ANTIC Episode 123 - Steampunk Atari

In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… Lots of Holiday Buyer's Guide action, news of recovered software, FujiNet news galore, and Brad does steampunk Atari…

READY!

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 

Links for Items Mentioned in Show:

What we've been up to

• Nexon Computer Museum (Maplestory) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nexon_Computer_Museum 

• Air Navigation RNAV for Atari 8-bit manual and source code:

• • https://archive.org/details/tims_Air_Navigation_RNAV_for_Atari_8-bit 

  • HP versions and detailed notes - https://archive.org/search?query=creator%3A%22Robert+A.+Tims%22 

• JACG Newsletters:

• • https://archive.org/details/jerseyataricomputergroup scanned via Mark Knutsen

  • here's what else we need in a spreadsheet  - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RkznDDlOL2O_K-RrbkajIuo6DvYof6Ajrn7j9NTcoDM/edit?usp=sharing) 

  • https://archive.org/details/Jersey_Atari_Computer_Group_newsletter_1989-03 

  • https://archive.org/details/Jersey_Atari_Computer_Group_newsletter_1985-01 

  • https://archive.org/details/Jersey_Atari_Computer_Group_newsletter_1985-02 

  • https://archive.org/details/Jersey_Atari_Computer_Group_newsletter_1984-10 

  • https://archive.org/details/Jersey_Atari_Computer_Group_newsletter_1984-12 

  • http://archive.org/details/Jersey_Atari_Computer_Group_newsletter_1984-09 

  • http://archive.org/details/Jersey_Atari_Computer_Group_newsletter_1984-08 

  • http://archive.org/details/Jersey_Atari_Computer_Group_newsletter_1984-07 

• Amiga 40 Celebration in Atlanta - https://www.facebook.com/events/1961071527788068/ 

• Invitation to Programming cassette - https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-invitation-to-programming-1-an_11651.html 

• Atlanta Historical Computing Society - https://www.atlhcs.org/ 

• Smith-Corona Electric typewriter module and typewriter - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTcWEU2UPgM 

News

• Battleship for Atari with FujiNet: 

• • https://www.atariorbit.org/2025/11/30/battleship-docks-for-atari/

  • https://forums.atariage.com/topic/386230-fujinet-battleship-for-atari-8-bit-now-in-fujinet-game-lobby/ 

• Atari 8-bit games part of the Namco Legendary Pack for Atari 50: the Anniversary Celebration for Steam, XBox, Playstation - https://atari.com/products/atari-50th-the-anniversary-celebration 

• FujiNet-PC build for Mac - Andy Diller:

• • Blog post - https://www.atariorbit.org/2025/11/02/fujinet-pc-build-for-osx-download/ 

  • download it here - https://www.atariorbit.org/shared-files/1165/?fn-pc-atari-v151.zip 

• Running multiple Atari800/FujiNet - Andy Diller - https://www.atariorbit.org/2025/11/10/build-your-own-atari800/ 

• Ivop ported BBC BASIC to the Atari XL/XE - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/385621-bbc-basic-for-the-atari-xlxe/ 

• FiSh - Fujinet Interface Shell - bocianu - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/386043-fish-fujinet-interface-shell/ 

• Apple II Holiday Collection & Special Edition transferred to Atari Print Shop disks by Michael Sternberg - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/324752-print-shop-atari-related-graphics/#findComment-5757049 

• Atari CAS Player by Krystone:

• • AtariAge thread - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/381594-abbuc-hardware-contest-2025/#comment-5745407 

  • You can try it directly here - https://krystone.pl/atari/casplay 

• updated FujiNet AI SAM chatbot by Mozzwald: 

• • The disk is up at https://tnfs.fujinet.online/ATARI/FujiNet-Apps/ai-sam-v3.xex  which uses fujinet.online for the server

  • Source code for the app and server is up at https://github.com/mozzwald/fujinet-ai-sam/ 

• November and December issues of Atari Insights Newsletter - https://www.ataribasics.com 

• http://www.atariprotos.com has 2 new 8-bit things

• Midi Maze custom maze thread on AtariAge - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/386262-hidden-loading-of-mazes-from-disk-in-midi-maze/ 

• November issue of Compute's Gazette - https://www.computesgazette.com 

• Type-in apps for modern computers - https://boingboing.net/2025/11/24/doctype-magazine-type-in-apps-for-modern-computers.html 

• "It May Be The First Video Game About The Beatles" - Before Rock Band, There Was Beat the Beatles - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/11/random-it-may-be-the-first-video-game-about-the-beatles-before-rock-band-there-was-beat-the-beatles 

• tech keyboard for XL/XE - Shawn Johnson - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16U5Pbpr28/ 

• RM800XL loading a game from tape - https://youtube.com/shorts/3t7LCWEjIY4?si=7dpulvMhsxSzPsII 

• RM800XL running Pac-Man cartridge - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TAs9-kRL3L4 

• Amiga clone coming? - https://retrogames.biz/products/thea1200/ 

• • https://plaionreplai.com/collections/consoles 

  • https://amzn.to/4a6TeTJ 

• Atari 400 mini package on sale at Atari - https://www.atari.com 

• ZeroPage Homebrew played all the ABBUC Software Contest 2025 entries on Twitch! - https://youtube.com/zeropagehomebrew/ 

• Silly Venture 2025 WE Atari XL/XE 16KB Intro competition (20th - 23rd November 2025, Gdańsk, Pomerania, Poland)

• • We Like to Party (16KB Intro) - https://demozoo.org/productions/380592/ 

• Silly Venture 2025 WE: "The biggest ATARI-multi party!" - https://www.sillyventure.eu

• Vintage Computer Christmas Challenge:

• • https://forums.atariage.com/topic/386316-vintage-computer-christmas-challenge-2025-just-for-fun/ 

  • https://logiker.com/Vintage-Computing-Christmas-Challenge-2025 

Upcoming Shows

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

• Vintage Electronics Expo - Jan. 31, 2026 - Oakland Expo Center, Waterford, MI -  https://www.thevee.org/ 

• 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 - 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/ 

• Midwest Gaming Classic - April 24-26 - Baird Center, Milwaukee, WI - https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/ 

• VCF Southwest - May 29-31, 2026 - Westin Dallas Ft. Worth Airport - https://www.vcfsw.org/ 

• Retrofest 2026 - May 30-31 - Steam Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon, UK - https://retrofest.uk/ 

• Southern Fried Gaming Expo & VCF SE - July 31-Aug 2, 2026 - Atlanta, GA - https://gameatl.com/ 

• Fujiama - August 26-30 - Lengenfeld, Germany - http://atarixle.ddns.net/fuji/2026 

YouTube Videos

• Immaculate NOS Atari 600XL gets PokeyMAX 4, VBXE and U1MB - FlashJazzCat - https://youtu.be/ybFpYF4R2mY 

• My Mom Bought an Atari 800XL - Can I Fix It?! - Sayaka's Digital Attic -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZZ6nhgwEDI 

• ATARI XL / XE += FIRST AI SHOOTER =+ NEW GAME 2025:

• • Atari 8 Bits For Ever - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KLy0fX0JtY 

  • Atari Online PL - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJie46jwuRA 

• Galaxian (800 and 2600) and Galaga (2600) gameplay - Atari - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nmXIqaTCHMo 

New at Archive.org 

• https://archive.org/details/@ted_skrecky

• • https://archive.org/details/vantari-newsletter-july-1989/ 

• https://archive.org/details/@retroarchiv

• • https://archive.org/details/rearc_rem-das-computermagazin-in-maschinencode-1989-03-schulfunk-radio-ddr-de/mode/2up

  • https://archive.org/details/rearc_user-mag-hauptkatalog-1993-94-1993-11-01-user-mag-de

  • https://archive.org/details/rearc_preisliste-4-87-zum-atari-katalog-86-87-1987-04-compy-shop-de

New at GitHub

• https://github.com/gitGalu/8bitworkshop-mcp 

• https://github.com/Cathodeo/xmonka_atari 

Feedback

• PRGE's YouTube channel posted the video of Joe Decuir and Hunter Patchett - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhIrTlDkRrM 

• video of a "game test day" that Joe's students were part of - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDYVURUe_7Q

• Link to "proof of concept demonstration" of SuperBug - https://github.com/Atari-Super-Bug-Plus/SuperBug