ANTIC Episode 78 - The Extremely Elderly Computer Geeks Club

ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast

ANTIC Episode 78 - The Extremely Elderly Computer Geeks Club

In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… We discuss lots of new things you can do with your FujiNet, the differences in FujiNet versions, the Old Computer Geeks Club, and other recent Atari news...

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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

• Interesting conversation with Mike Albaugh - https://twitter.com/KaySavetz/status/1388206215356829696?s=20
• 2013 Mike Albaugh interview: https://archive.org/details/MikeAlbaughInterview
• Brian Manning - Academy on Computers tapes and newsletters https://archive.org/details/@savetz?query=academy+on+computers
• TIARA - The Internet Archive Research Assistant - https://github.com/savetz/tiara

News

• FujiNet - Astronomy Pic of the Day (APOD) - http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/fujinet-apod/?fbclid=IwAR3gDo6hV8Sgx4fPgcfE-5s0n26Rpe7jD_3O8V-vbAVPbFx5yq2gEzBoLYc by Bill Kendrick
• Latest Atari Projects - http://atariprojects.org/
• • Purchase and Assemble a SpartaDOS X Cartridge (15-30 mins)
  • Explore Demoscene Demos (15-30 mins)
  • Explore ANALOG Computing Magazine (30-60 mins)
  • Purchase a 3D Printed Case for your SIO2PC (10-15 mins)
• Michael Darland died - https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-394-michael-darland-microperipheral-corporation-and-sofcast
• and John Skruch, Atarisoft:
• • https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-299-john-skruch-atarisoft
  • https://www.facebook.com/john.skruch
• Personalized dust covers for the Atari XL series. - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/320047-personalized-dust-covers-for-the-atari-xl-series/ - nowy80
• Dust covers for 1200XL users - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/318555-good-news-for-1200xl-lovers-new-dust-covers - "papa*nannysfunstuff"
• Kilobyte Magazine - Jason Worley - https://archive.org/details/@kilobyte_magazine
• Atari XE PCB Remake Pre-Order Thread - https://atariage.com/forums/topic/319881-atari-xe-remake-pre-order-thread/
• Sokoban 2021 http://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=8029
• Old Computer Geeks Club (OCGC) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/atari8bitcomputers/permalink/3918610088176468/ - Monthly meeting

Shows

• Upcoming Shows where you might see Atari computers (or Atari people):
• • KansasFest July 23-24 https://www.kansasfest.org ; virtual event
  • VCF West August 7 & 8, 2021: Vintage Computer Festival West , The Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA
  • VCFSE Aug 20-22 https://gameatl.com/vintage-computing-festival-southeast-8-0-at-sfge/ or http://southernfriedgameroomexpo.com/ , Atlanta, GA
  • VCF Midwest Sep 11-12 http://vcfmw.org/announce , Elmhurst, IL (Chicago)
  • Fujiama Sep. 12-19, Lengenfeld, Germany, http://fujiama.eu/
  • VCF East October 8, 9, 10, 2021: Vintage Computer Festival East , Wall, NJ
• 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

• Spectrum, Commodore, and Atari emulators for Android - IT Guy in Action - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX9sj8OoK2Y&t=0s
• 3D rendering of 800, 810 drive, and Amdek monitor by EmuRetro - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCA5UshDfpY
• How I built my modern Atari XL computer by GeSpy Build Stuff - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fbeg5dx5CE
• Atari 800XL: Sophia 2 DVI video upgrade - by Mr. Lurch’s Things - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQyNmJtPrBQ&t=1s
• Dead Atari 800XL: Fix and Extreme Restoration by FlashJazzCat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-IEetUJB1w
• Atari Fujinet inside a 1030 Modem by Doug Venner - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcmxCWUO2GE

New at Archive.org

• The "Archives of CSS(tm)" can be found at https://archive.org/details/@cs_stuttgart by DjayBee (Joachim)