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ANTIC Episode 94 - Are we just a chat bot?

In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast…we discuss the new book “Broken Computer Games” and other Atari news, and raise the question “are we just a chat bot”?

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Recurring Links 

Floppy Days Podcast 

AtariArchives.org 

AtariMagazines.com 

Kevin’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

Secret Guide to Computers & Tricky Living Library- https://archive.org/details/secretguidetocomputers  Eaten By A Grue - http://monsterfeet.com/grue/  Broken Computer Games - https://archive.org/details/broken-computer-games  ChatGPT chat bot - https://chat.openai.com/chat  Atari 50th Anniversary Collection - https://atari.com/products/atari-50th-the-anniversary-celebration 

News

4MB Axlon Compatible SRAM Card for the Atari 800  - reifsnyderb - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/344262-interest-in-a-4mb-axlon-compatible-sram-card-for-the-atari-800/  new 8bitworkshop IDE release  Silly Venture 2K22 COMPO:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBoKKLquh3E  https://www.sillyventure.eu/en/  cracking archive - DjayBee: https://archive.org/details/copyservicestuttgart?sort=-publicdate  https://forums.atariage.com/topic/252283-straight-cracks-from-farbs-atx-torrent/page/15/#comment-5163187  Universal game Verbix written with Cross-Lib - Fabrizio Caruso: https://www.facebook.com/groups/atari8bitcomputers/permalink/5648147985222661/  Atari 8-bit: https://github.com/.../download/verbix/Xverbix_atari.xex Atari 5200:  https://github.com/.../download/verbix/Xverbix_atari5200.rom 3D printer file search engine - https://www.yeggi.com/q/atari+800/2/  Computer Chronicles Revisited, Volume 4 - https://archive.org/details/computer-chronicles-revisited-vol-4  GEOS for Atari - other attempts at a graphical operating system for the Atari - http://atarionline.pl/v01/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1668428074&archive&start_from=0&ucat=1&ct=nowinki 

Upcoming Shows

VCF East 2023 - Apr 14-16, 2023 - InfoAge Science and History Museums, Wall, NJ - https://vcfed.org/events/vintage-computer-festival-east/ 

YouTube Videos

Over 50 Atari 400/800 Games In Under 30 Minutes - Laird’s Lair - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57CNQ7xp69o  C64 vs. Atari 800XL - 8 games from 1985 - RetroNoName - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cMH_WZ4-qU  C64 vs. Atari 800XL - 9 games Starting with Letter A - Floppy Deep Dive - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv9Q7MoL88I  Atari 400/800/XL/XE - Cassette Dual Track system - Kingdom [ATARI] 1880 - StaxX28 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h0FQmpHtWA  Atari 800 games on Xbox Series X - Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration - Metal Mauler Gaming:  Caverns of Mars - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFGZftiGzMA  Yoomp! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v4xrYjvVsI  This is the new best version of Atari's Star Raiders - ThisIsPete - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AstRleF8NAo  How Atari Fought & Lost The PC Wars! - Tech History Channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKcQQZjp-Hc 

New at Archive.org 

PSI Catalogue General 1986 - https://archive.org/details/psi-catalogue-general-1986acme  Avalon Hill Microcomputer Games V1N2 Winter 1982 - https://archive.org/details/Avalon-Hill-Microcomputer-Games-v1n2-winter-1982  Current Notes collection at archive.org - https://archive.org/details/currentnotesnewsletter?sort=titleSorter