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ANTIC Interview 364 -Carlos Reyes: Quick Menu, Rent Wars

ANTIC Interview 364 -Carlos Reyes: Quick Menu, Rent Wars

FromANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast


ANTIC Interview 364 -Carlos Reyes: Quick Menu, Rent Wars

FromANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast

ratings:
Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Aug 30, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Carlos Reyes: Quick Menu, Rent Wars   Carlos Reyes wrote the game Rent Wars for the Atari 8-bit computers for First Star Software, which was never officially released but found its way onto the Internet years later. He also wrote Quick Menu, a 384-byte program that would display a menu of programs on a floppy disk and let the user choose one to run. The program was designed to fit into a floppy's three boot sectors, so it didn't eat into any of the usable space on the disk. The program was a popular interface to distribute disks of pirated programs, but most people didn't know that Carlos was the author — there was no room for his name in the tiny program. Carlos has found the source code and released it into the public domain.    This interview took place on August 3, 2018. In it, we discuss Jerry White, Fernando Herrera, and Bill Wilkinson, whom I have previously interviewed.   A video version of this interview is available.   Video version of this interview   Quick Menu source code   AtariAge discussion about Rent Wars   Rent Wars at AtariMania   Rent Wars play video   Carlos on LinkedIn   ANTIC Interview 124 - Jerry White, Atari author and programmer   ANTIC Interview 7 - The Atari 8-bit Podcast - Bill Wilkinson, OSS   Fernando Herrera interview
Released:
Aug 30, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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