhibitors and keynote speakers Aug. 20 - Aug. 23, 2020, Fujiama, Lengenfeld, Germany - http://abbuc.de/~atarixle/fuji/2020/ September 12-13, VCF Midwest, Elmhurst, IL - http://vcfmw.org/ October 10 - 12, VCF East, InfoAge Science Center, Wall, NJ - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/ NOTE: You can order a t-shirt to support the VCF events at http://vcfed.org/wp/t-shirts/ for $20 + shipping Event page created by Chicago Classic Computing - http://chiclassiccomp.org/events.html?fbclid=IwAR3Fm5hf7PCQj0yXBxXvj9J8Mp8GDwD2w1bfD_qktpPOnNYNoQUmN_EpgB8 Event page created by Floppy Days - https://www.facebook.com/VintageComputerShows/ Event page on Vintage Is The New Old - https://vintageisthenewold.com/vintage-is-the-new-old-releases-new-events-calendar/ YouTube videos this month Games That Push the Limits of the Atari 8-Bit Family - Sharopolis - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTUmiot6vyM ANALOG Computing Games on your Atari 8bit - The New Retro Show - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9xOpFnqo88 Several demos from Poland, including one called Windows 95 - American NTSC - demo for Atari XL/XE from Poland - Miesiu - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7qy3DwsIX4 The Atari 8bit and ST games by Jon Williams - Into the Vertical Blank - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-HJR2WpWTc A companion to the Into The Vertical Blank: Generation Atari Season 3 Episode 11 Episode interview with Jon. New at Github Bill Kendrick pointed to omc65 (Our Macro Crossassembler for 6502) at https://GitHub.com/pkali/omc65 Disassembling SynCalc - https://github.com/jduerstock/syncalc Alternate Reality: The Dungeon for Atari 8-bits cartridge project - https://github.com/Wilheim1977/ARDungeonCartridge New at Archive.org Italian XL catalog - https://archive.org/details/1984-catalogo-atari-home-computer/mode/2up and advertisements https://archive.org/details/@philsan69 Possible side effects of listening to the Antic podcast include stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat; drowsiness, dizziness, feeling nervous; mild nausea, upset stomach, constipation; increased appetite, weight changes; insomnia, decreased sex drive, impotence, or difficulty having an orgasm; dry mouth, intense hate of Commodore, and Amiga lust. Certain conditions apply. Offer good for those with approved credit. Member FDIC. An equal housing lender.
The BBC Micro - Interview with Hermann Hauser Hi, everyone, and welcome to episode 99 for May 2020 of the Floppy Days Podcast, where we look at home computers of the 70’s and 80’s across the globe, not just the U.S. This episode is one in a series of episodes on one of the iconic British machines that was so important to the home computer revolution: The BBC Micro. In episode 97, I had an interview with one of the key members of the BBC Micro team: Mr. Steve Furber. In this episode, with Steve’s help, I was able to get an interview with another key member of that team: Mr. Hermann Hauser. Last episode (#98) I summarized the history of the BBC Micro and I don’t want to repeat that here, but I want to give you just a bit of information about Hermann to help set the stage for the interview to follow: Chris Curry and Mr. Hauser set up a company called Acorn Computer Ltd. and in January 1979 they launched their first product: a microcomputer kit named Acorn System 75. The name Acorn was chosen because the microcomputer system was to be expandable and growth-oriented and appeared before "Apple Computer" in a telephone directory. Their follow-up product was a microcomputer called the Atom. After it had been released into the market, Acorn (due to an idea proposed by Hermann) decided to build an improved 6502-based machine with far greater expansion capabilities: the Proton. Hauser quickly pulled in Steve Furber (who had been working for Acorn on a voluntary basis) and Sophie Wilson to help complete a revised version of the Proton which met the specifications that the British Broadcasting Corporation was shopping around to find a partner for their planned literacy program. BBC visited Acorn and were given a demonstration of the Proton. Shortly afterwards, the literacy program computer contract was awarded to Acorn, and the Proton was launched in December 1981 as the BBC Micro. Hermann Hauser believes that if he had had just a little more foresight all those years ago, the world would now talk about Acorn compatible rather than IBM compatible computers. Wouldn’t that be interesting? Anyway, I’m very excited and proud to have gotten an interview with Hermann and I enjoyed talking with him very much. I hope you enjoy it as well. I’m still planning, in upcoming episodes, to cover all of the usual topics on the Beeb, such as its history in depth, tech specs, modern upgrades, Web sites and a ton of other information about this machine. Before we jump into the interview, I’ll spend just a moment to let you know about any new acquisitions I’ve managed to get for the hobby and any hobby-related things I’ve been working on. Please enjoy! Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions Heathkit ET-3400 Microprocessor Trainer - https://www.vintage-computer.com/heathkit3400.shtml ET-3400 Microprocessors Book 1 - https://archive.org/details/6800-Microprocessors-Book-1and-2-Heathkit-1985 Oh! Pascal by Michael Clancy - https://www.amazon.com/Oh-PASCAL-Doug-Cooper/dp/0393954455 Software Tools in Pascal - Brian Kernighan - https://www.amazon.com/Software-Tools-Pascal-Brian-Kernighan/dp/0201103427/ Personal Pascal for the Atari ST https://www.amazon.com/Personal-Pascal-Atari-1040-Version/dp/B000Q9VAOU https://www.atarimagazines.com/v5n1/pascalandmodula2.html Upcoming Shows July 24-25, KansasFest - https://www.kansasfest.org/ (virtual) cost $20 to register August 1-2, VCF West, Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west/ - going virtual Aug. 20 - Aug. 23, 2020, Fujiama, Lengenfeld, Germany - http://abbuc.de/~atarixle/fuji/2020/ September 12-13, VCF Midwest, Elmhurst, IL - http://vcfmw.org/ October 10 - 12, VCF East, InfoAge Science Center, Wall, NJ - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/ NOTE: You can order a t-shirt to support the VCF events at http://vcfed.org/wp/t-shirts/ for $20 + shipping October 24, Chicago TI International World Faire, Evanston Public Library, Evanston, IL - http://chicagotiug.sdf.org/faire/ October 30 - November 1, 2020, Tandy Assembly, Springfield, OH - http://www.tandyassembly.com/ December ?, World of Commodore, Mississauga (Toronto), Ontario, Canada - https://www.tpug.ca/
ANTIC Episode 67 - Still Socially Distant In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Computer Podcast...Randy forgets to call the artist, formerly known as Kevin, as Kay about 100 times, we continue discussion on AtariFests and World of Atari, we help you with your free time by telling you about papercraft computers and RetroPie, and help you navigate what’s happening with vintage computer shows; plus a whole lot more Atari news! READY! Recurring Links Floppy Days Podcast AtariArchives.org AtariMagazines.com Kevin’s Book “Terrible Nerd” New Atari books scans at archive.org ANTIC feedback at AtariAge Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge Interview index: here ANTIC Facebook Page AHCS Eaten By a Grue What We’ve Been Up To Carol Shaw’s Colleen Calculator - View the pages or download the images - https://archive.org/details/ColleenCalculator9K/mode/2up Carol also sent the printout of Rev. A of Atari VCS Checkers - https://archive.org/details/VCScheckersA/mode/2up A community member has digitized the listing - https://github.com/white-flame/vcs-checkers Kay’s 10-line contest entries 2014-2020 on GitHub - https://github.com/savetz?tab=repositories Bankster http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-bankster_35883.html https://atariage.com/forums/topic/236768-the-atari-interview-discussion-thread/?do=findComment&comment=4506193 Video of Bankster - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0cAf8ydvQc Kay’s 10-line videos 256 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Qh-JVKaBM 120 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2CmDYKIU6s 80 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awNkk8yNkDU 2020 Atari 10-liners on one disk, by vitoco - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/301250-2020-basic-10liner-contest/?do=findComment&comment=4502763 AtariFest/World of Atari thread on AtariAge - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/304554-atarifest-and-world-of-atari ABBUC (Atari Bit Byter User Club) - http://www.abbuc.de/ Recent Interviews http://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-378-gabriel-baum-atari-conversational-french-and-spanish http://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-380-atari-speed-reading-karlyn-kamm-and-brad-oltrogge News Jason Moore - Atari Projects on HackaDay https://hackaday.com/2020/04/29/classic-8-bit-computing-the-atari-way/ http://atariprojects.org/ PaperCraft models - http://rockybergen.com/ Atari 800, and NeXT Cube are on the short short list MidiMax at Best Electronics - http://www.best-electronics-ca.com/laser_printers.htm#MidiMax RetroPie 4.6 released with Raspberry Pi 4 support - https://retropie.org.uk/2020/04/retropie-4-6-released-with-raspberry-pi-4-support/ RetroMagazine - https://www.retromagazine.net/ Jonathan Halliday has updated his Incognito, Ultimate 1MB, etc. to 3.1 - https://atari8.co.uk/ Shows Upcoming Shows where you might see Atari computers (or Atari people): July 10 - 12, VCF Southeast, in conjunction with Southern Fried Gaming Expo in Atlanta, GA - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/otherevents/vintage-computer-festival-southeast/ July 24-25, KansasFest - https://www.kansasfest.org/ (virtual) cost $20, opened registration on April 30th August 1-2, VCF West, Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west/ Fri, Aug 14, 2020 – Sun, Aug 16, 2020, Portland Retro Gaming Expo, Portland OR - https://www.retrogamingexpo.com/ CANCELLED Aug. 20 - Aug. 23, 2020, Fujiama, Lengenfeld, Germany - http://abbuc.de/~atarixle/fuji/2020/ September 12-13, VCF Midwest, Elmhurst, IL - http://vcfmw.org/ October 10 - 12, VCF East, InfoAge Science Center, Wall, NJ - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/ Event page created by Chicago Classic Computing - http://chiclassiccomp.org/events.html?fbclid=IwAR3Fm5hf7PCQj0yXBxXvj9J8Mp8GDwD2w1bfD_qktpPOnNYNoQUmN_EpgB8 Event page created by Floppy Days - https://www.facebook.com/VintageComputerShows/ Event page on Vintage Is The New Old - https://vintageisthenewold.com/vintage-is-the-new-old-releases-new-events-calendar/ YouTube videos this month 20MHz Atari 800XL: Rapidus, U1MB, and Sophia DVI: Part Two - Flashjazzcat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnfjxNqoZ7Y 800XL with Rapidus and Ultimate 1MB: What Have We Learned? - Flashjazzcat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2go2VU7xyYU How to flash Ultimate 1MB and SIDE/SIDE2 with new firmware - flashjazzcat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SLyjhLba6c New Games for your Atari 8 bit Part 12 - The New Retro Show - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIrZHksTKIM - Time Pilot (2018) and Runner Bear (2020) SpartaDos X Cartridge - 8-bit and more - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkvIyj6-lMQ Bits of the past - Super Sparta DOS PCB - https://www.bitsofthepast.com iCore64 - Atari ICD R-Time 8 Cartridge Case, XL/XE cart extender - https://corei64.com/shop/index.php?route=product/product&path=62_87&product_id=67 New at Github https://github.com/A-Fitz/Atari-8bit-Pac-Man-Port https://github.com/jtsom/AnalogSourceCode New at Archive.org Current Notes Volume 10 Number 9 - https://archive.org/details/current-notes-volume-10-number-9-november-1990/mode/2up Many issues of Atari Interface magazine: https://archive.org/details/@scottithgames Steve Boswell many issues of Atari User: https://archive.org/details/@choccyhobnob Feedback Rare Atari software found: Atamon DXG 5724 V1.3 is an Atari Germany title - https://www.atarinside.com/blog/index.php/atamon-dxg-5724/ https://atariwiki.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=ATA%20MON%20DXG%205724 German version of Sky Writer was the last puzzle of the series: Spielend lernen mit Atari-Programmen- https://atariwiki.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=Articles#section-Articles-GermanyAtariDeutschlandGmbH From CSS, we have the BUG/65 manual Rev. 1.0 missing page - https://atariwiki.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=Bug65 Tanktics bits and piece to play this hybrid game. These are available at https://www.mobygames.com/game/tanktics_/cover-art/gameCoverId,349600/. The parts for Dnieper River Line are there as well - https://www.mobygames.com/game/dnieper-river-line/cover-art/gameCoverId,348252/ Possible side effects of listening to the Antic podcast include stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat; drowsiness, dizziness, feeling nervous; mild nausea, upset stomach, constipation; increased appetite, weight changes; insomnia, decreased sex drive, impotence, or difficulty having an orgasm; dry mouth, intense hate of Commodore, and Amiga lust. Certain conditions apply. Offer good for those with approved credit. Member FDIC. An equal housing lender.
The BBC Micro: History Hello, everyone, and welcome to episode 98 of the Floppy Days Podcast for April, 2020! I hope everyone is staying safe in these days of isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic. One day we’ll look back at this as a strange time in all our lives. Again, for the podcast, we are finishing up the tail-end of the year 1981 in the personal computer timeline and the primary topic of this and the next couple of podcasts will be the BBC Micro. I talked with Steve Furber, one of the primary developers of the Beeb, in the last episode concerning his part in and thoughts about those heady times. In this episode I’m going to cover a more general history of the BBC Micro to give everyone a view of why the machine was developed and its huge impact on personal and educational computer history, especially in the UK. For the UK listeners, you’ll likely be very familiar with the Beeb’s history. For the US listeners, and listeners in other parts of the world, you may be less familiar with the story. I know that until I dove into the research for this episode, I only had a cursory familiarity with this machine and had no inkling of its true place in computer history. For future episodes, software, emulators, books, Web sites, modern upgrades, etc. will be explored. I hope you enjoy this short excursion into the history of a machine that I’ve come to love and respect. Links Mentioned in the Show: Thoughts and Memories - Richard Broadhurst Richard’s Games on the Complete BBC Micro Games Archive - http://bbcmicro.co.uk/index.php?rt_R=&rt_B=&rt_M=&rt_P=&rt_U=&rt_W=&rt_L=&search=broadhurst&on_T=on&on_Y=on&on_P=on&on_A=on&on_G=on&on_S=on&on_Z=on&on_C=on&sort=b Richard’s Games Videos on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1eiw5ttGL3ZagVI0c_vSe19KNALTwuXX New Acquisitions/What I’ve Been Up To Fusion magazines - https://fusionretrobooks.com/ Erebus - Oric Atmos SD Interface - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Erebus-Oric-Atmos-sd-card-flash-cart-Oric1-/174120579582 Home Computer Course and Home Computer Advanced Course magazines https://archive.org/details/The_Home_Computer_Course https://archive.org/details/The_Home_Computer_Advanced_Course_01/ Spectrum DIV/MMC Future - https://www.thefuturewas8bit.com/shop/sinclair/divmmcfuture.html HP85Disk project - https://www.tindie.com/products/hp85disk/hp85disk-disk-emulator-for-hp85-series-computers/ BBC Micro formatted CF card and ROM - http://www.retroclinic.com/ Upcoming Shows After VCF PNW 2020 was cancelled in March, an individual allowed exhibitors to post their own videos to this website - http://www.retrofair2020.com/ CoCoTALK! hosted a live, virtual CoCoFEST! Saturday April 18th. You can view at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4qkRI1JyqU&feature=youtu.be July 10 - 12, VCF Southeast, in conjunction with Southern Fried Gaming Expo in Atlanta, GA - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/otherevents/vintage-computer-festival-southeast/ July 24-25, KansasFest - https://www.kansasfest.org/ (virtual) cost $20, expect to open registration on April 30th August 1-2, VCF West, Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west/ Fri, Aug 14, 2020 – Sun, Aug 16, 2020, Portland Retro Gaming Expo, Portland OR - https://www.retrogamingexpo.com/ CANCELLED Aug. 20 - Aug. 23, 2020, Fujiama, Lengenfeld, Germany - http://abbuc.de/~atarixle/fuji/2020/ September 12-13, VCF Midwest, Elmhurst, IL - http://vcfmw.org/ October 10 - 12, VCF East, InfoAge Science Center, Wall, NJ - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/ NOTE: You can order a t-shirt to support the VCF events at http://vcfed.org/wp/t-shirts/ for $20 + shipping October 24, Chicago TI International World Faire, Evanston Public Library, Evanston, IL - http://chicagotiug.sdf.org/faire/ October 30 - November 1, 2020, Tandy Assembly, Springfield, OH - http://www.tandyassembly.com/ December ?, World of Commodore, Mississauga (Toronto), Ontario, Canada - https://www.tpug.ca/ References There is a docudrama "Micro Men" about the early 80s and winning the joint government/BBC contract to produce a computer that would be the focus of the initiative. 78 page PDF by Tilly Blyth of the Science Museum: "The legacy of the BBC Micro - effecting change in the UK's cultures of computing" “Now the Chips are Down: The BBC Micro (Platform Studies)” by Alison Gazzard - https://amzn.to/2yLnYdf
In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Computer Podcast: Kevin comes back from Fujiama with a report and Bill Lange joins us to talk about the David Ahl Collection that he acquired. READY! Recurring Links Floppy Days Podcast AtariArchives.org AtariMagazines.com Kevin’s Book “Terrible Nerd” New Atari books scans at archive.org ANTIC feedback at AtariAge Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge ANTIC Facebook Page AHCS Eaten By a Grue Donate to Ted Nelson project at: https://paypal.me/Savetz TEH: Tech Enthusiast Hour - https://tehpodcast.com What We’ve Been Up To Fujiama (some photos http://abbuc.de/~atarixle/fuji/2019/ ) Pac man source project https://atariwiki.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=PAC-MAN and https://archive.org/details/pacmansourcecode Gift of chocolate from Austria from Siegfried Lenz https://twitter.com/KevinSavetz/status/1167000448412409857 Caverns of Mars poster https://archive.org/details/AtariCavernsOfMarsPoster VCF Midwest - http://vcfmw.org/ SDrive MAX cases from Steve Boswell (MrRobot) - https://atari8bit.net/sdrive-max-cases/ Atari XL/XE power supply & Atari 400/800 power supply from 8-bit Classics - Corey Koltz - https://www.8bitclassics.com/product/advanced-atari-xl-xe-power-supply/ and https://www.8bitclassics.com/product/atari-400-800-1050-ac-adapter/ Atari Party East - https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNguze6iWf33GWEuU_-NFY36dwIU9pyDNiZQ34wwJjQs4WT3uaOzauAL-_7rvkCjQ?fbclid=IwAR3a7GKjJzuNQqY0o-cn8nQXzM-WMt0cJxlsYArfdmptXMH0-Aq8En8rQj4&key=N0N2Ny1hZFpoSF9nanR2emk2Y1JWN1dGMTM2VTl3 and https://www.flickr.com/photos/lambdacalculus379/sets/72157711003940108/ Old School Gamer Magazine - https://www.oldschoolgamermagazine.com and https://www.oldschoolgamermagazine.com/magazineosg/osg12/html5/index.html?page=19&noflash Kryofluxing - https://www.kryoflux.com/ and http://a8preservation.com/#/software?page=1 and http://www.atarimania.com/ The David Ahl Collection - https://theahlcollection.blogspot.com/p/the-david-h-ahl-collection.html and https://theahlcollection.blogspot.com/p/documentation.html Okimate 10 Color Printer - https://archive.org/details/Okimate10PlugNPrintBack and https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002XJLIL6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (paper) Atari News UniJoySticle 2 - https://retro.moe/unijoysticle2/ Jason Moore’s new Atari Projects book - http://www.lulu.com/shop/jason-moore/atari-projects/paperback/product-24223087.html and http://atariprojects.org/ make retro-music on modern systems, a company called Micro-Routine has samples made on an Atari 8-bit. https://micro-routine.com/atari-8-bit-basic-sample-pack/ Incognito Pre-Order @ Lotharek - https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=275 Atari 8-bit game AtariNet updated to version 1.1 (Slor/James Wilkinson) - http://atariteca.blogspot.com/2019/09/publican-actualizacion-de-juego-atarinet.html#more and https://atariage.com/forums/topic/296122-retronet-11-released/?tab=comments#comment-4351719 PokeyMax, multiPokey board is now at Ver 2. Looks like this might be a quad-Pokey setup in FPGA. Very interesting. https://atariage.com/forums/topic/295242-pokeymax-v2/ Atari 800 mouse mat - https://www.rhayadercomputers.co.uk/atari_800/p4866955_18074027.aspx “Amiga Bill” Bill Winters, Amiga enthusiast, closet Atari 800 fan , perennial VCF exhibitor, and along with Anthony Becker, shot the amazing “Tour of Ultimate 400/800 40th Anniversary Exhibit at VCF East” video was awarded an Emmy Award earlier this month for his work on the MLB Playoffs Opening last year - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlqxDgnYHWU PLATOTERM LITE 1.3 Cartridge Release - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/296293-platoterm-lite-13-cartridge-release/ - Thomas Cherryhomes Upcoming Shows with Atari Computers Portland Retro Gaming Expo Oct 18-20 - http://www.retrogamingexpo.com March 21-22, 2020: Vintage Computer Festival Pacific Northwest Event page created by Chicago Classic Computing - http://chiclassiccomp.org/events.html?fbclid=IwAR3Fm5hf7PCQj0yXBxXvj9J8Mp8GDwD2w1bfD_qktpPOnNYNoQUmN_EpgB8 Event page created by Floppy Days - https://www.facebook.com/VintageComputerShows/ YouTube Videos Since Last Show This is an Atari dealer sales information video explaining how to sell the Atari 400 and Atari 800 - Atari Museum - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKxN59fuXsg (25 minutes) Atari I/O Seminar - Intro to Atari Pascal (Part 1 of 2) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IQEDCAmJTw&t=697s Atari I/O Seminar - Intro to Atari Pascal (Part 2 of 2) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV-4BcDKgwA&t=376s Atari XL LCD Prototype Display - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8P9Crbsd-E&t=265s New at Archive.org https://archive.org/details/bellcompublicdomainsharewarecatalog/ https://archive.org/details/atarihomecomputersanewgenerationatarijanuary1984 https://archive.org/details/toadcomputers1996catalog https://archive.org/details/atariosseminaroutline An early seminar outline for the Atari 400/800 operating system https://archive.org/details/atarimonitor/page/n1 Atari Monitor Source Listing. An early source listing for a machine language monitor for the Atari 400/800 computers. https://archive.org/details/atarilecturenotes Atari lecture notes, most likely from programming seminars originally hosted by Atari's Chris Crawford https://archive.org/details/PreliminaryAtariBasic/ Preliminary Atari BASIC (Sheparson's) Documentation Rev 3 Very early documentation for Atari BASIC as provided by Shepardson Microsystems The https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_atari?sort=-publicdate category has lots of new intros and demos Possible side effects of listening to the Antic podcast include stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat; drowsiness, dizziness, feeling nervous; mild nausea, upset stomach, constipation; increased appetite, weight changes; insomnia, decreased sex drive, impotence, or difficulty having an orgasm; dry mouth, intense hate of Commodore, and Amiga lust. Certain conditions apply. Offer good for those with approved credit. Member FDIC. An equal housing lender.
Interview with Chris Rutkowski, Epson QX10 & ValDocs Hello and welcome to episode 93 of the Floppy Days Podcast. We’re still in the year 1981 for computer introductions and next up on the docket is the venerable Epson HX-20, oft-considered the very first laptop computer. It spawned an entire series of laptop computers from Epson, such as the PX-8 and QX-10. In this episode, I have an interview with Mr. Chris Rutkowski. Chris worked for or at Epson during the days of the HX-20 and the other machines. Although Chris didn’t work directly on the HX-20, as he was more focused on the QX-10 and software for it (such as ValDocs), Chris has a great perspective on what it was like to work at Epson at that time. In the next episode I will then talk in detail about the HX-20, including the usual topics of history, specs, software, magazines, ads, Web sites, emulators and more. After talking with Chris, I was very impressed with the work that he did and impact that he made on the fledgling microcomputer industry. Not only did he work on the design of the QX-10, Chris came up with the idea for the VALDOCS software for the QX-10 that included the HASCI keyboard (Human Application Standard Computer Interface) while at Rising Star Industries. I hope you enjoy this interview! Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions AVG cart for Atari 8-bit - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/278212-avgcart/ Faster Than Light: Atari ST - https://www.amazon.com/Faster-Than-Light-16-Bit-Revolution/dp/1732355215 by Jamie Lendino Endless Loop: The History of the BASIC Programming Language (book) by Mark Jones Lorenzo - https://www.amazon.com/Endless-Loop-Programming-All-purpose-Instruction/dp/1974277070 ZX Spectrum +2 RGB to SCART cable - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/260949446667 Run/Stop-Restore (book) by Leonard Roach - https://www.amazon.com/Run-Stop-Restore-Anniversary-Lenard-Roach/dp/1456719246 Upcoming Shows Sep 7-8, Retro Computer Festival 2019, The Centre for Computing History, Cambridge, UK - http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/53612/Retro-Computer-Festival-2019-7th-8th-September/ Sep 14, Atari Party East, basement of Bill Lange in Somerset, NJ - https://www.facebook.com/groups/281252672436874/ Sep 14-15, VCF Midwest, Elmhurst, IL - http://vcfmw.org/ Sep 21-22, Acorn World Exhibition 2019, The Centre for Computing History, Cambridge, UK - http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/54006/Acorn-World-Exhibition-2019-21st-22nd-September-2019/ Sep 27-29, Tandy Assembly, Springfield, OH - http://www.tandyassembly.com Oct 18-20, Portland Retro Gaming Expo - http://www.retrogamingexpo.com Nov 2, Chicago TI International World’s Faire, Evanston, IL - http://chicagotiug.sdf.org/ Interview with Chris Rutkowski VCF Pacific Northwest 2019 - Chris Rutkowski, “The birth of the Business PC – how volatile markets evolve” - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/archives-show-summaries/vcf-pnw-archives/vcf-pnw-2019/ October ‘82 Byte - p.291 An introduction to the Human Applications Standard Computer Interface, Part 1: Theory and Principles by Chris Rutkowski - https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1982-10/page/n289 November ‘82 Byte - p.379 An Introduction to the Human Applications Standard Computer Interface, Part 2: Implementing the HASCI Concept by Chris Rutkowski - https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1982-11/page/n403 "A Gathering of Magicians," from the CBC Television series "Man Alive" (1984) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heRhyUp7dTE
In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Computer Podcast: We try to catch up after being on hiatus for 2 months by bringing you all the Atari news we could find and we learn a new word in the process. READY! Recurring Links Floppy Days Podcast AtariArchives.org AtariMagazines.com Kevin’s Book “Terrible Nerd” New Atari books scans at archive.org ANTIC feedback at AtariAge Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge ANTIC Facebook Page AHCS Eaten By a Grue Donate to Ted Nelson project at: https://paypal.me/Savetz TEH: Tech Enthusiast Hour - https://tehpodcast.com What We’ve Been Up To Whiz Kids - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiz_Kids_(TV_series) KansasFest Megapodcast - http://rcrpodcast.com/episodes/2019/7/28/rcr-episode-196-chicken-missile-kansasfest-megapodcast-i-don.html Kevin’s Atari floppy drive stash - https://twitter.com/KevinSavetz/status/1158039012017205250 American Computer Museum, Bozeman, MT - https://acrmuseum.org/ Indy Vintage Computer Club - https://www.facebook.com/groups/IndyVCC/ Atari 800 5-pin DIN to S-video cable - https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=198 , https://www.8bitclassics.com/shop/av-cables/atari-xlxe-5-pin-din-to-s-video-composite-av-cable/ Atari 400/800 Programmer’s Guide poster - Steve Boswell - https://www.redbubble.com/people/choccyhobnob/works/39504539-basic-programmers-guide-from-1981?asc=u&c=1128814-wall-art&p=poster&ref=work_collections_grid Atari XL/XE USB power supply - https://www.sellmyretro.com/offer/details/32717 AVGCART - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/278212-avgcart/ tmp on AtariAge Nir Dary's demo of the AVGCART - https://youtu.be/j20PlHd6hWU Clear For Action, Avalon Hill, http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-clear-for-action_1083.html Atari News [R] pass-thru SDrive2-PT: alsp on AtariAge - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/262509-sdrive-arm-preorder/page-17#entry4277150 Atari 8-bit open-source hardware - GozdniJezek - https://medium.com/@gozdnijezek/atari-400-800-xl-xe-open-source-hardware-55cd06e7311c Solderless Atari 1050 DD/Speed Upgrade: 1050E - https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=250 The disk library of the Atari club KWEST (Kitchener Waterloo Atari Eight Sixteen Thirtytwo) has been found, copied and uploaded - http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=98&t=36939&sid=c66548d9600468cb9ab58df52cb1c9fc And at https://archive.org/details/KWEST HP calculator emulators for Atari - http://members.aon.at/~nkehrer/a800_c64_hp_emu.html - Norbert Kehrer Discussion about Ethernet cart options for the Atari - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/287229-new-dragon-ethernet-cartridge-interest-check/page-8 Kevin’s blog post at Archive.org - http://blog.archive.org/2019/05/28/have-you-played-atari-today/ Web Site - The Serious Computerist - http://seriouscomputerist.atariverse.com/pages/home/home.htm - Links to lots of Atari 8-bit information: books, disks, etc. Great Green Adv 2 Prologue, Indie Retro News - http://www.indieretronews.com/2019/07/great-green-adventure-2-prologue-very.html#more Wasteland - http://www.indieretronews.com/2019/04/wasteland-journey-through-wasteland-in.html#more Altirra Extended BASIC - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/284061-altirra-extended-basic new version of SIO2SD at Lotharek - https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=255 Amiga Bill: “Putting the final touches on our first non-Amiga video. Rare Atari 800 stuff from Curt Vendel of http://AtariMuseum.com The video comes out Monday August 5th” Guru Meditation: a Commodore Amiga YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/thegurumeditation Bill Winters and Anthony Becker - http://www.thegurumeditation.org/ Incognito board by Candle - http://spiflash.org/node/20 Upcoming Shows with Atari Computers Fujiama 2019 - Monday, August 26, 2019 to Sunday Sep. 1, 2019 Fujiama 2019 will be held at the Schützenhaus, Schützenhausweg, Lengenfeld, Germany. Visit atarixle's Fujiama page, Krupkaj's parties photos or mathy meetings page. VCF Midwest, Elmhurst, IL - Sep. 14-15, 2019 - http://vcfmw.org/ Portland Retro Gaming Expo Oct 18-20 - http://www.retrogamingexpo.com Event page created by Chicago Classic Computing - http://chiclassiccomp.org/events.html?fbclid=IwAR3Fm5hf7PCQj0yXBxXvj9J8Mp8GDwD2w1bfD_qktpPOnNYNoQUmN_EpgB8 Event page created by Floppy Days - https://www.facebook.com/VintageComputerShows/ YouTube Videos Since Last Show 2019 Toyota RAV4 hybrid unboxing - Every one includes an Atari 800 home computer in the trunk! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSrhvZ3wslY - GamedOut Gamer Introduction to the Platform Specific Series… In this series of tutorials we're going to cover how to do simple common tasks on multiple 6502 systems - Joystick Reading on the Atari 800 / 5200 - Learn 6502 Assembly Lesson P11 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm1FyJ-NjxA (5 thousand 2 hundred) - ChibiAkumas 3.5" Drive for the Atari 8bit computer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MLhSWtX84M - Nir Dary (drive by Zaxxon for sale at https://www.sellmyretro.com/offer/details/37199) How I connected by 800XL to Irata Online - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KSv5bZT2SE - Jeff Thiele New at Archive.org https://archive.org/details/@jcbstein uploaded many Energy newslettters, Happy computer flyers Jason scott put many many Atari newsletters at https://archive.org/details/computermagazines?sort=-publicdate Light House, Tyne & Wear, Doktor Atari https://archive.org/details/BasicFunWithGraphicsTheAtariWay https://archive.org/details/@moorejh (Jason Moore) - letters from Atari, Adventure International, users group And Dorsett Courseware Catalog - https://archive.org/details/dorsettcoursewarecatalog Allan Bushman - https://archive.org/details/AtariVidtexUsersGuideCompuserve Compuserve's Atari Vidtex Users Guide And Twenty-Fifth Century Atari Software Catalog Summer Fall 1987 - https://archive.org/details/twentyfifthcenturyatarisoftwarecatalogsummerfall1987/page/n7 Kevin: https://archive.org/details/@savetz Many Jersey Atari Computer Group newsletters, many Current Notes, a few Portland Atari Club; Many manuals and packages from that software store Purser's Magazine Atari Edition Summer 1981 - https://archive.org/details/pursersmagazineatarieditionsummer1981 https://archive.org/details/daisydotiiii https://archive.org/details/daisydotii Draper Pascal 1.5 And 1.6 Manual; Manual for Draper Pascal 1.5 with addendum for version 1.6 Posted with permission of Norm Draper. - https://archive.org/details/DraperPascal1.5And1.6Manual https://archive.org/details/LetterEditorDonTippmann - Printed Atari BASIC source code for Letter Editor by Don Tippmann for Atari 8-bit computers Possible side effects of listening to the Antic podcast include stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat; drowsiness, dizziness, feeling nervous; mild nausea, upset stomach, constipation; increased appetite, weight changes; insomnia, decreased sex drive, impotence, or difficulty having an orgasm; dry mouth, intense hate of Commodore, and Amiga lust. 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Hello, welcome to Floppy Days Podcast #92, coming to you in July, 2019. This month, I’m bringing to you an interview I’ve had in my backlog for almost 2 years now. Thank goodness, most of the information on Floppy Days is timeless, so the interview is just as relevant today as it was then. Anyway, I’m very happy to present an interview with Mr. Dave Lagerquist, who was the editor of both the CLOAD cassette magazine, which was produced for the TRS-80 Model I and Model III, and Chromasette cassette magazine, which was produced for the Tandy Color Computer. As usual, I will cover a few new acquisitions, a run-down of upcoming shows and other news, a piece of feedback, and then we’ll get right into the meat of the interview. Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions C64 mini - https://www.amazon.com/C64-Mini-not-machine-specific/dp/B07GMV1X1K Atari 400/800 Programmer’s Guide Poster by Steve Boswell - https://www.redbubble.com/people/choccyhobnob/works/39504539-basic-programmers-guide-from-1981?asc=u&c=1128814-wall-art&p=poster&ref=work_collections_grid “Vintage Commodore 128 Personal Computer Handbook: 2019 Survival Edition” by Margaret G Morabito - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=vintage+commodore+128+personal+computer+handbook+2019&crid=1158ZFH5M3RKJ C64/128 composite/s-video cable - http://www.8bitclassics.com C64/128 composite/s-video to Commodore 1702 monitor cable - http://www.8bitclassics.com Atari USB power supply - https://www.sellmyretro.com/offer/details/32717 News Atari Projects - covering Floppy Days - http://atariprojects.org/2019/06/22/listen-to-the-floppy-days-podcast-1-4-hours vintage computer shows Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/VintageComputerShows/ Upcoming Shows KansasFest, July 15-21, 2019, Kansas City, MO - https://www.kansasfest.org/ VCF West, Aug 3-4, Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, California - http://vcfed.org/…/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west/ Commodore Vegas Expo, August 10-11, Plaza Hotel & Casino, Desert Wind Salon, 1 Main Street in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex Fujiama 2019 - Monday, August 26, 2019 to Sunday Sep. 1, 2019 (ONE WHOLE WEEK!). Fujiama 2019 will be held at the Schützenhaus, Lengenfeld, Germany. http://www.abbuc.de/~atarixle/fuji/ VCF Midwest, Elmhurst, IL - Sep. 14-15, 2019 - http://vcfmw.org/ Tandy Assembly - Springfield, OH, Sep. 27-29, 2019 - http://www.tandyassembly.com Portland Retro Gaming Expo Oct 18-20 http://www.retrogamingexpo.com Chicago TI International World’s Faire - Nov 2, 2019 - http://chicagotiug.sdf.org/ - The 37th annual Chicago TI International World Faire will take place on the weekend of November 2, 2019, in Evanston, IL Feedback Anthony Beckett - www.thepcmuseum.com Andy Collins - YouTube video of prototype of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum donated to The Centre for Computing History by John and Kate Grant of Nine Tile Ltd. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPEclMvAA3A&t=340s Interview https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromasette https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/182224/games_from_the_trash_the_history_.php https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_disk_magazines#C
The Osborne 1 with Lee Felsenstein Welcome to episode 91 of the Floppy Days Podcast for May, 2019. In the timeline for personal computer introductions, we are now in the year 1981. For this episode we are going to be talking about the Osborne 1. The Osborne 1 was the first commercially successful portable microcomputer, released on April 3, 1981 by Osborne Computer Corporation (OCC). It was powered by the Z80 CPU at a blazing 4MHz, weighed 24.5 lb, cost US$1,795, and ran the CP/M operating system. It was powered from a wall socket, as it had no on-board battery, but is a portable device since it can be hand-carried when packed. The computer shipped with a large bundle of software that was almost equivalent in value to the machine itself. The Osborne 1 was the brain child of Adam Osborne and was brilliantly engineered by Lee Felsenstein. So, who better to have help me talk about the machine than Lee Felsenstein himself! For this show, we’re going to spend some time with Lee talking about the history surrounding the Osborne 1. Finally, Lee will leave us and I will cover the usual computer topics such as tech specs, emulators, Web sites, and more. Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions/What I’ve Been Up To VCF Southeast April 27, 28, Roswell, GA - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/otherevents/vintage-computer-festival-southeast/ VCF East May 3-5, InfoAge Science Center, Wall, NJ - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/ TI-95 Stats Library - https://www.amazon.com/Texas-Instrument-Statistics-Guidebook-Cartridge/dp/B00PHOS6SW Oric Atmos cassette cable - https://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIC-1-ORIC-ATMOS-CASSETTE-TAPE-RECORDER-CABLE-LEADS/321775032876 Atari 800 S-video cable - https://www.8bitclassics.com/shop/computers/atari-8-bit-computer/atari-xlxe-5-pin-din-to-s-video-composite-av-cable/ Nunchuk 64 - https://github.com/djtulan/nunchuk64 Upcoming Shows June 8-9 Pacific Commodore Expo NW (PaCommEx) at The Living Computers: Museum + Labs, Seattle, Washington - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex, discussion is on the forum at https://www.commodore.ca/forum/viewforum.php?f=14 KansasFest, July 15-21, 2019, Kansas City, MO - https://www.kansasfest.org/ VCF West, Aug 3-4, Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, California - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west/ Fujiama 2019 - Monday, August 26, 2019 to Sunday Sep. 1, 2019 (ONE WHOLE WEEK. Fujiama 2019 will be held at the Schützenhaus, Lengenfeld, Germany. Visit atarixle's Fujiama page, Krupkaj's parties photos or mathy meetings page. VCF Midwest, Elmhurst, IL - Sep. 14-15, 2019 - http://vcfmw.org/ Tandy Assembly - Springfield, OH, Sep. 28-29, 2019 - http://www.tandyassembly.com Portland Retro Gaming Expo Oct 18-20 http://www.retrogamingexpo.com Chicago TI International World’s Faire - Nov 2, 2019 - http://chicagotiug.sdf.org/ - The 37th annual Chicago TI International World Faire will take place on the weekend of November 2, 2019, in Evanston, IL Feedback HT1080Z, the Hungarian School Computer - http://zimix.hu/ht1080z-the-hungarian-school-computer/ Popular Magazines/Newsletters Portable Companion - http://www.vintage-computer.com/portablecompanion.shtml (Bill Degnan) The entire run is on archive.org - https://archive.org/details/theportablecompanion Also at Yesterbits - https://yesterbits.com/scans/the-portable-companion-magazine/ (Paul Hagstrom) Books/Manuals in 1984, Adam Osborne and computer industry author and columnist John C. Dvorak coauthored a book about the experience, from Adam Osborne's point of view - Hypergrowth: The Rise and Fall of the Osborne Computer Corporation. Using the Osborne 1 computer Paperback – 1983 by T. G Lewis - https://www.amazon.com/Using-Osborne-computer-T-Lewis/dp/083598141X Technical manual - http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/osborne/o1techm.pdf User’s Reference Guide - http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/osborne/osborne1/Osborne_1_Users_Reference_Guide_1981.pdf Field Service Manual - http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/osborne/2F00040-00_Service2ndEdition_1983.pdf Osborne CP/M User Guide by Thom Hogan - https://archive.org/details/osborne-cpm-users-guide_2nd-ed/page/n45 Ads and Appearances EZ Money (2005) Maniac - Season 1 (2018) User Groups FOG info at bitsavers.org - http://bitsavers.org/bits/Users_Groups/FOG/ FOGhorn collection at Computer History Museum - https://www.computerhistory.org/search/?q=foghorn Modern Upgrades If you really want to replace the drives, there are several designs, kits or ready to use flash-to-Shugart replacements available. An example is the Floppyflash. HxC Floppy Emulators supported machines/compatibility list - https://hxc2001.com/download/floppy_drive_emulator/support.htm where it lists the Osborne 1 Video showing GoTek floppy emulator in Osborne 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZdQVYXK2PM Osborne 1 “Portable” Computer Reborn with a Raspberry Pi - https://blog.hackster.io/osborne-1-portable-computer-reborn-with-a-raspberry-pi-51fa82682f3a Emulation Z80-CP/M emulator - http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/sim/z80mu52b.zip Z80-CP/M simulator - boots CP/M - http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/sim/myz80cpm.zip For Rasperry Pi you need to download the CP/M Emulator software https://github.com/jhallen/cpm http://www.archive.org in-browser emulation MAME - https://www.mamedev.org/ Community Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/690000664701397/ Forums AtariAge - in the Classic Computers section - http://atariage.com/forums/forum/116-classic-computing/ Current Web Sites Osborne Computer Corporation. David H. Ahl. - CREATIVE COMPUTING VOL. 10, NO. 3 / MARCH 1984 / PAGE 24 - https://www.atarimagazines.com/creative/v10n3/24_Osborne_Comptuer_Corporat.php Osborne! The machine, the man, and the dawn of the portable computing revolution. By Harry McCracken Video of Osborne 1 computer on YouTube by David Larsen The Osborne 1. As seen in Tezza's classic computer collection - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_FufKMd-lU Osborne 1 (1981) – when the personal computer became portable - By RICCARDO BIANCHINI - 2018-08-05 https://www.inexhibit.com/case-studies/osborne-1-1981-when-the-personal-computer-became-portable/ Osborne 1 - Complete History of the Osborne 1 Computer - https://history-computer.com/ModernComputer/Personal/Osborne.html Dave’s Old Computers - Osborne - http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/osborne/index.htm Osborne 1 3D Model - https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/osborne-1-67f8eafe7a3a4372bde130f31a6b1776 Retrocomputing Archive - http://www.retroarchive.org/maslin/disks/osborne/index.html Transferring files to the Osborne 1 - http://www.toniwestbrook.com/archives/80 The Computer Chronicles - Computer Entrepreneurs (1984) - https://archive.org/details/Computer1984_5 VCF1 - Lee Felsenstein and Bob Marsh (1997) - https://archive.org/details/VCF1-LeeFelsensteinAndBobMarsh TOSEC Collection at Archive.org - https://archive.org/details/Osborne_OSBORNE_1_and_Executive_TOSEC_2012_04_23 References https://www.patreon.com/lfelsenstein Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer by Paul Freiberger and Michael Swaine - https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Valley-Making-Personal-Computer/dp/0071358927 Stan Veit’s History of the Personal Computer - https://www.amazon.com/Stan-Veits-History-Personal-Computer/dp/1566640237 by Stan Veit
Episode 90 - Interview with Lee Felsenstein (Osborne 1) Welcome to episode 90 of the Floppy Days Podcast for April, 2019. In the timeline for personal computer introductions, we are now in the year 1981. For this episode, and actually the next couple as well, we are going to be talking about the Osborne 1. The Osborne 1 was the first commercially successful portable microcomputer, released on April 3, 1981 by Osborne Computer Corporation. It was powered by the Z80 CPU, weighed 24.5 lb, cost US$1,795, and ran the CP/M operating system. It was powered from a wall socket, as it had no on-board battery, but is a portable device since it can be hand-carried when packed. The computer shipped with a large bundle of software that was almost equivalent in value to the machine itself. The Osborne 1 was the brain child of Adam Osborne and was brilliantly engineered by Lee Felsenstein. So, who better to have help me talk about the machine than Lee Felsenstein himself. To kick off this series, we’re going to spend some time with Lee talking about his time before and after the Osborne 1. And then in the next show we will talk about the history surrounding the Osborne 1 itself. Finally, we will cover the usual computer topics such as tech specs, emulators, Web sites, and more. Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions BBC Micro repair/accessories - Mark Haysman http://www.retroclinic.com Pi Co-processor for BBC Micro - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ACORN-BBC-MASTER-128-INTERNAL-RASPBERRY-PI-MULTI-CORE-CO-PROCESSOR-KIT/264220089777 ZX Spectrum +2A RGB to SCART cable - https://www.ebay.com/itm/Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum-3-2A-2B-High-Quality-RGB-Scart-Video-Cable-TV-Lead/260830045368 VIDHD - To order VidHD boards ($135 USD + S/H), email vidhd@blueshiftinc.com and include the desired quantity and shipping address. VIDHD video - https://youtu.be/ehQpC2-NEBM Exidy Sorcerer Cassette software in WAV format from Terry Stewart - https://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2017-01-23-software-for-real-sorcerers.htm Upcoming Shows the Commodore Los Angeles Super Show (CLASS)! April 27-28, Toolbox LA (https://toolbox.la) Chatsworth, California - The CLASS website is on-line at http://www.portcommodore.com/class and discussion of CLASS is in the shared forum area with CommVEx at https://www.commodore.ca/forum/viewforum.php?f=6 VCFSE 7.0 is scheduled for April 27, 28, Roswell, GA - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/otherevents/vintage-computer-festival-southeast/ VCF East May 3-5, InfoAge Science Center, Wall, NJ - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/ June 8-9 Pacific Commodore Expo NW (PaCommEx) at The Living Computers: Museum + Labs, Seattle, Washington - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex, discussion is on the forum at https://www.commodore.ca/forum/viewforum.php?f=14 KansasFest, July 15-21, 2019, Kansas City, MO - https://www.kansasfest.org/ VCF West, Aug 3-4, Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, California - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west/ Fujiama 2019 - Monday, August 26, 2019 to Sunday Sep. 1, 2019 (ONE WHOLE WEEK) - Schützenhaus, Lengenfeld, Germany. Visit atarixle's Fujiama page, Krupkaj's parties photos or mathy meetings page. VCF Midwest, Elmhurst, IL - Sep. 14-15, 2019 - http://vcfmw.org/ Tandy Assembly - Springfield, OH, Sep. 28-29, 2019 - http://www.tandyassembly.com Portland Retro Gaming Expo Oct 18-20 http://www.retrogamingexpo.com Chicago TI International World’s Faire - Nov 2, 2019 - http://chicagotiug.sdf.org/ - Evanston, IL Lee Felsenstein Interview http://www.leefelsenstein.com/ https://www.patreon.com/lfelsenstein
In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Computer Podcast: Kevin regales us with his exploits in the 10-Line BASIC Contest, we discuss the renewed efforts to show off Midi-Maze on the Atari 8-bits, and the entire staff prepares to be involved in several great shows this year ... READY! Recurring Links Floppy Days Podcast AtariArchives.org AtariMagazines.com Kevin’s Book “Terrible Nerd” New Atari books scans at archive.org ANTIC feedback at AtariAge Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge ANTIC Facebook Page AHCS Eaten By a Grue Donate to Ted Nelson project at: https://paypal.me/Savetz TEH: Tech Enthusiast Hour - https://tehpodcast.com What We’ve Been Up To Renderific is an SVG renderer for Atari 8-bit computers, written in Turbo-BASIC XL. It tries to parse SVG Tiny files and draw them on screen and/or on an Atari 1020 plotter. - http://github.com/savetz/Renderific. It was featured on Hackaday - https://hackaday.com/2019/03/08/svg-rendering-comes-to-8-bit-atari-computers/ Xformer 10 emulator running on MacOS under PlayonMac. Video showing how: https://youtu.be/uoJOfhaGX4g , AtariAge forum discussion: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/289510-xformer-emulator-running-on-macos/ “Endless Loop: The History of the BASIC Programming Language” - https://amzn.to/2HMb0zn “Gaming the Iron Curtain: How Teenagers and Amateurs in Communist Czechoslovakia Claimed the Medium of Computer Games” - https://amzn.to/2UCCU6N MultiJoy8 - Steve Boswell (Mr Robot, @A8bit on twitter). List of Multijoy games: http://a8.fandal.cz/search.php?search=multijoy&butt_details_x=x Atari 800 5-pin DIN to S-video cable - https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=198 , https://www.8bitclassics.com/shop/av-cables/atari-xlxe-5-pin-din-to-s-video-composite-av-cable/ Atari News Dropcheck is taking pre-orders on Midi-Maze XE Super Cart 128K PCB - https://www.bitsofthepast.com/?p=1591 Dragon Ethernet Cartridge - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/287229-new-dragon-ethernet-cartridge-interest-check/. There's a talk on atari.area forum http://www.atari.org...=246635#p246635 about producing new Dragon Ethernet cartridge http://www.atari8ethernet.com. Duddie from http://retronics.eu/ said, that he can start making them after he get customers for 50 cartridges. Manual for Edit 6502 from LJK Enterprises. ROM-based assembler, disassembler, editor. - https://atariwiki.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=Edit%206502 ABBUC Issue #136 is out - Atari Bit Byter User Club. It's always a joy to receive new issues of magazine of ABBUC, the German club with 460 members. BASIC 10-line contest - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/287756-2019-basic-ten-liners-contest New SRAM module from Lotharek - https://lotharek.pl/...tail.php?id=232 Type-In Task Force http://ataribasiclistings.mygamesonline.org/. All users, who are listening to your podcast, are invited to help with the missing programs in red. Mr.Bacardi@freenet.de New Atari book - “We Love Atari” by Karl Morris, Volume 1, 1972-1983 - www.zafinnbooks.com Vintage Atari becomes modern USB keyboard - https://hackaday.com/2019/03/17/vintage-atari-becomes-modern-keyboard/ , https://camper-assistant.com/atrkb.html Upcoming Shows with Atari Computers The Great Oz Retro-Fest, (GORF) April 24-28, 2019 - Melbourne, Australia. GORF is a multi-day event celebrating the personal computing platforms of the 1970s, 80s and 90s including the Apple, Microbee, Commodore, Atari, Sinclair and other 8- and 16-bit computer lines. Similar to KansasFest there is bunk-style accommodation provided on-site and participants are encouraged to live-in for the duration of the event. https://www.reddit.com/r/retrocomputing/comments/ar4uvw/gorf_the_great_oz_retrotechnology_festival/ VCF Southeast April 27 & 28, Roswell, GA http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/otherevents/vintage-computer-festival-southeast/ VCF East May 3-5, InfoAge Science Center, Wall, NJ - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/ KansasFest July 16 – 21 in Kansas City, Missouri. https://www.kansasfest.org Fujiama 2019 - Monday, August 26, 2019 to Sunday Sep. 1, 2019 (ONE WHOLE WEEK. Fujiama 2019 will be held at the Schützenhaus, Schützenhausweg 11, 08485 Lengenfeld, Germany. Visit atarixle's Fujiama page, Krupkaj's parties photos or mathy meetings page. VCF Midwest, Elk Grove Village, IL - Sep. 14-15, 2019 - http://vcfmw.org/ Portland Retro Gaming Expo Oct 18-20 http://www.retrogamingexpo.com YouTube Videos Since Last Show 3D Visualization of the Atari 800XL and peripherals - Edyta Ka - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHeYgxdADYU Connecting to BBS using Atari 800XL, ICD P:R: Connection, wifimodem and ICE-T - Marek Chorvat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1X9LkEKsIg Five NEW games for the Atari 8 bit games, some of which ported from existing systems. Time Pilot, Total Eclipse, Ziggy, Drudarium and Jack The Nipper are the games, all running on my Atari 65 XE. - ChinnyVision - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNdEDxq3GoA Atari 400 is talking over a DECtalk DTC01 speech synthesizer, using serial ports. The Atari 850 is being used - Michael Wessel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb6WQOGmtZs&t=91s New at Archive.org Allan: Cin'Tari - Atari Computer Enthusiasts Newsletter, April, 1983, Vol 1, Issue 4 - https://archive.org/details/CinTariAtariComputerEnthusiastsNewsletterApril1983Vol1Issue4 https://archive.org/details/AmericanTechnaVisionCatalog1991 - American Techna-Vision Catalog 1991 https://archive.org/details/@allan52?and%5B%5D=computer+shopper+atari - Atari articles in Computer Shopper Commercial tweet from Andrew Borman, Digital Games Curator at the Strong Museum of Play in Rochester, NY: “We're underway with our U-Matic digitization project at @museumofplay. Check out this clip from Atari's First Decade celebration! We are dialing in some settings and comparing to some of the previously digitized footage” - https://twitter.com/Borman18/status/1100143648476487680 Feedback Adam Trionfo - Atari keyboard stickets https://www.4keyboard.com/commodore-keyboard-stickers/591-2840-commodore-atari-non-transparent-keyboard-stickers.html http://atariage.com/forums/topic/225142-atari-8-bit-sticker-for-sale/ http://atariage.com/forums/topic/184504-atari-keyboard-stickers/ End of Show Music The Czech composer Adam J. Sporka published this week "For Ember", album with 18 chiptune songs composed using an Atari 800XL computer. The album is available on Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, Deezer, Amazon and SoundCloud. 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In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Computer Podcast: Bill Lange joins us as a special guest, and he has lots of Atari Pascal news; we have all the Atari news fit to print, and more shows coming in 2019 than you can shake a stick at ... READY! Recurring Links Floppy Days Podcast AtariArchives.org AtariMagazines.com Kevin’s Book “Terrible Nerd” New Atari books scans at archive.org ANTIC feedback at AtariAge Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge ANTIC Facebook Page AHCS Eaten By a Grue Donate to Ted Nelson project at: https://paypal.me/Savetz TEH: Tech Enthusiast Hour - https://tehpodcast.com What We’ve Been Up To VCF East XIII -- Bill Lange -- Atari 8 Bit Maintenance and Repair https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWkzZr-ZOdo Bill Lange fixed Atari 822 Thermal Printer - https://www.facebook.com/groups/181644898539691/permalink/1963165623720934/ MagFest: A four day/24 hours a day celebration of (M)usic (A)nd (G)ames -National Harbor, MD near Washington D.C. - https://www.magfest.org/ Old School Gamer - Bill Lange Star Raiders Article - https://www.oldschoolgamermagazine.com/magazine/ SDrive Max - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/275629-sdrive-max-atx-support/page-23 Bill Lange notes on SDrive Max: - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HATTyf5TrxwfdCmRVrT1gOl-XPtCRmzqt9Ulp52C2jg/edit?usp=sharing Computer Animation Primer by David Fox https://www.atariarchives.org/cap/ PASCAL Primer by David Fox https://amzn.to/2Guizdl Bill Lange’s new blog about Pascal: https://insideataripascal.blogspot.com/ Atari Pascal research: https://www.oldschoolgamermagazine.com/magazineosg/osg08/ Kevin’s twitter thread about Atari Pascal documentation: https://twitter.com/KevinSavetz/status/1074036786190401536 Steve Boswell (Mr Robot, @A8bit on twitter) MultiJoy8. The hub was designed by Jan Křupka, he came 5th in the ABBUC hardware contest in 2014 with it. Sails of Doom http://atariage.com/forums/topic/283993-sails-of-doom-new-multijoy-game/ — list of Multijoy games: http://a8.fandal.cz/search.php?search=multijoy&butt_details_x=x Charlie Kulas’ Leafer Madness - code https://archive.org/details/LeaferMadness and discussion http://atariage.com/forums/topic/287589-leafer-madness-by-charlie-kulas/ RespeQT - https://github.com/jzatarski/RespeQt Interviews Philip Bouchard - MECC, The Oregon Trail - http://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-369-philip-bouchard-the-oregon-trail Atari News New season of gameplay on AtariAge - 8-bit High Score Club Season 16 - The Real Bounty Bob - http://atariage.com/forums/forum/60-8-bit-high-score-club/ Atari XL/XE -=Space Fortress Omega=- - Jason Kendall - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CMgWsLjqx8 Space Fortress Omega is a great new vertically scrolling shoot 'em up for the Atari 8-bit computers by Kendallsoft - http://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=7659 New Atari news web site: https://atari8bit.net by Steve Boswell (Mr Robot, @A8bit on twitter) LiteDOS 2.0 released https://atari8bit.net/litedos2-0-released/ New game Animal Keeper - www.atarisales.com Mytek’s 1088XLD project - Thread on AA: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/280918-1088xld-custom-a8-computer-in-1050-drive-case/ 10-line BASIC contest is underway http://gkanold.wixsite.com/homeputerium/kopie-von-games-list-2019-2 6502 competition http://6502.atari.org.pl (deadline was January 31, 2019) ANTIC now on TuneIn - http://tun.in/pjiJE - You can listen to ANTIC on your Echo Dot or Spot! Everyone’s favorite Atari emulator for Mac AtariMacX has been updated to 5.0.1 http://www.atarimac.com/ (update 2019-01) (Mojave Dark Mode and minor fixes), Altirra’s current version is 3.10 http://www.virtualdub.org/altirra.html (Updated 2018-08) Atari800 emulator is at 4.0 https://atari800.github.io/index.html (Updated 2018-05) Rainbow v1.5.8 https://www.bannister.org/software/rainbow.htm AKI - Atari Keyboard Interface - https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=228 AVAILABLE END OF FEBRUARY Sio SPLITTER https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=158 RetroChallenge 2019/03 is now open. Anyone doing Atari projects out there? - http://www.retrochallenge.org/ Upcoming Shows with Atari Computers VCF Pacific Northwest 2019 will take place March 23-24, 2019 at Living Computers: Museum+Labs in Seattle, Washington. Details can be found at http://www.vcfed.org/vcf-pnw. Midwest Gaming Classic - Milwaukee, WI - April 12-14, 2019 - https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/ The Great Oz Retro-Fest, (GORF) April 24-28, 2019 - Melbourne, Australia. GORF is a multi-day event celebrating the personal computing platforms of the 1970s, 80s and 90s including the Apple, Microbee, Commodore, Atari, Sinclair and other 8- and 16-bit computer lines. Similar to KansasFest there is bunk-style accommodation provided on-site and participants are encouraged to live-in for the duration of the event. https://www.reddit.com/r/retrocomputing/comments/ar4uvw/gorf_the_great_oz_retrotechnology_festival/ VCFSE 7.0 is scheduled for April 27&28, 2019 in Roswell, GA at the new Computer Museum of America. VCF East May 3-5, InfoAge Science Center, Wall, NJ - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/ Fujiama 2019 - Monday, August 26, 2019 to Sunday Sep. 1, 2019 (ONE WHOLE WEEK. Fujiama 2019 will be held at the Schützenhaus, Schützenhausweg 11, 08485 Lengenfeld, Germany. Visit atarixle's Fujiama page, Krupkaj's parties photos or mathy meetings page. VCF Midwest, Elk Grove Village, IL - Sep. 14-15, 2019 - http://vcfmw.org/ Portland Retro Gaming Expo Oct 18-20 http://www.retrogamingexpo.com YouTube Videos Since Last Show Atari 800XL NTSC to PAL Conversion - FlashJazzCat (Jonathan Halliday) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwGtzZzoO0Q Restoring an Atari 800 XL - Atomo Workshop - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QLfS8mqsuI Atari 800XL Extreme Refurb: Revisited new surprise ending! - Perifractic's Retro Recipes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au8tCd0-b4k Animal Keeper for Atari 5200 and 8-bit Computers! - Video61 (Lance Ringquist) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2DGnsuRbGc David Fox Book “Computer Animation Primer” examples video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJwCYsQSziWYUlDBNcWy80g/videos?view_as=subscriber New at Archive.org https://archive.org/details/BASICXAAPXVer5/ allan https://archive.org/details/Atari800SecretWeapon https://archive.org/details/DasAtariSpielebuch https://archive.org/details/6502MachineCodeForBeginners by A. 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The Apple III - Part 3 with David Fradin Welcome to episode 89 of the Floppy Days Podcast, where we love our computers and programmable calculators of the 70’s and 80’s (and even into the 90’s). As mentioned on the last episode, we’ve moved in to the year 1981 for computer introductions and have been discussing the much maligned but misunderstood Apple III for the past couple of shows. This episode will be the last in the series about that machine. This episode we focus on an interview with someone who was responsible for the Apple III line at Apple in his tenure there, Mr. David Fradin. David was product manager for that line and has some insights into the challenges of managing and marketing it. Before we get to the interview, I will briefly talk about what I’ve been up to and about some new-to-me vintage computer acquisitions. I’ll also run through the upcoming vintage computer show schedule for 2019, which is pretty full, and I have a bit of feedback to share. Links Mentioned in the Show: New Acquisitions/What I’ve Been Up To Lotharek store - http://lotharek.pl Juiced GS - https://juiced.gs/ News George Keremedjiev obituary - https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bozemandailychronicle/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=190783242 Barbara Keremedjiev museum plans - https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/widow-vows-to-keep-and-strengthen-bozeman-s-american-computer/article_7ce68773-e575-5b9f-9f5e-1df61bfdf61c.html Floppy Days Episode 5 with George Keremedjiev Interview - http://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-episode-5-the-american-computer-museum BASIC 10-Liners Contest - http://gkanold.wixsite.com/homeputerium/kopie-von-games-list-2019-1 Upcoming Shows VCF Pacific Northwest 2019, March 23-24, 2019 at Living Computers: Museum+Labs in Seattle, Washington - http://www.vcfed.org/vcf-pnw Midwest Gaming Classic, Milwaukee, WI, April 12-14, 2019 - https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/ Commodore Los Angeles Super Show (CLASS), April 27-28, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day at the Toolbox LA (https://toolbox.la) Chatsworth, California - CLASS website http://www.portcommodore.com/class , discussion of CLASS is in the shared forum area with CommVEx at https://www.commodore.ca/forum/viewforum.php?f=6 VCFSE 7.0, not yet scheduled, Roswell, GA - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/otherevents/vintage-computer-festival-southeast/ VCF East, May 3-5, InfoAge Science Center, Wall, NJ - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/ Pacific Commodore Expo NW (PaCommEx), June 8-9, The Living Computers: Museum + Labs, Seattle, Washington - http://www.portcommodore.com/pacommex, discussion is on the forum at https://www.commodore.ca/forum/viewforum.php?f=14 KansasFest, July 15-21, 2019, Kansas City, MO - https://www.kansasfest.org/ VCF West, Aug 3-4, Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, California - http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west/ Fujiama 2019 - August 26, 2019 to Sep. 1, 2019, Schützenhaus, Lengenfeld, Germany. Visit atarixle's Fujiama page, Krupkaj's parties photos or mathy meetings page VCF Midwest, Elk Grove Village, IL, Sep. 14-15, 2019 - http://vcfmw.org/ Tandy Assembly, Springfield, OH, Sep. 28-29, 2019 - http://www.tandyassembly.com Portland Retro Gaming Expo, Oct 18-20 - http://www.retrogamingexpo.com TI International World’s Faire - late Oct/Nov New event page created by Chicago Classic Computing - http://chiclassiccomp.org/events.html?fbclid=IwAR3Fm5hf7PCQj0yXBxXvj9J8Mp8GDwD2w1bfD_qktpPOnNYNoQUmN_EpgB8 Feedback https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/HT%E2%80%931080Z Interview “Building Insanely Great Products: Some Products Fail, Many Succeed… This is their Story: Lessons from 47 years of experience including Hewlett-Packard, Apple, 75 products, and 11 startups later” by David Fradin - https://www.amazon.com/Building-Insanely-Great-Products-Hewlett-Packard-ebook/dp/B01N7AKWWS David on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidfradin/ “The Mistakes Apple Made With the Apple III” - https://spicecatalyst.com/the-mistakes-apple-made-with-the-apple/ “Why I Failed with the Apple III and Steve Jobs Succeeded With the Macintosh” - https://blog.aha.io/why-i-failed-with-the-apple-iii-and-steve-jobs-succeeded-with-the-macintosh/ by David Fradin
In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Computer Podcast: late-breaking up-to-the-minute Atari news, Randy disappears mid-episode, and we hear what Atari was like in Chile... READY! Recurring Links Floppy Days Podcast AtariArchives.org AtariMagazines.com Kevin’s Book “Terrible Nerd” New Atari books scans at archive.org ANTIC feedback at AtariAge Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge ANTIC Facebook Page AHCS Eaten By a Grue Donate to Ted Nelson project at: https://paypal.me/Savetz TEH: Tech Enthusiast Hour - https://tehpodcast.com What We’ve Been Up To Kevin’s year-end blog - http://atariaction.tumblr.com/post/181930826652/kevins-2017-post-mortem Atari CX401: General Accounting System - https://atariwiki.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=The%20Atari%20Accountant%20Series Official start of BASIC 10-Liners 2019 edition is January 30 - http://gkanold.wixsite.com/homeputerium/forum/_2019/official-start-of-2019-edition-is-january-the-30th Turban - TUrboBAsic Nifty - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/244686-turban-turbobasic-nifty/ Christmas present from Nir Dary - Lost in Space by Mr. Atari - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/245323-my-second-game-lost-in-space-philips-space-rendezvous/page- , https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=r8rfAzmq_n8 SDrive Max - https://atariwiki.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=SDrive-MAX SIO2SD - https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=58 Interviews Recent thread started by Ethan_GameResearch (@GameResearch_E) praising the interview efforts by this show - https://twitter.com/GameResearch_E/status/1082672051243094016 Atari News New Version of Atari800MacX Released - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/286777-new-version-of-atari800macx-released/ Rainbow emulator - Chris Lam’s old emulator. Richard Bannister updated of OS X - https://www.bannister.org/software/rainbow.htm Xformer demo video: http://www.emulators.com/Videos/XformerDemo2.mp4 Presenting for the new year: 2600 Combat, ported to the 800 - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/286592-combat-for-the-8-bit/ - phaeron 2019 Atari new year disk - https://atariteca.blogspot.com/2019/01/new-year-disc-2019-con-juegos-y-demos.html Adventures in Atari BASIC: By Mikey Walters - Space Assault in ANALOG Computing #13 - https://wearethemutants.com/2016/09/06/adventures-in-atari-basic-lesson-one-programmer-kids-and-plotting-stars/ http://atariprojects.org/2019/01/12/watch-episodes-of-the-bits-and-bytes-tv-show-1-2-hours/ Rodman is a fun new Pac-Man inspired maze game that is being released for no less than 8 different 8-bit computers simultaneously! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9FyFbLGPnI You can check out Rodman screenshots and video, download demos and buy tapes here: https://www.thefuturewas8bit.com/shop/games/rodman-special.html?fbclid=IwAR1vJeCVO4OcWcgsoK0plcBjy-AwJhcVqRscGh5OmqqFhkuUlpIrOhSaUbQ Hundreds of Atari 8-bit fonts, converted to TrueType for use on modern computers by @choccyhobnob https://github.com/ChoccyHobNob/EightBit-Atari-Fonts 8-bit Unity - THE ULTIMATE GAME SDK FOR 80S COMPUTERS - http://8bit-unity.com/?fbclid=IwAR112vDfmdwwovZTtEsztAqwYheDMhjteQZiXV8ccOK8G0UlvXZtbEdtqbg Upcoming Shows with Atari Computers VCF Pacific Northwest 2019 will take place March 23-24, 2019 at Living Computers: Museum+Labs in Seattle, Washington. Details can be found at http://www.vcfed.org/vcf-pnw. Midwest Gaming Classic - Milwaukee, WI - April 12-14, 2019 - https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/ VCFSE 7.0 is scheduled for April 27&28. Fujiama 2019 - Monday, August 26, 2019 to Sunday Sep. 1, 2019 (ONE WHOLE WEEK. As always, the Fujiama 2019 will be held at the Schützenhaus, Schützenhausweg 11, 08485 Lengenfeld, Germany. Visit atarixle's Fujiama page, Krupkaj's parties photos or mathy meetings page. VCF Midwest, Elk Grove Village, IL - Sep. 14-15, 2019 - http://vcfmw.org/ Portland Retro Gaming Expo Oct 18-20 http://www.retrogamingexpo.com New event page created by Chicago Classic Computing - http://chiclassiccomp.org/events.html?fbclid=IwAR3Fm5hf7PCQj0yXBxXvj9J8Mp8GDwD2w1bfD_qktpPOnNYNoQUmN_EpgB8 YouTube videos since last show Atari 800XL VBXE Installation - Jonathan Halliday (FlashJazzCat) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKS5MJ0AdEU Fitting a DIN13 RGB Jack to an Atari 800XL - Jonathan Halliday - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQUfsjq9SN8 COMING SOON: PLATOTerm on an Atari 8-bit Cartridge! - Thomas Cherryhomes (tschak909) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z30YqJJHRA Top 100 Games for Atari 8-bit/Atari XL/Atari XE - CRT Chronicles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq6PZJAusFY New at Archive.org https://archive.org/details/ColleenHardwareManualVersionA/ https://archive.org/details/ColleenHardwareManualVersionB/ https://archive.org/details/AtariA1200OperatingSystemManualSupplement/ https://archive.org/details/LNBUG5 https://archive.org/details/AtariOperatingSystemUsersManualAugust1980 https://archive.org/details/EvaluationOfTheDeepBlueCCompiler Deep Blue C Compiler 1.1 Draft Manual - https://archive.org/details/DeepBlueCCompiler1.1DraftManual Atari Pascal Development Proposal - https://archive.org/details/AtariPascalDevelopmentProposal/ Atari Pascal V 0.0 Documentation - https://archive.org/details/AtariPascalV0.0Documentation/page/n25 Comparison Points Between UCSD Pascal And ATARI Pascal - https://archive.org/details/ComparisonPointsBetweenUCSDPascalAndATARIPascal Atari Pascal Functional Specification - https://archive.org/details/AtariPascalFunctionalSpecification/ Atari Pascal Functional Specification - Harry Stewart Memo https://archive.org/details/AtariPascalFunctionalSpecificationStewartMemo Harry Stewart Pascal Meeting Notes - https://archive.org/details/HarryStewartPascalMeetingNotes https://archive.org/details/AtariPASCALExecutionMonitor version 1.0, March 1 1982, by W. Saville and M. Lehman — is another gift from Harry Stewart. "The final delivered version!!! Hooray" Kevin deep dive into the Pascal material https://twitter.com/KevinSavetz/status/1074036786190401536 Feedback Chilean Websites: Retrogames.cl Atariware.cl Retronia.cl Facebook Groups: Atari Chile (Every day content!) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/840633719349481/ RetroGames - https://www.facebook.com/groups/156206107736466 Possible side effects of listening to the Antic podcast include stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat; drowsiness, dizziness, feeling nervous; mild nausea, upset stomach, constipation; increased appetite, weight changes; insomnia, decreased sex drive, impotence, or difficulty having an orgasm; dry mouth, intense hate of Commodore, and Amiga lust. Certain conditions apply. Offer good for those with approved credit. Member FDIC. An equal housing lender.
In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Computer Podcast: Bill Lange guest-hosts with us and tells us all about the recent Atari Party East. We talk about all the traveling and Atari things we did over the summer. Kevin throws in a mini-interview he did. And, Jeff Fulton reviews Tempest Elite Plus. Plus, all the Atari 8-bit news we could find... READY! Recurring Links Floppy Days Podcast AtariArchives.org AtariMagazines.com Kevin’s Book “Terrible Nerd” New Atari books scans at archive.org ANTIC feedback at AtariAge Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge ANTIC Facebook Page AHCS Eaten By a Grue Donate to Ted Nelson project at: https://paypal.me/Savetz TEH: Tech Enthusiast Hour - https://tehpodcast.com What We’ve Been Up To Atari Party East 2018 video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjvP6AA6xg8 Glen’s Retro Show - Atari Party East 2018 Stream - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjvP6AA6xg8 Ted Nelson Junk Mail project https://archive.org/details/tednelsonjunkmail KansasFest - https://www.kansasfest.org Have you heard the good news? - https://twitter.com/KevinSavetz/status/1020780246327492608 VCF West - https://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-west/ Krakow Pinball Museum http://www.krakowpinballmuseum.com/aboutus.html Wroclaw Museum Games & Computers Of The Past Era https://gikme.pl/en/ Dorsett Software - https://archive.org/details/DorsettAtariFractions Ground Kontrol - https://groundkontrol.com/ Powell’s Books - https://www.powells.com/ Best of Creative Computing, Vol. 2 - https://archive.org/details/bestofcreativeco00ahld VCF Midwest - http://vcfmw.org/ Claus Buchholz - 1978 Pre-production Atari 800 - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/122471-atari-800-engineering-serial-26/?&hl=%20engineering Tricky Tutorials - https://archive.org/details/ataribooks-tricky-tutorials-1-6 AtariMax Atari Peripheral Emulator (A.P.E.) - https://www.atarimax.com/ Atari Party East 2018 T-shirt art - https://www.deviantart.com/doncroswhite/art/Atari-Party-East-2018-761606869 New joystick BX-80 from Benj Edwards - https://twitter.com/benjedwards/status/1025119835179634689 Atari News XL/XE Podcast - https://twitter.com/xlxepodcast SDrive Max: Atariwiki - https://atariwiki.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=SDrive-MAX Step-by-Step (German) - http://www.abbuc.de/~atarixle/readthread.php?f=15&t=9451&start=0 1 half SIO cable - https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=128 case - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2718842 Bill Lange with his 'brand new" Atari demo package - https://atariteca.blogspot.com/2018/09/con-exito-desarrollaron-atari-party.html Altirra on a Mac - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/278822-altirra-30-mac-wine-port/ The Artists: The Untold History of Video Games - https://www.topic.com/the-artists/ Sergio Marchant video series on Atari 8-bit assembly language for beginners (Spanish) - https://atariteca.blogspot.com/2018/07/curso-en-video-de-programacion.html#more UnoCart NEW Cartridge Shell Design by Corei64 - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/280028-unocart-new-cartridge-shell-design/ Corei64 Atari 8-bit Carts - https://corei64.com/shop/index.php?route=product/category&path=62_87 Atarifreakz - https://www.ebay.com/str/atarifreakz# - source for many of the IC’s used in the 8-bit line of computers AtariNews.org domain name for sale - http://www.atarinews.org/ Old School Gamer Magazine - https://oldschoolgamermagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/osg5.pdf 8-Bit Apocalypse: The Untold Story of Atari's Missile Command by Alex Rubens Oct 16th. - https://amzn.to/2QhbkXe Upcoming Shows where you might see Atari computers (or Atari people): Portland Retro Gaming Expo - http://www.retrogamingexpo.com/ - Oregon Convention Center on October 19-21, 2018 http://wp.freeplayflorida.com/ Nov 9-11 orlando http://www.tandyassembly.com November 10th & 11th 2018 Springfield, OH YouTube videos since last show Ben Heck’s Portable Atari 800 - parts 1 & 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uiw8LISBVj4&t=25s , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV1lacUcZk8 Over 100 Atari XE Games System Cartridges In Under 1 Hour -Kieren Hawkin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rqUKzufD6k PAUL DANIELS AND ATARI 800 £1000 SYSTEM - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhuVqq0w5Zc Commercial SCRAM on the Bits and Bytes TV Show from TV Ontario https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWcuh8QLlBc&list=PL77441A2ED0D0B6A8&t=670s Mini-interviews John and Maddie Meyer, son and granddaughter of Ed Meyer - http://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-360-ed-meyer-physical-chemistry-experiments-with-atari-computers New at Archive.org https://archive.org/details/AtariComputerEnthusiastsNewslettersVolume1 https://archive.org/details/@savetz?and%5B%5D=IO+Connector https://archive.org/details/@savetz?and%5B%5D=JACG https://archive.org/details/atari_8-bit_alive_sepoct94/page/n0 Bill Lange https://archive.org/details/ATR8000CPMSupplement/page/n1 Allan https://archive.org/details/APXMapmakerType5/page/n0 https://archive.org/details/InStoreDemonstrationProgramDiskVersionAtari https://archive.org/details/InStoreDemonstrationProgramDiskVersionAtari/page/n0 https://archive.org/details/CarCostCreativeSoftware/page/n0 https://archive.org/details/RandomAlleyAdventure/page/n0 https://archive.org/details/TheCodeBreakers/page/n0 Jeff Fulton Tempest Elite Plus game review - http://members.tcq.net/video61/tempestelite.html Possible side effects of listening to the Antic podcast include stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat; drowsiness, dizziness, feeling nervous; mild nausea, upset stomach, constipation; increased appetite, weight changes; insomnia, decreased sex drive, impotence, or difficulty having an orgasm; dry mouth, intense hate of Commodore, and Amiga lust. Certain conditions apply. Offer good for those with approved credit. Member FDIC. An equal housing lender.
CoCoTALK! Episode 27 - the Ease of Use Episode! Original air date - 09-23-2017 On the show: John Strong, Richard Lorbieski, Barry Nelson, Bill Nobel, Curtis Boyle, David Ladd, Simon Jonassen, Rick Adams, Nicholas Marentes, Jim Brain from Retro Innovations, and D. Bruce More. John Strong filled us in on the status of his projects "Dr. CoCo" a Dr. Mario clone which will feature the Game Master Cartridge sound chip, as will "Handy Andy" a Wreck-It Ralph/Fix-It Felix Clone, along with some news of VCF Midwest. Barry Nelson brought us up to speed on Jim Brain's 2MB RAM upgrade which will go in-line with the CoCo GIME chip. Simon Jonassen has some killer demos with animation and music for the upcoming Tandy Assembly. Richard Lorbieski had a question about using the CoCoSDC with DriveWire and OS-9 which was our main TechTALK! and we were reminded of just how much "Ease of Use" OS-9 offers :) Jim Brain showed us a hardware project he tweaked based on David Ladd's design of a circuit board that allows you to use a PS/2 mouse on a CoCo. All this and more :) Regular segments: Introduce the panel of the week, go around the room, see what everyone's been up to. Feed back review: We go over previous episodes, how many views have they received, what's our current podcast download count, who sent us comments, email feed back, all those and more will be discussed and shared. Review of news and postings from the Facebook group and the Color Computer mailing list. NewbieTALK! Each week Grant Leighty will have the newbie question of the week about something to do with your color computer or emulator. TechTALK! L. Curtis Boyle and David Ladd provide us with some more depth on technical discussions Ron's Garage! Ron Delvaux offers us a peek into the past by showing of his impressive retro computing collection, each week we'll see some new items and talk about them. Interviews, News, Reviews, and more! CoCoTALK! is the nation's leading live talk show featuring the Tandy Color Computer. For all things CoCoTALK! visit http://cocotalk.live Custom artwork designed by Instagram artist Joel M. Adams: https://www.instagram.com/artistjoelm... Custom CoCoTALK! and retro merchandise is available at: http://8bit256.com Original live stream: https://youtu.be/rnvWVGpflRs
In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Computer Podcast: Mike Maginnis of the Open Apple and Drop III Inches podcasts joins the Antic crew and starts a computer war, Nir Dary tells us about disk drive upgrades, we catch up with Curt Vendel about his projects including the 2nd Atari history book, and more Atari news than you can possibly imagine! READY! Recurring Links Floppy Days Podcast AtariArchives.org AtariMagazines.com Kevin’s Book “Terrible Nerd” New Atari books scans at archive.org ANTIC feedback at AtariAge Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge ANTIC Facebook Page AHCS Eaten By a Grue What we’ve been up to VCF Midwest - http://vcfmw.org/ SDrive2 - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/262509-sdrive-arm-preorder/page-1 Atari, Inc.: Business is Fun - https://www.amazon.com/Atari-Inc-Business-Curt-Vendel/dp/0985597402 “You Have Died of Dysentery: The creation of The Oregon Trail – the iconic educational game of the 1980s” e-book by R. Philip Bouchard - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B8JMKMC “Art of Atari Poster Collection” by Tim Lapetino - https://www.amazon.com/Art-Atari-Poster-Collection-Lapetino/dp/1524103020 Kfest — simon sez - https://youtu.be/XzJ9DUfd6s4 Apple II Family Feud - https://youtu.be/TMuNSGsZo8I Interviews Jason Worley transcribed Dan Horn interview - https://computingpioneers.com/index.php/Dan_Horn News Atari 1450XLD pictures posted by Curt Vendel - https://www.facebook.com/groups/vintagecomputerclub/permalink/1882817098418314/ Easy to Learn, Hard to Master: The Fate of Atari - https://vimeo.com/ondemand/120523/229705301 Radiokomputer, the Polish program broadcasting Atari games by radio - http://atariteca.blogspot.pe/2017/08/radiokomputer-el-programa-polaco-que.html “Atari Photo Sauce” - http://www.4-traders.com/ATARI-2168735/news/Atari-Trademark-Application-for-ATARI-PHOTO-SAUCE-Filed-by-Atari-24749858/ Atari sues Nestle, says Kit Kat video game ad violates Breakout … Atari themed skins for Raspberry Pi cases - https://www.facebook.com/groups/181644898539691/permalink/1401735433197292/ , https://www.redbubble.com/people/choccyhobnob http://retroroundup.com Games for Atari: 1977 to 1995 kickstarter Atari 400 RAM-Card 48/52 KB & external OS-ROM - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/267042-new-hardware-atari-400-ram-card-4852-kb-external-os-rom/ New WINE port of Altirra - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/256928-altirra-28-wine-port-for-macos-sierra/?view=getnewpost Atari 800XL computer with a cell phone via Bluetooth wireless - http://atariteca.blogspot.com/2017/08/video-computadora-atari-800xl-con.html XC-1411 monitor on ebay - https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=XC-1411&LH_Complete=1&rt=nc&_trksid=p2045573.m1684 details of the six games of ABBUC 2017 - http://atariteca.blogspot.com/2017/08/atari-imagenes-y-detalles-de-los-seis.html Upcoming Shows where you might see Atari computers (or Atari people): OldComp Party #3 - Sep 8-10, 2017 - (Czech Republic) VCFMW - Sept. 9-10, Elk Grove Village, IL - http://vcfmw.org/ PRGE http://www.retrogamingexpo.com Oct 20-22 ByteFest 2017 Oct 13-15, 2017 - http://www.bytefest.org/english-info2/ (Prague, Czech Republic) Vintage computer fest Seattle Feb 10-11 2018, Living Computers: Museum + Labs - http://vcfed.org/wp/2017/07/07/vintage-computer-festival-pacific-northwest/ YouTube videos this month HOW TO: Atari 800 & Atari 5200 EmulationStation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erSOXQhJ3uo A graphical and themeable emulator front-end that allows you to access all your favorite games in one place, even without a keyboard! EmulationStation performs well even on low-powered devices like the famous mini-computer Raspberry Pi. EmulationStation is the front-end of the popular RetroPie Project, which comes pre-configured with emulators for over 30 different platforms. Amazing Atari 8 bit Art - Part 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiTtp9rcrv4 - Kieren Hawken - This video features 100 more amazing pieces of pixel art from the Atari 8-bit range of computers. WAR ROOM game for Atari 8-bit computers - Abbuc software contest 2017 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydaqi5VD_Q8 - WAR ROOM for Atari 8-bit computers by Rob Schlortt and Eric Henneke. Atari 600xl modding 64KB, RGB Output, 4 different OS, recap - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIhwmjXK_UQ - Klaus Wolf We Are Still Fighting For Transitions... by Desire, 2017 | Atari 8 bit Demo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnBrh9dwZ1k Atari XL/XE+VBXE demo released at Nordlicht 2017 Atari 65XE - 1MB RAM Upgrade - Ultimate 1MB Revised 2K14 From Lotharek - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVUmRuuvJY0 - GadgetUK164 - Retro Gaming Repairs & Mods NPR How I Built This - Atari & Chuck E. Cheese's: Nolan Bushnell - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi6Chp1_0Z8 - Before he turned 40, Nolan Bushnell founded two brands that permanently shaped the way Americans amuse themselves: the iconic video game system Atari, and the frenetic family restaurant Chuck E. Cheese's. Commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUz58NRFZiM End of Show Music Sam Sings - We Will Rock You - http://atariage.com/forums/blog/572/entry-14044-sam-raaks-yuw/ Possible side effects of listening to the Antic podcast include stuffy nose, sneezing, sore throat; drowsiness, dizziness, feeling nervous; mild nausea, upset stomach, constipation; increased appetite, weight changes; insomnia, decreased sex drive, impotence, or difficulty having an orgasm; dry mouth, intense hate of Commodore, and Amiga lust. Certain conditions apply. Offer good for those with approved credit. Member FDIC. An equal housing lender.
Vintage Computer Festival Midwest 11, Sep 10-11, 2016, Elk Grove Village, IL This a special interview show to help get the word out about an upcoming event: Vintage Computer Festival Midwest. This will be the eleventh iteration of this event and I talk with Jason Timmons, one of the main organizers of the event. He tells us all about the event, including guest speakers that will be there, exhibits, vendors and much more. If you can make it to the Chicago area the weekend of September 10 & 11, 2016, I highly recommend that you drop in and enjoy the show. Links VCF Midwest home page - http://vcfmw.org VCF Midwest 11 Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/events/1552273738417440/ VCF Midwest Twitter - https://twitter.com/vcfmidwest ECCC home page - http://starbase.globalpc.net/eccc/ Jim Brain, Retro Innovations - http://store.go4retro.com/ GoFundMe page for show donations - https://www.gofundme.com/vcfmw
The TI-99/4A - Tech Specs, Peripherals, Modern Upgrades with Tursi This show is a continuation of the on-going series about the TI-99/4A computer. In the last couple of episodes, I had TI-99 fans Jim Fetzner and Mark Wills on the show and interviewed them about their experiences with the TI-99 and then we covered the history of the machine. In this show, I have a new co-host, Mike Brent, better known as Tursi or Harmless Lion, the creator of the Classic 99 emulator and so much more. After a short interview with Tursi, we discuss the technical aspects of the TI-99, including the tech specs, peripherals, modern upgrades, and connectivity to modern computers. It’s an information-filled show, so I hope you enjoy it. Before we get into that, I’ll discuss a few new vintage computer-related acquisitions that have come my way, give you the scoop on upcoming shows, and share with you a few pieces of feedback I’ve received about the show from listeners. Links Mentioned in the Show: Intro Bill Degnan’s VintageComputer.net - http://www.vintagecomputer.net Bill Degnan’s “History of Commodore Computers” Poster - http://www.vintagecomputer.net/poster_detail.cfm New Acquisitions “The Future Was Here: The Commodore Amiga (Platform Studies)” - Jimmy Maher, The MIT Press - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0262017202/?tag=flodaypod-20 Tiny Pascal for the TRS-80 Model I - https://archive.org/details/Tiny_Pascal_1982_Tandy News Amigospodcast - http://www.amigospodcast.com/ TRS-Box - Dropbox client for MISE/M3SE equipped TRS-80 - http://pski.net/trs-box/ Upcoming Shows VCF Southeast 4.0 - April 2 & 3 2016, Roswell, GA VCF East - April 15-17, 2016 - InfoAge Science Center, 2201 Marconi Rd., Wall, NJ, 07719 - http://www.vintagecomputerfederation.org/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/ 25th Annual Last Chicago CoCoFest - http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/ - April 23 & 24, 2016, Heron Point Convention Center, Lombard, IL, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-3 VCF Midwest 11 September 10-11, 2016, Elk Grove Village, IL - http://www.vcfmw.org/ Feedback TI-99 Beginner’s Video by Roland - https://youtu.be/I-S-BmJCV_c Roland’s YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/VectrexRoli/ Interview with Co-host Tursi’s Web Site - http://www.harmlesslion.com Classic 99 Emulator by Tursi - http://www.harmlesslion.com/cgi-bin/showprog.cgi?search=Classic99 PS/2 Keyboard Adapter for the TI-99 by Tursi - http://atariage.com/forums/blog/567/entry-11851-a-ps2-keyboard-on-a-ti-994a/ UberGROM Simulator by Tursi - http://www.harmlesslion.com/cgi-bin/showprog.cgi?search=uber Modern Upgrades/Connectivity F18A Video Upgrade by Matthew Hagerty - http://codehackcreate.com/store#!/F18A-V1-7-Video-Board/p/14022176/category=0 Extended BASIC 2.7 Suite Cartridge by Tony Knerr - http://www.arcadeshopper.com/wp/?page_id=11#!/Extended-Basic-2-7-Suite/p/44354005/category=15846004 Turbo Forth for the TI-99/4A by Mark Wills - http://turboforth.net FBForth by Lee Stewart - http://atariage.com/forums/topic/210660-fbforthti-forth-with-file-based-block-io-post-1-updated-12082015/ NanoPEB and CF7+ - http://webpages.charter.net/nanopeb/ HDX update for the RS232 card by Fred Kaal - http://www.ti99-geek.nl/ Reference Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Instruments_TI-99/4A
This episode is part 2 of a 3-part series on the Tandy Color Computer, also known as the CoCo. I have special guest hosts to help me this month: John Linville and Neil Blanchard of the “CoCo Crew Podcast”. Join us as we discuss Coco tech specs, peripherals and pulling it out of the box. I also go over my new acquisitions, a short overview of VCF Midwest 10 that occurred on August 29 & 30, tell you about upcoming vintage computer shows and cover some podcast feedback. Links Mentioned in the Show: Intro “CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy's Underdog Computer” by Boisy G Pitre, Bill Loguidice - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1466592478/?tag=flodaypod-20 New Acquisitions Atlanta Historical Computing Society (AHCS) - http://atlhcs.org/ HP-85B - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_series_80 VCF Midwest 10 - http://vcfmw.org/ Peter Bartlett’s Model I System Expander (MISE) - http://bartlettlabs.com/ Ian Mavric’s FreHD Hard Drive Emulator - http://ianmav.customer.netspace.net.au/trs80/emulator News - Upcoming Shows AmiWest 2015 - http://www.amiwest.net/ 10/14 - 10/18, 2015, Holiday Inn Express, Sacramento, CA Chicago TI International World Faire - http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire October 31, 2015, Evanston, IL World of Commodore - http://www.tpug.ca/category/woc/ 12/4 - 12/6, 2015 VCF SE 4.0 - April 2-3, 2016 Interview CoCo Crew Podcast - http://www.cyberears.com/index.php/Show/audio/6139
Main topic: The VideoBrain Family Computer. Special guest host Jeff Salzman (Vintage Volts)! Links Mentioned in the Show: News EasyFlash 3 - http://skoe.de/easyflash, http://go4retro.com/products/easyflash TRS-80 MISE - http://home.comcast.net/~bartlett.p/MISE/ Kfest - http://www.kansasfest.org/ VCF Midwest - http://starbase.globalpc.net/eccc/, https://www.facebook.com/events/257907004391707/ A2CLOUD - http://appleii.ivanx.com/prnumber6/category/a2cloud/ A2SERVER - http://appleii.ivanx.com/a2server/ ProTERM is now officially free - http://lostclassics.apple2.info/announcements/19/proterm-a2/ ADTPro - http://adtpro.sourceforge.net/ Raspple II - http://appleii.ivanx.com/rasppleii/ Apple II Pi - http://schmenk.is-a-geek.com/wordpress/ Intro Jeff Salzman RetroChallenge 2014 Summer Challenge - http://www.wickensonline.co.uk/retrochallenge-2012sc/ Bumper Clip of VideoBrain from Today Show in 1978 with Jane Pauley - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmxrtUuZa-4 Tech Specs Fairchild F8 Microprocessor - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_F8 Fairchild Semiconductor Website - http://www.fairchildsemi.com/ Fairchild Semiconductor on WikiPedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Semiconductor Fairchild Channel F System - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Channel_F APL Programming Language on WikiPedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APL_(programming_language) “A Programming Language” Book on Amazon by Kenneth Iverson - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0471430145/?tag=flodaypod-20 Emulation Multi-Emulator Super System (MESS) - http://www.mess.org/ FPGA Implementation of the VideoBrain - kevtris on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac49BKNNlCo Current Web Sites Bill Loguidice, Armchair Arcade - http://www.armchairarcade.com/neo/taxonomy/term/1135 AtariProtos.com - http://www.atariprotos.com/othersystems/videobrain/videobrain.htm Article from Interface Age - http://bit.ly/1rBJMvi November 1978 Popular Science ad for the VideoBrain - http://bit.ly/1nzsTMU VideoBrain video on YouTube (Glankonian) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4GgAMdWN4Q The Old Computer Museum - http://oldcomputermuseum.com/videobrain.html Yahoo group - https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/channel_f_and_videobrain/info VideoBrain info at orphanedgames.com - http://www.orphanedgames.com/videobrain/ The Old Computer.com ROM’s - http://www.theoldcomputer.com/roms/index.php?folder=VideoBrain/Family-Computer-101 VideoBrain Unwrapped by Kevin Horton - http://blog.kevtris.org/blogfiles/videobrain/videobrain_unwrapped.txt Sean Riddle’s VideoBrain Info - http://www.seanriddle.com/videobrain.html References Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videobrain “Stan Veit’s History of the Personal Computer” by Stan Veit on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1566640237/?tag=flodaypod-20 Closing Throwback Network - http://www.throwbacknetwork.net Vintage Volts Website (Jeff Salzman) - http://vintagevolts.com/
Third part on the Apple II: News New acquisitions Feedback Books, Software, Modern Upgrades, Online Stores, Emulation, Current Web Sites Special guest host Carrington Vanston!! Items mentioned in this episode: News Throwback Network - http://www.throwbacknetwork.net “CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy’s Underdog Computer” by Boisy Pitre and Bill Loguidice - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1466592478/?tag=flodaypod-20 “West Of Eden, The End of Innocence at Apple Computer" by Frank Rose - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0615278841/?tag=flodaypod-20 "Ready Player One: A Novel” by Ernest Cline - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0307887448/?tag=flodaypod-20 New Acquisitions “Color Computer Graphics” by William Barden, Jr. - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006Y3B06/?tag=flodaypod-20 “Complete Rainbow Guide to OS-9” by Dale Puckett and Peter Dribble Vintage Computer Shows Vintage Computer Festival East: http://www.midatlanticretro.org/ http://sturgeon.css.psu.edu/~mloewen/Oldtech/VCF-East2014/ http://wsudbrink.dyndns.org:8080/images/VCFE91/ http://www.go4retro.com/2014/04/11/back-from-the-vintage-computer-festival-east-9-1/ Chicago CoCoFest - http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/index.shtml Vintage Computer Festival Europa - http://www.vcfe.org/E/ Vintage Computer Southest 2.0 - http://www.vintage.org/2014/southeast/ KansasFest - http://www.kansasfest.org/ VCF Midwest 9.0 Website - http://www.vcfmw.org/ VCF Midwest 9.0 More Info - http://starbase.globalpc.net/eccc/ VCF Midwest Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/events/257907004391707/ Books Compute’s First, Second and Third Book of Apple Apple II User’s Guide by Lon Poole Programming Surprises & Tricks for your Apple II/IIe Computer by David L. Heiserman AppleSoft Tutorial from Apple, Inc. - based on Apple II BASIC Programming Manual by Jef Raskin; rewritten for AppleSoft by Caryl Richardson Beneath Apple DOS by Don Worth and Peter Lechner - Beneath Apple DOS is intended to serve as a companion to Apple's DOS Manual, providing additional information for the advanced programmer or the novice Apple user who wants to know more about the structure of diskettes. Apple II/IIe Computer Graphics by Ken Williams, founder and CEO of Sierra On-Line Inc AppleSoft BASIC Toolbox by Larry Wintermeyer Apple Graphics Games by Paul Coletta Machine Language for Beginners by Richard Mansfield Micro Adventure is the title of a series of books for young adult readers, published by Scholastic, Inc. Golden Flutes & Great Escapes by Delton Horn Sophistication and Simplicity, the Life and Times of the Apple II Computer by Steve Weyhrich, 2013 - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0986832278/?tag=flodaypod-20 The New Apple II User’s Guide by David Finnegan, 2012 - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0615639879/?tag=flodaypod-20 iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It, by Steve Wozniak and Gina Smith, 2006 - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0393061434/?tag=flodaypod-20 Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson, 2011 - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1451648537/?tag=flodaypod-20 WOZPAK Special Edition - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1304231321/?tag=flodaypod-20 What’s Where in the Apple by Prof. William F. Luebbert - http://www.whatswhereintheapple.com/ Software VisiCalc - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visicalc AppleWorks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AppleWorks Apple Writer - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Writer ProTerm - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proterm Zork Series - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zork Apple Invaders - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS5JZulzFQE Modern Upgrades & Connectivity Options ADT Pro - http://adtpro.sourceforge.net/ Apple II Game Server - http://sourceforge.net/projects/a2gameserver/ CFFA3000 - http://www.dreher.net/ Apple II Pi - http://schmenk.is-a-geek.com/wordpress/?p=167, https://ultimateapple2.com/ A2Server - http://appleii.ivanx.com/a2server/ A2Cloud - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYkOxe4mjHg RaspApple - http://appleii.ivanx.com/ Uthernet Card - http://a2retrosystems.com/ a2mp3 card - http://www.brielcomputers.com/wordpress/?cat=21 Nishida Radio http://tulip-house.ddo.jp/DIGITAL/english.html SDFloppy II from Bulgaria http://www.ebay.com/bhp/apple-disk-ii Online Stores 16sector - http://16sector.com Ultimate Apple II - https://ultimateapple2.com/ Option8 - https://www.tindie.com/stores/option8/ Nishida Radio http://tulip-house.ddo.jp/DIGITAL/english.html Syndicomm - http://store.syndicomm.com/ Emulation Virtual II - http://www.virtualii.com/ Open Emulator - https://code.google.com/p/openemulator/ AppleWin - http://applewin.berlios.de/, http://sourceforge.net/projects/applewin.berlios/?source=recommended JACE - http://sourceforge.net/projects/java-ace/ Virtual Apple II - Apple II in a browser - http://www.virtualapple.org/ MESS/JSMESS - Multi-Emulator Super System http://jsmess.textfiles.com/messloader.html?module=apple2e&scale=2 Current Web Sites & Other Forums Terry Stewart video on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENno_zzst2U A2Central - http://www.a2central.com MacGUI - http://www.macgui.com/ comp.sys.Apple2 - https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/comp.sys.apple2 Facebook group Apple II Enthusiasts - https://www.facebook.com/groups/5251478676/ IRC chat - http://widget02.mibbit.com/?server=irc.a2central.com:6667&channel=%23a2c.chat Apple Fritter - http://www.applefritter.com/ Open Apple Podcast - http://www.open-apple.net/ Apple Archives - http://applearchives.com/ Apple II Scans - http://www.apple2scans.net/ Apple II Game Server Online - http://asciiexpress.net/gameserver/ Apple II Disk Server - http://asciiexpress.net/diskserver/ Brutal Deluxe Software - http://www.brutaldeluxe.fr/projects/cassettes/index.html Every Apple Ad - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7JtADjbou7JBD9Ly_w3Mz9RTVVY2T_hy Apple II Online - http://apple2online.com/index.php The A2 Home Page for Apple II downloadable software! - http://www.a2-web.com/a2netsoft.html Archive.org Apple II Disk Image Collection - https://archive.org/details/apple-ii-disk-collection The Apple II Lost Classics Project - http://lostclassics.apple2.info/ Asimov software repository - http://mirrors.apple2.org.za/ftp.apple.asimov.net/ Other Books/Sites Used for Reference Apple II on Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_ii “Sophistication and Simplicity” Book by Steven Weyhrich - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0986832278/?tag=flodaypod-20 Steve Weyhrich’s Apple II History Site -http://apple2history.org
News and a completion discussion of VCF Midwest 8.0: personal memories feedback new acquisitions upcoming shows new vintage computer books overview of VCFMW interviews with attendees of the show (Jim Leonard and Jason Timmons) Links Mentioned in the Show: VCF Midwest - http://vcfmw.org 2013 Chicago TI International World Faire - http://www.chicagotiug.com/tiki-index.php?page=Faire World of Commodore - http://www.tpug.ca/category/woc/ Vintage Computer Festival East - http://www.midatlanticretro.org/ Chicago CoCoFest - http://www.glensideccc.com/cocofest/index.shtml Vintage Computer Festival Europa - http://www.vcfe.org/E/ KansasFest - http://www.kansasfest.org/ Suburban Chicago Atarians (SCAT) - http://www.scatarians.org/ Toronto PET User's Group (TPUG) - http://www.tpug.ca/ Southwest Regional Association of Programmers (SWRAP) - http://swrap.org/ Glenside TRS-80 Color Computer Club - http://glensideccc.com/newindex.shtml CFFA3000 - http://www.dreher.net Cloud 9 CoCo Products - http://www.cloud9tech.com CoCo Book on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/dp/1466592478/?tag=flodaypod-20 "Vintage Game Consoles: An Inside Look at Apple, Atari, Commodore, Nintendo, and the Greatest Gaming Platforms of All Time." by Bill Loguidice and Matt Barton -http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IMYW6T4/?tag=flodaypod-20 PC Junior Vintage TV Ad - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaLXHjI9VWM Retro Innovations (Jim Brain) - http://store.go4retro.com/ Tandy Color Computer Vintage TV Ad - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2jRuh1bAxw
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