ANTIC Episode 129 - SDX and FNSlots

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  ANTIC Facebook Page  AHCS  Eaten By a Grue  Next Without For  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 ANTIC Interview 457 - Atari at the Science Fair: Lisa Link Melville, Weather Prediction ANTIC Interview 458 - Allan Bushman, Atari archivist 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: https://forums.atariage.com/topic/390965-delete-me-hard/  Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGQCR9spQns  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: https://forums.atariage.com/topic/391150-the-atari-xt/  https://atari-xt.com/  Project Thunder: https://forums.atariage.com/topic/390511-project-thunder/  https://github.com/scrameta/tonnere  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" - https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts-culture/koy-building-demolition-plan-phoenix-atari-hotel-40671854/  https://gameworldobserver.com/2026/06/01/atari-just-got-bigger-it-has-acquired-the-creators-of-crossy-road  Other The Brewing Academy Inventory has been SOLD! - https://forums.atariage.com/topic/390695-all-brewing-academy-inventory-is-being-sold-please-read-for-details/  https://www.reddit.com/r/OldTech/s/K70gojiubH  https://www.atarinside.com/blog/index.php/atari-france/interview-jean-richen/  Atarium the Atari Encyclopedia: https://atarium.mycomuapp.com/  https://www.producthunt.com/products/atarium  FujiNet Getting Started Guide for ATARI: https://forums.atariage.com/topic/390896-fujinet-getting-started-guide-for-atari/  https://github.com/FujiNetWIFI/fujinet-manuals/blob/main/atari/owners_guide_400_800/fujinet-owners-guide-400-800.pdf  Upcoming Shows Silly Venture SE (Summer Edition) - July 30-Aug. 2 - Gdansk, Poland - https://www.demoparty.net/silly-venture/silly-venture-2026-se  Southern Fried Gaming Expo and VCF Southeast - July 31-Aug 2, 2026 - Atlanta, GA - https://gameatl.com/  Long Island Retro Gaming Expo - August 7-9, 2026 - Cradle of Aviation, Garden City, NY - https://liretro.com/  Fujiama - August 26-30 - Lengenfeld, Germany - http://atarixle.ddns.net/fuji/2026  Vintage Computer Festival GB 2026 - September 11-13 - Aintree Racecourse, near Liverpool, United Kingdom - https://www.facebook.com/events/25457837877216829/  Vintage Computer Festival Midwest - September 12-13 -  Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL - https://vcfmw.org/  Portland Retro Gaming Expo - October 9-11 - Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR - https://retrogamingexpo.com/  Event page on Floppy Days Website - https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSeLsg4hf5KZKtpxwUQgacCIsqeIdQeZniq3yE881wOCCYskpLVs5OO1PZLqRRF2t5fUUiaKByqQrgA/pub  New at Archive.org  https://archive.org/details/axlon-ramdisk-128k-atari-800/ https://archive.org/details/xio-3-garden-city-atari-computer-enthusiasts-newsletter-november-december-1995  https://archive.org/details/xio-3-garden-city-atari-computer-enthusiasts-newsletter-january-february-1996 https://archive.org/details/xio-3-garden-city-atari-computer-enthusiasts-newsletter-july-august-1995  https://archive.org/details/twaug-newsletter-13/ https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-june-1985-images/ https://archive.org/details/computer-shopper-may-1985-images https://archive.org/details/kluwer-leren-omgaan-met-de-atari-600-xl-800-xl-d.-b.-baarda-a.-van-londen  YouTube Videos Atari 1200XL with DVI/HDMI and digital audio - FlashJazzCat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd1hY0G29xU  Atari XL/XE with PokeyMax: Tony Montezuma's Gold - DEMO - Piotr D. Kaczorowski - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTPbdqkiYUg  RM 800XL. The final countdown… - Serenity - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78HOxGcyrsI  Will AI Take Over Retro Game Development? We Play Every Atari AI Made Game! - ZeroPage Homebrew - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MIrI2t1Pec  New at Github https://github.com/JeremyJStarcher/yahtzee-a8  https://github.com/CycoPH/PokeyForge  192p Test Suite:  https://github.com/HanJammer/192p_Test_Suite  https://forums.atariage.com/topic/390987-192p-test-suite-my-first-6502-assembly-project/  https://github.com/mikolajmikolajczyk/madside