ANTIC Episode 114 - Andy Diller Returns!

In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… we have special guest Andy Diller for a FujiNet update and to let us know about all the great things he’s working on…

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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 

Links for Items Mentioned in Show:

What we’ve been up to

• ANTIC Interview 450 - Robert Leyland: AtariArtist, KoalaPainter, MicroIllustrator 

• Kay’s 2024 wrapped - https://www.patreon.com/posts/kays-2024-119233408 

• Lee Pappas ANALOG disks treasure hunt:

  • https://forums.atariage.com/topic/378256-lee-pappas-analog-disks-treasure-hunt/ 

  • https://github.com/scttgs0/titan-prototype-atari8 

• S.T.A.R. newsletter - https://www.atariorbit.org/star/ 

• Rogul game:

  • https://www.atariorbit.org/2025/01/16/rogul-an-interview-with-wojciech-bocianski/ 

  • http://bocianu.atari.pl/ 

  • YouTube video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOm0njTd4tI 

• Installing Altirra on ARM Macs - https://www.atariorbit.org/2024/12/26/altirra-arm-and-sequoia/ 

News

• TNFS GUI for OSX & Windows (nwah) - https://github.com/FujiNetWIFI/tnfsd-gui?tab=readme-ov-file#tnfs-server-manager 

• FujiNet Virtual Printer Output Examples (Thom Cherryhomes) - https://fujinet.online/2025/01/22/fujinet-virtual-printer-examples/ 

• FujiNet and GitHub (Thom Cherryhomes) - https://youtu.be/aYwUGnfU5c0 

• FujiNet NOS By Example (Thom Cherryhomes) - https://fujinet.online/2025/01/08/fujinet-nos-a-network-only-dos/ 

• Atari 65XE in laptop form on Hackaday - https://hackaday.com/2025/01/05/atari-65xe-in-laptop-form/ 

• New season 2025 of the High Score Club:

  • https://forums.atariage.com/topic/378830-new-season-2025-of-the-high-score-club/ 

  • https://forums.atariage.com/forum/60-8-bit-high-score-club/ 

• Replacement Case for 800XL Coming to Kickstarter Q2 2025 - joeventura - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/378702-replacement-case-for-800xl/ 

• from Atariteca: Inufuto releases «Mieyen» for Atari 8-bit and 60 other retro systems:

  • Article at Atariteca - https://www.atariteca.net.pe/2025/01/inufuto-lanza-mieyen-para-atari-8-bits.html

  • YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqRwCAygyeI (Atari 8 Bits For Ever)

• A8E - Atari 800 Emulator - https://www.zerstoerung.de/ 

• A JavaScript emulator built using A8E - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/224709-jsa8e-javascript-atari-800-xl-emulator-online/ 

• BW-DOS 1.5 update - https://github.com/HolgerJanz/BW-DOS 

Upcoming Shows

• Vintage Computer Festival SoCal - February 15-17, 2025 - Hotel Fera Events Center, Orange, CA - vcfsocal.com 

• Midwest Gaming Classic - April 4-6 - Baird Center, Milwaukee, WI - https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/ 

• VCF East - April 4-6, 2025 - Wall, NJ - http://www.vcfed.org 

• Indy Classic Computer and Video Game Expo - April 12-13 - Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel, Indianapolis, IN - https://indyclassic.org/ 

• VCF Europe - May 3-4 - Munich, Germany - https://vcfe.org/E/ 

• Vancouver Retro Gaming Expo - June 14 - New Westminster, BC, Canada - https://www.vancouvergamingexpo.com/index.html 

• VCF Southwest - June 20-22, 2025 - Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center at UT Dallas - https://www.vcfsw.org/ 

• Southern Fried Gaming Expo and VCF Southeast - June 20-22, 2025 - Atlanta, GA - https://gameatl.com/ 

• Silly Venture SE (Summer Edition) - July 31-Aug. 3 - Gdansk, Poland - https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2025-se 

• Fujiama - August 11-17 - Lengenfeld, Germany - http://atarixle.ddns.net/fuji/2025/ 

• VCF Midwest - September 13-14, 2025 - Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL - http://vcfmw.org/ 

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

YouTube Videos

• Using Atari with FujiNet to build source from Github Part 2: The Princess and the Frog - Thom Cherryhomes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppbV50iHFN4 

• Atari 8-bit Vs. Commodore 64 TV commercial - DashRetroTV - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JpsQTVoXq3U 

• I Won Atari 8-Bit eBay Auction for $71.00 : Was It Worth It? - Into the Vertical Blank - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUhys9krXtA 

• How to implement a Hopfield network in BASIC on the ATARI 800 - BASIC Hacking - 11 - Jean Michael Sellier - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqAEClxrCsw 

• ATARI Party! - Retro Repair Roundup Episode #71 - Retro Repair Roundup - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cybgH9hKC2Y 

• Atari 8-bit computer 400/800: The first gaming PC? - Stay Forever Podcast (German) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMJkq2D4oyc 

Commercial

• https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JpsQTVoXq3U 

Feedback

• Stray Pointers Podcast - with the Antic hosts 

Closing

• Andy Diller’s site - https://www.atariorbit.org/