ANTIC Episode 129 - SDX and FNSlots

In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast…Brad plays around with SDX, Kay and Randy bring you news from some vintage computer shows, we drool over all the new hardware news, and we bring you FujiNet news, including FNSlots…

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

What we've been up to

Box of stuff from Bob Fraser

Light pen - https://atari8bitads.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-light-pen-is-here-and-now-its-gone.html
Disks! Six early versions of MEDIT - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/381770-source-code-for-editorassembler-and-programtext-editor-released/#findComment-5854788
Prerelease version of DOS 2.0S - https://github.com/savetz/ballsong

INIT HELLO https://init-hello.org/ at System Source Computer Museum https://museum.syssrc.com/

Print Slop https://www.savetz.com/print-shop-camera/atari.html discussion at https://forums.atariage.com/topic/324752-print-shop-atari-related-graphics/#comment-5854339

ANTIC Interview Transcripts site - https://www.savetz.com/antic-interviews/
SDX - https://sdx.atari8.info/index.php
VCF SW - https://www.vcfsw.org/
National Videogame Museum - https://www.nvmusa.org
ABBUC - https://www.abbuc.de

Recent Interviews

New & Updated Games

EDGE: Eight-bit D*****! Game Engine - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/390906-edge-eight-bit-d-game-engine/
Delete Me Hard by ilmenit:

New & Updated Software

FNSlots: Save and restore your disk slot configurations - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/390713-fnslots-save-and-restore-your-disk-slot-configurations/
CrustyBASIC, a BASIC cross-compiler for 1980s machines, including Atari 2600 console and Atari 8bit computers. Runs on Windows, MacOS and Linux - https://telengard.itch.io/crustybasic
TinyBASIC https://forums.atariage.com/topic/390807-back-to-tinybasics-after-50-years-finally-got-around-to-writing-a-tinybasic-for-atari-8-bit/
https://unfinishedbitness.info/2026/05/31/scriptee/ - Wade Ripkowski

Publications

Atari Insights - https://www.ataribasics.com - June, 2026 issue
Compute's Gazette - https://www.computesgazette.com - May, 2026
The download files for ABBUC Issue 164 (1Q2026) and two disk images -

https://abbuc.de/members/download/ABBUC-Magazines/Magazine-164/index.html

Atari Legacy

https://atarilegacy.com
taking preorders now at website - https://retrolemon.co.uk/atari-magazines/280-atari-legacy-01.html

New & Updated Hardware

Revive Machines RM 800XL update - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Co44Q7w9B/
The Atari XT:

Project Thunder:

Blue2Joy - Bluetooth Adapter for Atari 8-bit - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/390643-blue2joy-bluetooth-adapter-for-atari-8-bit/
GE IFM Interface Module for cassette recorders to Atari or C64 - https://www.ebay.com/itm/127924405327

The Company That Calls Itself Atari

"This downtown Phoenix radio landmark has been marked for death" -