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  1. RIP Curt Vendel

    1. Prosystemsearch

      Prosystemsearch

      What happened to him?

    2. Inky

      Inky

      He passed away, supposedly from a heart attack.

    3. doctorclu

      doctorclu

       

      Rest in peace old friend.  :(

       

  2. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't scared. Depression + anxeity + a global pandemic is hurting me mentally.

    1. Random Terrain

      Random Terrain

      I wonder if this would help:

       

      https://www.ayalife.com/

    2. dj_convoy

      dj_convoy

      It's okay to feel that way, inky. None of this is normal, and it's okay to feel out of sorts about it.

  3. Apparently all state parks in Illinois are now closed.

     

    1. Random Terrain

      Random Terrain

      Trivia: My first step father, my mother and I lived in Forest Glen Preserve in a tent for two weeks in August of 1973.

  4. Getting very discouraged looking for work.

     

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    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      I wish you the best Inky!

       

      This is just a shot in the dark,  but having heard your podcast, I think you've got a pretty good radio voice.  If there happens to be radio stations in your area that exist with actual DJs and Not Satellite playlists,  well maybe one is hiring?  Again,  shot in the dark.  Voiceover work is another shot in the dark.  But Don't give up hope.  Maybe just take something to get ya by at first.   I went quite a while with no job myself, then got 2 offers within 10 minutes of each other!...And now I sometimes get job offers while making deliveries on my current job,...Happened yesterday as a matter of fact.

    3. Keatah

      Keatah

      @RT

      Or something unimportant. Just as long as you look good while screaming that unimportant babble.

    4. Joe C.

      Joe C.

      Lots of differnet jobs available. Good luck!

  5. It's almost Knight Rider day!

    1. jaybird3rd

      jaybird3rd

      I haven't forgotten!

    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      I've got a good one!

  6. Woo hoo!  999,999 points on Chopper Command!

    1. Rogerpoco

      Rogerpoco

      Awesome Job, Congrats!!!

      Patch Scores are one of my obsessions, working on 5200 H.E.R.O. now(3k short...dammit...).

      Lol, I barely got this one, would be embarrassed to tell you my score...

      :P

       

      ChopperCommand.jpg

  7. The Illinois Department of Employment Security is a clusterf---

    1. save2600

      save2600

      Illinois in general anymore. WI's quickly getting there.   ;)

  8. Out of work and living the dream!

  9. "Who wrote the extremely famous phrase "a shark on whiskey is mighty risky; a shark on beer is a beer engineer?"

    1. Inky

      Inky

      It was written by Dr. Worm!

  10. Just about 2 1/2 months until we the see Knight Rider 2600 thread pop up again!

    1. Flojomojo

      Flojomojo

      Don't know to laugh or cry

    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      I think perhaps we should all bombard Hard Work with PMs telling him to come back to AtariAge and say hello.

    3. Grig

      Grig

      When was the last epic thread? It's been awhile ...

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    2. thanatos

      thanatos

      Lotta space in this mall...

    3. frankodragon

      frankodragon

      They even have a Pac-Man Entertainment joint.

    4. Keatah

      Keatah

      ..formerly known as Level-257 been there for nearly 10 years now.

       

  11. ot to meet Randy Kindig of the Antic podcast, and Clint from LGR this weekend at Vintage Computer Fest Midwest this last weekend.

    1. Stephen

      Stephen

      Very busy weekend wasn't it?  We had a very quick chat I think late Sunday as I was getting ready to pack up.

  12. Pitfall! and Enduro are Activision's two most overrated games.

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    2. Jstick

      Jstick

      Enduro is beautiful game, such a nice experience when you are "in the zone".

       

      As far as favorite Activision game, for me it's Frostbite all the way.  So addictive.

    3. JacobZu7zu7

      JacobZu7zu7

      Nice choices, Pitfall is a bit repetitious. I do like Enduro, when in a mood to cruise. 

    4. AAA177

      AAA177

      @DoctorSpuds That's an interesting, cool list of ATVI games. Kaboom! certainly is awesome. Not too much into sports games (Skiing) except for Atari Bowling, which I love. But your list made me think of Stampede, which I play quite a bit. Sort of fits the theme. Sometimes I can't get enough of that, even though I always fail to top 1500 on it! 

  13. @Dauber and I are officially on a Walter Day trading card! #3093

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    2. save2600

      save2600

      Neato! But yeah, a pic would be nice.   :)

    3. Inky
    4. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Sweet!  I met Walter Day and Billy Mitchell at a pinball tournament/convention and I didn't get a pic, but I got their autographs on a Pac Man bumper sticker.

  14. My son's first name is Palin.  When he starts acting like an ass, I call him Pain Line

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    2. carlsson

      carlsson

      Inky can save that last suggestion for eventual grandchildren.

    3. CPUWIZ

      CPUWIZ

      Cruel name, After Sarah Palin, or before?

    4. Inky
  15. Sad that Pac-Man Collection isn't available in the store currently.  I hope for a speedy return!

    1. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      I agree!!   I've been meaning to get that for the longest time...But I've got other things requiring money for right now anyway...

  16. Thinking of turning my rPi 3 into a SIO2PC server for my 65 XE.  Maybe gut my tape drive for a case.

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    2. Inky

      Inky

      I already have an RPi3, so it won't cost me anything.

    3. Inky

      Inky

      I'm not concerned with printer emulation at this point.

    4. DrVenkman

      DrVenkman

      Yeah printer stuff is nice (and I’d love a good dot matrix emulation myself) but I really like the ATX support. There are some titles that use custom IO that won’t run from the SIDE loader. So in that case I’d just as soon run the ATX file as some random hack or crack. 

    1. Flojomojo

      Flojomojo

      New tagline for PlayDate handheld

    2. wongojack

      wongojack

      firefly what GIF

       

      Must be a different Wynonna

    3. retrorussell

      retrorussell

      They hired a temp by the name of Mike, just a regular Joe they didn't like.

  17. Want to try a fun online game? http://slasherworld.com

    1. Flojomojo

      Flojomojo

      Heh

      it is a web MUD

    2. Inky

      Inky

      Yep.  Just found out about it after listening to Antic podcast # 254. It was created by Paul Berker, creator of games Adventure in Time, and Birth of the Phoenix for the Atari 8 bit, and Apple II computers.

    3. Flojomojo

      Flojomojo

      I would like to take this opportunity to unironically bitch about how it requires a persistent internet connection

       

      ?

  18. m so glad there's rain in the forecast.  THe mud in my yard is starting to dry out.

    1. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Well, we can't have that!  LOL

    2. save2600

      save2600

      So much rain up here too. Can hardly keep up with the mowing. Not much in the way of mosquitos yet thankfully, but damn if there aren't a ton of those little gnatty things flying around everywhere.

    3. Cobra Kai

      Cobra Kai

      Stealing that joke

  19. Anybody know where to get the WDLabs Raspberry Pi hard drive cable?

    1. Flojomojo
    2. S1500

      S1500

      I've never seen one in the wild, but I swear my Samsung Galaxy S5 charge cable looks a lot like it(I need to double check)

    3. Inky

      Inky

      @Flojo - Yeah, that. It's been discontinued. Nobody has it instock anywhere.

  20. I've got six broken soldiers in the trunk of my car. Two of them speak, four go to bars. Rods in the closet, a six shooter in hand. A caged up gorilla, and three local bands.

    1. Flojomojo

      Flojomojo

      He cuts down trees, he skips and jumps

      He likes to press wild flowers

      He puts on women's clothing and hangs around in bars

       

  21. I sit in a chair, reflecting back upon my life. And I have so much yet to learn, and so much yet to see and do...

  22. I'm actually looking forward to the Intellivision Amico.

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    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      I've got a Collectorvision Phoenix on order, and I could see myself buying the new Amico...

    3. dj_convoy

      dj_convoy

      In lockstep with Flojo.

    4. Nathan Strum

      Nathan Strum

      I have enough consoles eating up space at home. I'd be more inclined to buy software for existing consoles, than another box to have to plug in and dust off from time to time.

  23. This Atari XE / XL USB Power cord is one of the greatest things I've ever purchased. Now if one could be made for the 7800.. https://www.8bitclassics.com/shop/computers/atari-8-bit-computer/atari-xl-xe-usb-power-cable/

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    2. MrMaddog

      MrMaddog

      A full 8-bit computer taking the same amount of power as a Pi? Noice...

    3. Inky

      Inky

      Changed my life, I'll tell you hwat.

       

    4. The Mr. Video

      The Mr. Video

      I'm definitely buying one of those, mainly so I don't have to dig out the bulky power brick whenever I want to use my 600xl. They should make usb power cables for other systems.

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