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ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast

ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast

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  • ANTIC Episode 131 - Brad's 30K Brain

    ANTIC Episode 131 - Brad's 30K Brain
    Oct 15 2026
    ANTIC Episode 131 - Brad's 30K Brain In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… we discuss the newly announced THE ATARI800XL and give our opinions, we talk about Hamster power, and Brad now has only 30K for his brain, plus a whole lot more! READY! Recurring Links Floppy Days Podcast AtariArchives.org AtariMagazines.com Kay's Book "Terrible Nerd" New Atari books scans at archive.org ANTIC feedback at AtariAge Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge Interview index: here ANTIC Facebook Page AHCS Eaten By a Grue Next Without For What we've been up to FujiGrid - https://www.savetz.com/fujigrid/ Newsbytes - https://www.savetz.com/newsbytes Updated AtariMagazines.com, AtariArchives.org, FlightSimBooks.com VCF Midwest - https://www.vcfmw.org Jeri Ellsworth - 1027 printer ribbon - https://www.jeriellsworth.com/ Atari BBS - https://www.southernamis.com/ Thom and Fujinet team - https://fujinet.online/ Jason Moore - https://atariprojects.org/ TACO/John Hardie - https://www.facebook.com/groups/29814905254/user/1615493844/ John Zielke (AtariBasics/Atari Insights) - https://ataribasics.com/ SpartaDOS X User Guide - https://retronics.eu/?a=item&id=360&l=en Peter Jennings, Microchess interview on Floppy Days - https://floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-167-interview-with-peter-jennings-microchess-and-visicorp Mean Hamster Power Engine for XL/XE has arrived! - ziggystar - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/393445-mean-hamster-power-engine-for-xlxe-has-arrived/ TeensyROM and NFC for C64 - https://github.com/SensoriumEmbedded/TeensyROM Recent Interview Shows ANTIC Interview 463 - Steve Bryson, game programmer - https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-463-steve-bryson-game-programmer ANTIC Interview 464 - Walt Klappert, Atari Advanced Development Group - https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-464-walt-klappert-atari-advanced-development-group ANTIC Interview 465 - Vince Wu, The Learning Phone (Atari PLATO Terminal) - https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-465-vince-wu-the-learning-phone-atari-plato-terminal ANTIC Interview 466 - John Victor, Program Design Inc. - https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-466-john-victor-program-design-inc New & Updated Hardware THE ATARI800XL: https://atari.com/pages/800xl https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/the-atari-800xl-returns-with-a-faithful-but-modern-retro-games-ltd-redesign-classic-8-bit-home-computer-revamp-sports-mechanical-keyboard-and-hdmi-connectivity Antonia2 run - Simius - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/382122-antonia2-interest/page/8/#comment-5884400 New shine-through XE key caps sets - GROUP BUY PRE-ORDER - screamingattheradio - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/393071-new-shine-through-xe-key-caps-sets-group-buy-pre-order/ An Atari 130XE rebuilt as a laptop - Tavis Hord, Sideburn Studios: https://sideburn.com/lab/xebook/ Full specifications, configuration options and reservations are at xebook.sideburn.com New & Updated Games King's Quest and other Sierra adventures for Atari 800 Released! - ziggystar: https://forums.atariage.com/topic/393029-kings-quest-for-atari-800-released/ Download and supported games - meanhamster.com/games/agi-64 AGI-ANTIC game demos on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF0OkYGMhHA Doom for the A8PicoCart - ziggystar (John Swiderski, President, Mean Hamster Software Inc.) - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/393244-doom-for-a8pico-cart/ Elite For The Atari 8-Bit -- FireBird Version Has Been Completed And Is Released! - reifsnyderb (Brian Reifsnyder) - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/393094-elite-for-the-atari-8-bit-firebird-version-has-been-completed-and-is-released/ New & Updated Software Chleba - https://github.com/viktorcech/chleba Atarijam - https://github.com/marspa73/atarijam BMA8 - A Bare-Metal Atari 8-bit Emulator for Raspberry Pi: https://www.reddit.com/r/atari8bit/s/osKWnaXj57 github.com/serkantanriverdi/bma8 Publications ABBUC Magazine - https://www.abbuc.de Atari Insights - AtariBasics.com GOTO10 substack: https://www.goto10retro.com/p/apx-forth-a-surprise Contests 6th ATASCII Compo (2026): https://forums.atariage.com/topic/393223-6th-atascii-compo-2026/ As always you can check https://logiker.com/ATASCII for details Upcoming Shows 2026: VCF Montreal - November 7-8 - Champlain College Saint-Lambert, Saint-Lambert, QC - https://cvcfed.org/vcf-montreal-2-0/ 2027: Indy Classic Computer and Video Game Expo - March 20-21 - Wyndham Indianapolis Airport Hotel, Indianapolis, IN - https://indyclassic.org/ VCF East - April 2-4 - InfoAge Science and History Museums, Wall, NJ - https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/ Midwest Gaming Classic - April 23-25 - Baird Center, Milwaukee, WI - https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/ VCF Southwest - June 25-27 - Westin...
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    1 h et 55 min
  • ANTIC Interview 466 - John Victor, Program Design Inc.

    ANTIC Interview 466 - John Victor, Program Design Inc.
    Oct 10 2026
    John Victor, Program Design Inc. John Victor was founder and president of Program Design Inc., one of the earliest publishers of educational software. Based in Greenwich CT, PDI created dozens of educational software titles and a few not-so-educational games for Atari 8-bit, Commodore PET and 64, TRS-80, Apple II, and Texas Instruments computers. Software marketed by PDI included Moonbase IO, Sammy the Sea Serpent, and Preparing for the SAT (which was probably the first SAT prep software for any home computer). PDI also created "An Invitation to Programming", the casette-based BASIC programming primer sold by Atari. That may have been the first "how to program" tutorial for a home computer. Here's what ANALOG Computing's September 1981 issue had to say — Program Design, Inc., better known as PDI, has been involved in supporting the Atari computers since even before its release. Most Atari computer owners know of this company through the Invitation to Programming series, which was conceived and executed entirely by PDI. Located in southern Connecticut, PDI has been actively producing educational software for several small computer systems, concentrating on the Atari in particular. The majority of PDI's offerings are oriented towards children, with the age bracket ranging from 3 years old to high school level. All of the programs are on cassette format only, frequently taking advantage of the voice track capability. One of the newer programs, "Sammy the Sea Serpent", is an interactive storybook type game where the child participates in the story. While graphics are displayed on the screen, a voice (a female actress' voice was used in this case) narrates the story calling upon the child to use a joystick from time to time to move 'Sammy' about the screen. ... Other tapes drill students on vocabulary and number problems, with some aimed at preparing high school students for the SAT tests. For adults, Astro-Quotes and Mini-Crossword Puzzle can be an interesting challenge (Astro-Quotes, our particular favorite)... Other titles published by PDI included Bowling, Captivity, various word search programs, Code Breaker, Let's Spell, Cash Register, Preschool IQ Builder, Reading Comprehension — the list goes on. This interview took place on October 4, 2026.

    Video version of this interview

    1984 Antic magazine profile of John Victor

    ANALOG Computing "In the Spotlight"

    PDI programs at AtariMania

    Programs co-credited to John

    An Invitation to Programming

    Moonbase IO game audio
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    41 min
  • ANTIC Interview 465 - Vince Wu, The Learning Phone (Atari PLATO Terminal)

    ANTIC Interview 465 - Vince Wu, The Learning Phone (Atari PLATO Terminal)
    Sep 30 2026
    Vince Wu, The Learning Phone (Atari PLATO Terminal) Vince Wu worked at Atari for about two and a half years. He was the programmer of The Learning Phone, the PLATO terminal for Atari 8-bit computers. Before that, he worked with PLATO at the University of Illinois, then in California for Control Data Corporation. PLATO was the first generalized computer-assisted instruction system, a groundbreaking graphical client-server computer system aimed at education. To assist in this interview, I was joined by Thomas Cherryhomes and Michael Sternberg, who were on a road trip to a Vintage Computer Festival conference. In 2018, Tom Cherryhomes created IRATA.ONLINE, a modern working version of the PLATO server and terminals. Michael Sternberg helped reverse engineer the Atari PLATO cartridge for that project. This interview took place on September 10, 2026.

    Video version of this interview

    1984 "PLATO Rising" article in Antic magazine

    The Learning Phone review in ANALOG Computing magazine

    The Friendly Orange Glow: The Untold Story of the PLATO System and the Dawn of Cyberculture

    Computer History Museum PLATO@50: PLATO Computer Learning System 50th Anniversary

    IRATA.ONLINE, a modern PLATO server and terminals

    ATARI PLATO Users Guide version 3.1 (1983)

    ANTIC Episode 49 – Thomas Cherryhomes and PLATO

    ANTIC Interview 10 – Mark Rustad

    ANTIC Interview 117 – Landon Dyer

    ANTIC Interview 183 – Lane Winner

    Early versions of Atari PLATO released

    PLATO on Wikipedia

    Vince Wu – Follow the Arc of Justice

    Vincent Wu's birthday memories—jailed at Selma in 1965, worked security for MLK at the March finale
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    1 h et 20 min
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