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ANTIC Interview 317 - Richard Taylor, Digital Devices Corporation

ANTIC Interview 317 - Richard Taylor, Digital Devices Corporation

FromANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast


ANTIC Interview 317 - Richard Taylor, Digital Devices Corporation

FromANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast

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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Dec 4, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Richard Taylor, Digital Devices Corporation   Richard Taylor was an employee of Digital Devices Corporation. DDC built a number of adapters for the Atari 8-bit computers — it's most well-known product was probably APE-FACE, an inexpensive ($90) device that connected the Atari's SIO port to standard parallel printers. The company's other products included UPRINT, a printing buffer; and the Ape-Link Serial Peripheral Input/Output Expansion Cable.   Richard's job? He said in an AtariAge message board message "I was the warranty repair department, shipping department, prototype builder, janitor, etc. while I was going to Georgia Tech in 1984/85."   This interview took place on November 14, 2017.   Teaser quote: "The printer buffer was just a huge hit. It blew me away. Wow, look, it'll take it all in 10 or 20 seconds and just sit there and spool it out to the printer!"   Richard on AtariAge   Ape-Face Fact Sheet   AtariAge discussion about Ape-Face
Released:
Dec 4, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

We cover Atari news, reviews, and a special feature each show for the Atari 8-bit line of computers (400/800/XL/XE/XEGS)