ANTIC Episode 121 - Dongle Disaster

In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… Special guest Brent Carroll joins as we bring you the Atari news and narrowly avoid disaster with our dongle talk …

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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

• CX40+ Wireless Joystick: 

• • https://atari.com/products/wireless-cx40-joystick-atari 

  • https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Silver-Wireless-Joystick-Atari-2600/dp/B0DDR68ZXR 

• Harry Stewart died:

• • his daughter sent me documents https://bsky.app/profile/savetz.bsky.social/post/3lyj77tjtns2j 

  • Kay's 2017 interview with Harry - ANTIC Interview 295 - Harry Stewart, Pilot and WSFN 

• VCFMW - https://www.vcfwm.org 

• Video interview of Cynthia Solomon and Brian Silverman - https://youtu.be/lWmXPEyl9T8 

• FujiNet-enabled Atari800Macx:

• • https://forums.atariage.com/topic/382899-adding-fujinet-support-to-atari800macx/page/3/#findComment-5709456 

  • https://github.com/atarimacosx/Atari800MacX/releases/tag/Release_6.1.0Beta1 

News

• Nick DiMasi (SCAT) passed way:

• • Interview with Nick at VCFMW 13 - https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-the-atari-8-bit-podcast-episode-5-connect-your-atari-to-a-pc (Nick's interview is near the end of the show) 

  • SCAT - http://www.scatarians.org/ 

• Rare sighting of a working 1027 printer at latest TACO meeting - https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16vmTRRzHD/ 

• Modified Atari 800 with a custom cpu board and a hp 1611a logic analyzer would plug into the external port - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Fv8FM9yxz/ 

• RM800XL update on X - https://x.com/rm_800xl/status/1964665547821637818 

• Microsoft open-sources the 6502 BASIC coded by Bill Gates himself:

• • https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/microsoft_open_sources_6502_basic/

  • https://github.com/microsoft/BASIC-M6502 

• Atari XL/XE -=Elite=- beta version:

• • From AtariTeca - https://www.atariteca.net.pe/2025/09/inesperado-beta-jugable-de-elite.html 

  • Saberman Retronews - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi8Fr9XFxKQ 

  • Download - https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-elite_44548.html 

• 5.25" Floppy Envelope Generator from Pawel "Lexx" Kawka:

• • From Atariteca - https://www.atariteca.net.pe/2025/09/nuevo-generador-de-fundas.html 

  • online tool for designing covers - https://ataricovers.com/generator-kopert/?lang=en 

  • Cassette Cover Generator 

Newsletter News

• September, 2025 issue of Atari Insights - https://www.ataribasics.com 

• ABBUC magazines 162 and special mag 56 - https://www.abbuc.de 

Upcoming Shows

• Portland Retro Gaming Expo - October 17-19 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - https://retrogamingexpo.com/ 

• Vintage Computer Festival Montreal - Jan. 24-25, 2026 - Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC - https://vcfed.org/vcf-montreal/ 

• Vintage Computer Festival SoCal - February 14-15, 2026 - Hotel Fera Events Center, Orange, CA - vcfsocal.com 

• Indy Classic Computer and Video Game Expo - March 20-22 2026 - Wyndham Indianapolis Airport Hotel, Indianapolis, IN - https://indyclassic.org/ 

• VCF East - April 17-19 2026 - InfoAge Science and History Museums, Wall, NJ - https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/ 

• Southern Fried Gaming Expo - July 31-Aug 2 2026 - Atlanta, Ga - https://gameatl.com/ 

• Event page created by Chicago Classic Computing - http://chiclassiccomp.org/events.html 

• Event page created by Floppy Days on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/VintageComputerShows/ 

• Event page on Floppy Days Website - https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSeLsg4hf5KZKtpxwUQgacCIsqeIdQeZniq3yE881wOCCYskpLVs5OO1PZLqRRF2t5fUUiaKByqQrgA/pub 

YouTube Videos

• How did the Atari beat the Commodore 64 in Chile thanks to Coelsa? - Frognum - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NW2ZkWQ-nw 

• Atari Now! News and Homebrews, September 2025 - Into the Vertical Blank - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKlmVrEHhhI 

• Atari 800XL FujiNet and Sega Genesis Retro.Link Networking Test - Greg Gallardo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdYFlnNGm9o 

New at Archive.org

• Ted Skrecky continues uploading XIO3 newsletters - https://archive.org/details/@ted_skrecky 

• https://archive.org/details/de-re-atari-spanish_202508 

Listener Feedback

• O'Shea limestone cave - http://www.oshealtd.com/atari.htm 

• Long Island Gaming Expo in NY - https://liretro.com/