ANTIC Episode 8 - The Atari 8-bit Podcast - Curt Vendel & Dennis Harkins

  On this episode of Antic, the Atari 8-bit Podcast: an interview with Curt Vendel, Atari historian and co-author of “Atari, Inc: Business Is Fun” … and  an interview with Dennis Harkins, author of the APX program Message Display Program … and how a pack of bubble gum led to life with an Atari and a career in computers.   Links mentioned in this episode:   Recurring Links Floppy Days Podcast AtariArchives.org AtariMagazines.com Kevins Book “Terrible Nerd”   New Atari books scans at archive.org ANTIC feedback at AtariAge   What We’ve Been Up To "Compute's Atari Collection Volume 1" "CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy's Underdog Computer" by Boisy G Pitre and Bill Loguidice “Sophistication and Simplicity, The Life and Times of the Apple II Computer” by Steven Weyhrich KansasFest Kampfgruppe Vintage Computer Festival Southeast (VCFSE) 2.0 Intellivisionaries Podcast Movie Musical Madness Kevin's black metal 850 interface "A Mind Forever Voyaging - a history of storytelling in video games" Atari User Magazine Kevin's Atari 400/800 Posters   News VCF East 9.1 Atari Gamer Magazine Atari Gamer Promotion on YouTube 30th Anniversary Edition of Boulder Dash TapStar Interactive Terry Stewart (Tez) HD remake  of Atari 400 Video on YouTube Band Of Outsiders Atari Clothing Article Band of Outsiders Website Atari 800 mentioned on Colbert Report Video Atari 800 on Colbert Report Discussion on AtariAge Google and YouTube Atari Easter Eggs Learning Curve programming articles Learning Curve Discussion on AtariAge Nolan Bushnell interview NOMAM 2014 programming contest for 10 line games Bill Kendrick - Paddleship Entry for NOMAM Archive.org Computer Magazines Archive.org Computer Newsletters Archive.org Game Magazines Archive.org Manuals Archive.org The Business Case: Applications and Programs for the Home Office   Tips KDOS Atari Encyclopedia History of Atari Computers from CIO Magazine Bits of the Past store   Interview - Curt Vendel Atari Museum Atari History Book Website “Atari Inc.: Business is Fun (Volume I)” by Curt Vendel, Marty Goldberg at Amazon   Interview - Dennis Harkins Unedited Dennis Harkins Interview   Closing Taste My Beeper 1-bit GTIA Music Mash-up of the Beastie Boys and the music from Ballblazer