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

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

In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… Wade Ripkowski comes onto the show and gives us an update on his work to bring SQL to the Atari (and an extremely useful poo management tool!), we cover good news concerning the Curt Vendel Atari collection, we report on an exciting updated browser-based emulator, a huge update to AspeQT, and a whole lot more!!
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Recurring Links 

Floppy Days Podcast 

AtariArchives.org 

AtariMagazines.com 

Kay's Book "Terrible Nerd" 

New Atari books scans at archive.org 

ANTIC feedback at AtariAge 

Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge 

Interview index: here 

ANTIC Facebook Page 

AHCS 

Eaten By a Grue 

Next Without For 

What we've been up to

• cubeSQL project blog post - https://unfinishedbitness.info/2026/02/01/atari-8-bit-sql/

• Unfinished Bitness - https://unfinishedbitness.info

• Wade's A8 C Library - https://unfinishedbitness.info/c-library/

• cubeSQL - https://sqlabs.com/cubesql

• FujiNet - https://fujinet.online/

• CubeDot - https://unfinishedbitness.info/cubedot/

• Fuji Do - https://unfinishedbitness.info/fuji-do/

• Fuji Poo - https://unfinishedbitness.info/fuji-poo/

• Dr. Love - https://unfinishedbitness.info/dr-love/

• video demo of CubeDot - https://vimeo.com/1165039670

• video demo of Fuji Do - https://vimeo.com/1165038947

• Mr. Paint - https://unfinishedbitness.info/mr-paint/

• King PONG How Atari Bounced Across Markets to Make Millions - https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262051330/king-pong/ 

• Atari newsletter time capsule 1987-08:

  • https://archive.org/details/antc_Atari_newsletter_time_capsule_1987-08 

  • The Strong museum - https://www.museumofplay.org/ 

• FujiNet Application Ideas - https://github.com/FujiNetWIFI/fujinet-firmware/wiki/Application-Ideas 

• Smith Corona Messenger Module and Smith Corona Ultrasonic 450 typewriter -  https://typewriterdatabase.com/1983-smith-corona-ultrasonic.2181.typewriter 

• prototype of Atari chapter for Quick Reference Book - https://floppydaysqr.my.canva.site/ 

New & Updated Games

• Inufuto Game Cartridge - posted by Philsan:

  • https://forums.atariage.com/topic/331824-inufuto-does-atari-8-bit/page/5/#comment-5783007 

  • https://www.atarimania.com/list_games_atari-400-800-xl-xe-inufuto_developer_3171_8_G.html 

• FujiNet Midimaze mode now stable by Mozzwald - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/387536-midimaze-mode-now-stable/ 

New & Updated non-Game Software

• A8E (Atari 800 XL Emulator) - By AnimaInCorpore:

  • https://forums.atariage.com/topic/388191-a8e-atari-800-xl-emulator-v100/ 

  • Source - https://github.com/AnimaInCorpore/A8E 

  • Browser demo - https://jsa8e.anides.de/ 

• Atari800-AI - Benj Edwards - https://github.com/benj-edwards/atari800-ai 

• Update to mkatr (including lsatr) tools from dmsc - https://github.com/dmsc/mkatr/releases/tag/v1.4 

•  AspeQt-2k26 - John Paul Jones:

  • https://github.com/pjones1063/AspeQt-2k26 

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

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

Publications

• BASIC Fun on Your A400 Mini: BASIC for real hardware and emulators too!  By John McGinnis - https://www.amazon.com/BASIC-Fun-Your-A400-Mini/dp/B0G1YGJ2P7 

• Atari Insights February 2026:

  • Newsletters - https://ataribasics.com/newsletter-hub/ 

  • YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@AtariBasics 

• February, 2026 Issue of Compute's Gazette - https://www.computesgazette.com 

• ABBUC Magazine 163 released - https://www.abbuc.de 

• Pro(c) gone; last issue #15 - web site updated May 2025 - https://web.archive.org/web/20250404175246/https://proc-atari.de/

New & Updated Hardware

•  5200XEGS - Making your Classic Super Game Console into an 8-Bit Computer - mytek - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/387340-5200xegs-making-your-classic-super-game-console-into-an-8-bit-computer/ 

Contests

• High Score Club active for 2026 (season 23) - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/387353-hsc-season-23-jan-2026-welcome-and-game-list-thread/ 

• ABBUC Creative Competition 2026 has been launched - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/387746-abbuc-creative-competition-2026-has-been-launched/ 

• ABBUC Application Software Competition 2026 has been launched - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/387745-abbuc-application-software-competition-2026-has-been-launched/ 

• ABBUC Game Software Competition 2026 has been launched - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/387744-abbuc-software-competition-2026-has-been-launched/ 

• ABBUC Hardware Competition 2026 has been launched - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/387737-abbuc-hardware-competition-2026-has-been-launched/  

Other

• Byte magazine cover illustrator has passed away. https://tinney.net/in-memoriam 

• Strong museum announces the acquisition of the Curt Vendel Atari Collection - https://www.museumofplay.org/press-release/the-strong-national-museum-of-play-acquires-atari-home-computer-and-console-division-collection/ 

• Atari Hotel news - https://www.casino.org/vitalvegas/atari-hotel-that-was-never-happening-makes-headlines-for-not-happening/ 

Upcoming Shows (thru May, 2026)

• Indy Classic Computer and Video Game Expo - March 20-22 - Wyndham Indianapolis Airport Hotel, Indianapolis, IN - https://indyclassic.org/ 

• Atari Invasion 2k26 (10th Anniversary) - March 21 - Maarssen, Netherlands - https://www.atari-invasion.nl 

• VCF East - April 17-19 2026 - InfoAge Science and History Museums, Wall, NJ - https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/ 

• Midwest Gaming Classic - April 24-26 - Baird Center, Milwaukee, WI - https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/ 

• VCF Europe - May 1-3 - Munich, Germany - https://vcfe.org/E/ 

• Vintage Computer Festival Pacific Northwest 2026 - May 2-3 - Tukwila Community Center, South Tukwila, WA -  https://vcfpnw.org 

• VCF Southwest - May 29-31, 2026 - Westin Dallas Ft. Worth Airport - https://www.vcfsw.org/ 

• Retrofest 2026 - May 30-31 - Steam Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon, UK - https://retrofest.uk/  

YouTube Videos

• Atari 130XE gets new ACID Stereo board (with new U1MB plugin), Decent XE keyboard, and more upgrades - FlashJazzCat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRjy-0AB_90 

• Using FujiNet NOS with SD Card - Thom Cherryhomes - https://youtu.be/G0gXB3Z4Nmc 

Feedback

• Beat The Beatles — "It May Be The First Video Game About The Beatles" - Before Rock Band, There Was Beat the Beatles - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/11/random-it-may-be-the-first-video-game-about-the-beatles-before-rock-band-there-was-beat-the-beatles 

Wade Ripkowski Contact Information

• https://inverseatascii.info/

• https://unfinishedbitness.info/

• Mastodon @inverseatascii@techhub.social

• Email: inverseatascii@icloud.com