On this episode of ANTIC the atari 8-bit podcast: Randy delves into Altirra BASIC, there’s another podcast to dilute our listenership, Kevin reports back from KansasFest, and there’s lots of new Atari stuff to download at Archive.org.
 
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
Retrobright
"Microcomputer Primer" by Mitchell Waite
KansasFest - Retro Computing Roundtable episode
KansasFest - Wade talked about it in episode S1EB2 of Inverse ATASCII Podcast
KansasFest - Rob talked about it in episode 15 of Player/Missile Podcast
Atari Summer Camp Episode
 
Interview Discussion
Atari interview discussion thread on AtariAge
Atari 5200 Trak-ball Controller
 
News
Atari founder Nolan Bushnell on why life is 'a game'
U- BASIC
New Game "Jim Slide"
ABBUC Software Contest
Info about some of the ABBUC games
More detailed info about some of the ABBUC games
Retrochallenge 2015/07
TransKey II in development
new podcast Atari XEGS Cart by Cart Podcast
new Turbo BASIC XL handbook from ABBUC; shipped with ABBUC newsletter
XE-Lent Arcade Games videos on YouTube by Kieren Hawken
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
VCF Midwest 10 - August 29-30, 2015, Elk Grove Village, IL
Portland Retro Gaming Expo October 17-18 in Portland OR
High-Score Club at AtariAge - Season 12, Round 12
 
New at Archive.org
Monitor Atari Journal v1n1
https://archive.org/details/CandTComputerActiveAtariPublicDomainSoftwareCatalog
Atari Logo In The Classroom By Donna Bearden
Atari 6502 Programming Memo
 
Programming Languages - Altirra BASIC
Altirra BASIC Manual
Altirra BASIC Download at AtariAge
Altirra Download at VirtualDub
Speed test at AtariAge
 
Bill’s Modern Segment
"yet another..." (Apple Invaders 2010 announcement) topic on AtariAge forums
"Apple Invaders 2010" entry at AtariMania
Krzysztof Dudek (XXL)'s website
"Apple Invaders for the Atari 8-bit family" video on YouTube
"Superappleinvader Game captured" at Yesterbits
"Apple Invaders" entry at Apple2Games.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Invaders
"Galaga for the Atari 800" (main homepage)
"PET Galaga for the Atari 800XL" topic on AtariAge forums
Interview with Henrik Wening (in German)
"Galaga" wikipedia article
 
Feedback
Cartridge Condoms - Amazon.com: Re-Sealable Team Set Bags (100 Count): Toys & Games