ANTIC Episode 130 - The Tongue-Twister Episode

ANTIC Episode 130 - The Tongue-Twister Episode

In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… We trip all over our own tongues trying to bring you all the news fit to print in the Atari 8-bit computer 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 

What we've been up to

• Diskmenu manual - archive.org/details/apx-diskmenu-manual 

• 30th anniversary of Classic Computer Magazine Archive - AtariMagazines.com: 

  • Discussion - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/391744-30th-anniversary-of-classic-computer-magazine-archive/ 

• Atari Yahoo Groups archives:

  • https://archive.org/details/@savetz?query=atari+yahoo+group 

  • https://archive.org/details/@savetz?query=identifier%3Ayahoo-group*&and%5B%5D=mediatype%3A%22texts%22 

• Atari Usenet group archive additions - https://archive.org/details/ANTIC_podcast_extras?tab=collection&query=usenet 

• MPP MicroportXL board manual - https://archive.org/details/Supra_Microport-XL_for_Atari_manual 

• New Atari Legacy magazine -  ​​https://atarilegacy.com/ 

Recent Interview Shows 

• Interview index:  here 

• https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-459-mike-lorenzen-atari-program-text-editor-pitfall-ii 

• https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-460-tim-jenkins-cheating-at-roulette 

• ANTIC Interview 461 - James W. Burley, APX Data Base/Report System 

• ANTIC Interview 462 - Bob Fraser, APX Insomnia, Supersort, De Re Atari 

  • https://forums.atariage.com/topic/392145-bob-fraser-disk-trove/ 

New & Updated Games

• AstroSmasher!, Atari 8-bit computer game made with AI inspired by Intellivision's classic title Astrosmash! - by gimmee99 -  https://forums.atariage.com/topic/391594-saturday-fun-astrosmasher/ 

• Texas Hold 'Em - MultiPlayer Game by MassiveRobot - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/391615-texas-hold-em-multiplayer-game/ 

• FujiRealm Playable Demo MORPG Released for FujiNet by mozzwald - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/391580-fujirealm-playable-demo-morpg-released-for-fujinet/ 

New & Updated Software

• FujiLink — A FujiNet Driver for SpartaDOS X 4.50 by Piotr D. Kaczorowski - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/391472-fujilink-%E2%80%94-a-fujinet-driver-for-spartados-x-450/ 

• Kat5200 emulator - https://t.co/HH0p6DtNaO 

• Mailbox protocol adapter with GMAIL and IMAPS support by Thom Cherryhomes - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/391551-mailbox-protocol-adapter-with-gmail-and-imaps-support/ 

• FujiGPT - an LLM client for Atari FujiNet by HanJammer:

  • https://forums.atariage.com/topic/391346-fujigpt-an-llm-client-for-atari-fujinet/ 

  • https://github.com/HanJammer/FujiGPT 

• ATRaction – ATR/XFD image manager - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/392013-atraction-%E2%80%93-atrxfd-image-manager/ 

• d/BASIC for d/OS - Raj S Madugula - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/392300-intro-to-king-dos-atari-130xe-a8picocart-and-me-60fps/ 

Publications

• Atari Insights - https://www.ataribasics.com 

• Compute's Gazette - https://www.computesgazette.com 

• End of the rainbow https://amzn.to/3RZSV6z 

• Atari Projects: 

  • https://atariprojects.org/2026/06/28/benchmark-your-atari-8-bit-computers-using-basic-15-30-mins/ 

  • https://atariprojects.org/2026/07/04/learn-about-scanlines-using-peek-in-atari-basic-5-10-mins/ 

• https://blog.archive.org/2026/08/27/a-computer-history-time-capsule/ 

New & Updated Hardware

• JUST_POKEY from Lotharek:

  • https://forums.atariage.com/topic/391270-just_pokey-from-lotharek/ 

  • https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=431 

The Company That Calls Itself Atari

• https://kotaku.com/atari-and-universal-sign-movie-deal-for-10-video-game-adaptations-including-pong-asteroids-and-missile-command-2000719087 

Other

• Jeffrey Stanton died 

  • https://smmirror.com/jeffrey-stanton-leading-venice-beach-historian-who-authored-coney-island-of-the-pacific-passes-away-at-79/ 

  • https://www.atariarchives.org/agagd/ 

• Tom Hudson - https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/thomas-hudson-obituary?id=54708986

• FujiNet NOS Introduction Video (YouTube) by Thom Cherryhomes:

  • https://forums.atariage.com/topic/391452-fujinet-nos-introduction-video-youtube/ 

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-1PJEkK2ck 

• FujiNet NOS Introduction PDF - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/391386-fujinet-nos-introduction-pdf/ 

• FujiNet Programmer's Guide PDF - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/391365-fujinet-programmers-guide-pdf/ 

• If you would like to receive regular FujiNet updates, please consider subscribing to fujinews.substack.com

• All user manuals are available on this page: fujinet.online/getting-started. For your convenience, here are direct links to each manual here:

  • FujiNet for Atari Owner's Guide 

  • FujiNet NOS (for Atari) (Introduction to the FujiNet Network Operating System) 

  • FujiNet for Apple II Getting Started Guide 

  • FujiNet for Coleco ADAM Set-Up Manual 

  • FujiNet for Tandy Color Computer Getting Started Manual 

  • FujiNet for RS232 on MS-DOS Guide to Operations 

• Brewing Academy back in business:

  • https://forums.atariage.com/topic/390695-all-brewing-academy-inventory-is-being-sold-please-read-for-details/

  • Soft launched with a lot of the easier products – TheBrewingacademy.com is up and running!

• Atarimania update:

  • https://forums.atariage.com/topic/392305-new-atarimania

  • We are happy to announce the launch of the new version of Atarimania!

  • https://atariprojects.org/2026/08/23/explore-the-new-atarimania-website-10-15-mins/ 

Upcoming Shows

• Vintage Computer Festival GB 2026 - September 11-13 - Aintree Racecourse, near Liverpool, United Kingdom - https://www.facebook.com/events/25457837877216829/ 

• Vintage Computer Festival Midwest - September 12-13 -  Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL - https://vcfmw.org/ 

• Portland Retro Gaming Expo - October 9-11 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - https://retrogamingexpo.com/ 

• VCF Montreal - November 7-8 - Champlain College Saint-Lambert, Saint-Lambert, QC - https://cvcfed.org/vcf-montreal-2-0/ 

YouTube Videos

• Messy Atari 800XL comes in for a refit - FlashJazzCat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPfGf8xbkBg 

• Level demo by Agenda (Atari 8-bit computers) - Philsan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4rid6qTsGw 

• The Atari Console You've Probably Never Seen - RETRO is the new black (Wolfgang Kierdorf) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gYwQssg6eQ 

• AUTCODE Invaders👾 A Space Invaders-inspired shooter for Atari 8-bit - atariteca - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXHkXRLyXMg 

New at Archive.org 

• https://archive.org/details/mag-the-australian-atari-gazette-91-03

• https://archive.org/details/xio-3-garden-city-atari-computer-enthusiasts-newsletter-march-april-1996

• https://archive.org/details/Computer-Shopper-February-1985

• https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-march-1985-images

• https://archive.org/details/Computer-Shopper-April-1985/

• https://archive.org/details/Computer-Shopper-July-1985/

• https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-july-1986-images

• https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-august-1986 

• https://archive.org/details/gcp-lordsofspace_202608/mode/2up

• https://archive.org/details/gcp-cyberworld/mode/2up

• https://archive.org/details/gcp-biowar/mode/2up

• https://archive.org/details/atari-8-bit-program-listing/

New at Github

• https://github.com/HanJammer/FujiATC 

• https://github.com/grzes71/atari-font-maker

• https://github.com/jhonnaker1/8x8-Trek

• https://github.com/JeremyJStarcher/yahtzee-a8

• https://github.com/grzes71/dziki-zgon 

• https://github.com/tebe6502/GIF-Viewer-VBXE

• https://github.com/slaapliedje/ur

• https://github.com/sarnau/Atari-Jumpman

• https://github.com/grzes71/py-image-converter

• https://github.com/vincentlauriat/SpaceInvaders

• https://github.com/grzegorzzyla/NG-atariATR

• https://github.com/pdavis68/AtariHacker

• https://github.com/brad-colbert/atari-xex-memory-analyzer

• https://github.com/dillera/8bitlife

• https://github.com/HanJammer/FujiGPT

• https://github.com/supurloop/farmsquad 

Feedback

• https://www.orphanedgames.com/ 

• three articles can all be read here:

  • The Legend of Pitfall Harry From the VCS to the PC

  • Pitfall Update: Pitfall III

  • Pitfall Update: The End of the Secret Level!

• What the original newsletter looked like in 1998 - OC&GS, Vol. II, #4 (June 1998)