On this episode of ANTIC the atari 8-bit podcast:


We offer a library’s worth of geeky reading material, and - -  did we just start a book club?


Randy delves into another programming language


We talk about a couple of competitions that will give you something to do through these summer months


Recurring Links
Floppy Days Podcast
AtariArchives.org
AtariMagazines.com
Kevins Book “Terrible Nerd”
New Atari books scans at archive.org
ANTIC feedback at AtariAge
 
What we’ve been up to
Ready Player One
Southern Fried Gameroom Expo
Dorsett digitizing
Wayne Green FOIA Request Response
Stuff Kevin has scanned
 
Interview Discussion
Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge
 
News
Ancient Atari classics to be reworked as 'graphic novels'
ATARI GAMER Limited Printed Edition OUT NOW
New book from Evan Koblentz - "Abacus to Smartphone, The evolution of mobile and portable computers"
Pixels Movie
AspeQt ported to Android - greblus on AtariAge
AspeQt forked as "RespeQt"
posted by electrotrains on AtariAge - In development - SD card based Multicart
ABBUC Software Competition 2015
Video Series WUDSN IDE
Peter Dell on ANTIC, Interview 27
Atari making money again!
RetroChallenge 2015/07
New game Ramp Rage
Classic Gamefest - July 25, 26 Austin, TX
VCF Midwest 10 - August 29-30, 2015, Elk Grove Village, IL
Portland Retro Gaming Expo October 17-18 in Portland OR
 
New at Archive.org
Official Hint Book for Scott Adams adventures 1-12
GDC 2015: Howard Scott Warshaw - "Classic Game Postmortem: Yars' Revenge"
3 Centro Atari newsletters in Portuguese from Chile
Atari 822 Operators Manual
Atari 400 Home Computer 48K RAM Expansion Kit Installation Instructions
Atari 820 Printer Field Service Manual
Atari CX 5200 Retail Demonstrator Field Service Manual
 
Feature - Turbo BASIC XL
Wikipedia
Atari 8-bit Pages with original Turbo BASIC articles (German)
Page 6  - DS#20 - Turbo Basic Support
Page 6 - DS#105 - Turbo BASIC Programmer’s Kit
Page 6 - DS#6 - Turbo BASIC/Turbo Compiler
AtariAge discussion of Turbo BASIC
Turbo BASIC Expanded Documentation by Ron Fetzer
How to Compile Turbo BASIC Programs Video (English/Polish) by Bronislav Tyf Haluza
ATR image of Turbo-Basic 1.5 and 1.4
Extended TBXL (download)
 
Bill’s Modern Segment
Wikipedia article on 1986 "The Great Escape" video game
Atari 8-bit port of “The Great Escape” - thread at AtariAge forums
cc65 homepage
Poker Solitaire CC65
Original Action! “Gem Drop” game for Atari
C port for Windows, Mac, Linux ("Gem Drop X")
Floppy Days #41, Jason Scott, "Every Computer in Your Browser"
 
Hardware of the Month
Edladdin controllers
 
Website of the Month
Atari 8-bit Forever
 
End of Show Music
Boulder Dash Theme