ANTIC Episode 116

In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… we talk about all the Atari things we did this month and discuss all the “AI-generated nonsense” going on in the Atari world…READY!

Recurring Links 

Floppy Days Podcast 

AtariArchives.org 

AtariMagazines.com 

Kay’s Book “Terrible Nerd” 

New Atari books scans at archive.org 

ANTIC feedback at AtariAge 

Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge 

Interview index: here 

ANTIC Facebook Page 

AHCS 

Eaten By a Grue 

Next Without For 

Links for Items Mentioned in Show:

What we’ve been up to

• https://github.com/savetz/critical-connection 

• Fujinet update:

• Brian Cox - https://www.FVResearch.com 

• Mozzwald (Joe) https://mozzwald.com/product-category/fujinet/ 

• Problem was https://github.com/FujiNetWIFI/fujinet-hardware/tree/master/ATARI/Old-Versions/FN32ROV-1.3-Q24#important-bugfixes 

• https://www.eightbitfix.com/ 

• Archived 2 JACG Newsletters - March & April, 1986:

• https://archive.org/details/jacg-newsletter-1986-march-vol-5-no-7 

• https://archive.org/details/jacg-newsletter-1986-april-vol-5-no-8 

• Indy Classic Expo - https://www.indyclassic.org 

• Vintage Computer Center - https://www.vintagecomputercenter.com 

• OmniView 80 card - https://archive.org/details/Atari_OMNIVIEW_manual 

• ATR8000 manual - https://archive.org/details/atr-8000-owners-manual 

• Astra 1620 manual and video - Chris Lorenzo:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNZ_-Ig7rro 

• https://archive.org/details/astra-1620-dual-disk-drive-user-manual 

News

• BASIC 10-Liners - 

• Video showing every entry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27fHeOmV9es 

• Compilation disk of all Atari entries - https://bunsen.itch.io/compilation-disk-2025-atari-8-bit-by-vitoco 

• Atariteca: “BASIC 10 Liner 2025: Atari 8-bit games dominated major categories” - https://www.atariteca.net.pe/2025/04/basic-10-liner-2025-carr-y-parada.html 

• 14x New Atari 8-Bit Games from the 2025 BASIC 10 Liner Contest! - Zero Page Homebrew - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63E0Jz9H7q0 

• https://fujinet.online/2025/04/02/fujinet-firmware-1-5-released 

• AI Retro-computer starter kits - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BpCukKuwD/ 

• Revive Machines update - https://x.com/rm_800xl/status/1912740178013085726 

• Atari XL 10.1 inch monitor housing - https://makerworld.com/en/models/1217900-atari-xl-10-1-inch-monitor-housing 

• Rare Atari documents - Laurent Delsarte - https://www.atari800xl.eu/docs/rare/atari-rare-documents-by-document-type.html 

• DungeonLords - Adam Trionfo and Chris Federico - https://www.orphanedgames.com/articles/DungeonLords/dungeonlords.html 

• ABBUC Magazine 160 and Special Magazine 55 - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/381058-abbuc-magazine-160-and-special-magazine-55/ 

• New Atari Home Computer Cartridge guide book - scooter83 (Jason Philis) - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/380917-new-atari-home-computer-cartridge-guide-book/ 

• https://atari.com/collections/star-raiders-45th-anniversary 

• Apple II emulator on the Atari -
  https://www.atariteca.net.pe/2025/04/charla-inedita-sobre-emulador-de-apple.html 

• Ripduski (Wade Ripkowski) - https://unfinishedbitness.info/2025/04/02/crossing-over/ 

• April 2025 Issue of Atari Insights - John Zielke - https://ataribasics.com/newsletter-hub/ 

• Atari 800XL Replacement case Project Update - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/380857-atari-800xl-replacement-case-project-update/ 

• GPB Board - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/379274-gpb-the-atari-800-personality-ramoscf-board-no-mods-required/page/3/ 

• (from our friend Bill Kendrick) SpartaDOS X ver. 4.50 - User Guide book (English) - https://retronics.eu/?a=item&id=360&l=en 

• Compute’s Gazette reboot - https://www.computesgazette.com/iconic-computes-gazette-magazine-returns-after-35-years-expanding-focus-to-entire-retro-computing-community/ 

• https://forums.atari.io/topic/7577-vbxe-is-this-upgrade-for-you/ 

• https://www.emulationonline.com/systems/chiplab/6502-lab-available/ 

• https://www.ebay.com/itm/306172208391 

• https://forums.atariage.com/topic/380768-superware-basic-magic-programming-pamplets/ 

• (from Bill Kendrick) Benj Edwards article about Salmon Run and Bill Williams on ArsTechnica - https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/04/how-a-1980s-atari-creator-with-cystic-fibrosis-crafted-