ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast

Author: Randy Kindig, Kay Savetz, Brad Arnold

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ANTIC Episode 127 - Brad's 76K Brain
Wednesday, 15 April, 2026

ANTIC Episode 127 - Brad's 76K Brain In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… we turn the podcast into more of a multi-media experience, we cover a LOT of new and updated utility software for the Atari 8-bit, and Kay accuses Brad of having a 76K brain! 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 What we've been up to pokey stream player - https://github.com/ilmenit/pokey-stream-player Fujisan with FastBASIC - https://github.com/pedgarcia/fujisan/ This Week in Retro episode 262 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q_ODmzynsM Atari lightbox - techdungeon.xyz Indy Classic Expo - https://www.indyclassic.org New & Updated Games Dodger - Captain Crumble: Atariage discussion - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/389334-new-game-release-dodger/ Atariteca review - https://www.atariteca.net.pe/2026/04/dodger-rescata-una-idea-de-1994-para.html Drwal: Learning series by Larek - https://www.youtube.com/@larek/streams Download game - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gW7_TZLzpjZNejN58lvpehFVrD7kn1gt/view AI powers new games for Atari: "Doom 2D" and "Space Invaders" - https://www.atariteca.net.pe/2026/03/ia-impulsa-nuevos-juegos-para-atari.html New & Updated Software FujiNetChat, a new IRC client for Atari 8-bit computers with FujiNet - Urchlay: https://forums.atariage.com/topic/388852-fujinetchat-a-new-irc-client-for-atari-8-bit-computers-with-fujinet TNFS: zapp.opensourcerers.net (new test builds will appear here often) WWW: https://slackware.uk/~urchlay/src/fnchat-20260315-0540.xex Fuji Do Reports - Wade (Ripduski): https://forums.atariage.com/topic/389110-new-app-fuji-do-reports/ https://unfinishedbitness.info/fuji-do/ FujiNet Go 800: atari800 emulator + FujiNet on modern Android devices - Mozzwald - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/389252-fujinet-go-800-atari800-emulator-fujinet-on-modern-android-devices/ Lenka Project - A Full 65C816 SDX Modern Retro Atari Virtual Machine - Piotr D. Kaczorowski - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/389274-lenka-project-a-full-65c816-sdx-modern-retro-atari-virtual-machine/ AltirraSDL — Bringing Altirra to macOS, Linux, and Android - ilmenit - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/389385-altirrasdl-%E2%80%94-bringing-altirra-to-macos-linux-and-android/ VSCode FastBASIC extension with FujiSan update - Eric Carr & Paulo Garcia - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ericcarr.fastbasic-debugger APOD Viewer for VBXE by Stephen - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/389397-apod-viewer-for-vbxe/ Publications The April issue of Atari Insights is now out - https://atariprojects.org/ March issue of Compute's Gazette - https://www.computesgazette.com Flop 69 disk magazine - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/389213-disk-magazine-flop-69-has-been-released/ New & Updated Hardware Lotharek's new video mod for XL/XE, Gtia2RGB - https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=435 Ape Warp XL/XE 32-in-1 OS Switcher - https://www.8bitclassics.com/product/atari-xlxe-ape-warp-os-32-in-1-switchless-upgrade-module/?srsltid=AfmBOoq3AiO4yASJsDiuXdQMIncO3DDeze2XZlEdoFz-qFppn6W_vmgY Contests BASIC 10-Liner: Atariteca write-up - https://www.atariteca.net.pe/2026/04/tenbirmam-y-arkanoid-lideraron-el-basic.html Every Atari 8-Bit Game from the BASIC 10 Liner Contest 2026! - Zero Page Homebrew - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evEmg-F43oc BASIC 10-Liner site - https://bunsen.itch.io/ Compilation Disk 2026 (Atari 8-Bit) by Vitoco - https://bunsen.itch.io/compilation-disk-2026-atari-8-bit-by-vitoco Other https://gamehistory.org/cgdc-1989-tapes/ https://archive.gamehistory.org/folder/05cdfdf2-ec23-446a-aa3c-28d0c2758880?_gl=1*1q0lmdo*_ga*MjAwNTA1MjM4My4xNzczOTQyNzgw*_ga_4ZPZBFRVR6*czE3NzM5NDI3NzkkbzEkZzAkdDE3NzM5NDI3NzkkajYwJGwwJGgw&sortField=date&sortDir=asc&showUncatalogedFiles=true https://archive.gamehistory.org/folder/cb76651a-d993-47d0-8085-33ccfe32923d?_gl=1*1q0lmdo*_ga*MjAwNTA1MjM4My4xNzczOTQyNzgw*_ga_4ZPZBFRVR6*czE3NzM5NDI3NzkkbzEkZzAkdDE3NzM5NDI3NzkkajYwJGwwJGgw&sortField=date&sortDir=asc&showUncatalogedFiles=true Atari Computer Camps - The Rise and Fall of Atari Computer Camps by The Retroist - https://www.retroist.com/p/atari-computer-camps (substack) Upcoming Computer Shows 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 Europe - May 1-3 - Munich, Germany - https://vcfe.org/E/ Vintage Computer Festival Pacific Northwest 2026 - May 2-3 - Tukwila Community Center, South Tukwila, WA - https://vcfpnw.org 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/ Vintage Computer Festival GB 2026 - June 19-21 - Leigh, Wigan, United Kingdom - https://www.facebook.com/events/25457837877216829/ Vancouver Retro Gaming Expo - June 20 - New Westminster, BC, Canada - https://www.vancouvergamingexpo.com/index.html YouTube Videos FujiNet Turbo 2000 Cassette Loading - Thom Cherryhomes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMmfI-WLUpY Why the Atari 800XL blows the doors off the Commodore 64 - Hans Campbell - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=494e0WVxIQ8 New video of Atario platform engine for Atari 8-bit computers - Eric Carr - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewPlgEyWLlQ Commercial https://archive.org/details/1987-atari-xe-2-commercial-alta-1_202604 New at Github JAM (Just Atari Model) Release - Marak Spanel - https://github.com/marspa73/atarijam VBXE Web Browser with image support - w1k: https://forums.atariage.com/topic/389129-vbxe-web-browser-with-image-support-and-searching/ https://github.com/viktorcech/vbxe-browser [A]tari [E]ight-bit [M]ulti-[T]ool - aemt https://github.com/idunmore/aemt Feedback project to add FastBASIC syntax highlighting to Neovim - https://github.com/feoh/fastbasic_neovim_syntax