Doing some ATASCII and PETSCII BBSing on some of the upstairs retro systems last night.

#Atascii #Petscii #BBSing #TI99 #retrocomputing

Mistigram: Illarterate documents a hitherto forgotten (or possibly, entirely confabulated) data storage device for 8-bit micros, the "biskette" -- where the cassette tape deliciously meets the 3.5 inch floppy diskette. It doesn't quite fit, so the user may need a little bit of assistance -- or a healthy dose of elbow grease (or maybe a pat of soft, room temperature butter) -- to fit it in the target machine. This screen was drawn for an #ATASCII art competition last year, and was included in the new MIST0223 artpack collection.

Mistodon: here is a sampling of the different computer art forms represented in the new, unthemed MIST0223 artpack collection, including #ASCIIart, #ANSIart, #teletext art, #pixelart and other, stranger, forms of #textmode art (that’s some #ATASCII at top left, the character graphics of #Atari’s 8-bit computer line!)

You can explore the artpack in depth via the Web gallery hosted by 16colo.rs

Want to #Atari BBS from your IPhone or Mac? #MuffinTerm in the Apple App Store now supports #Atascii - We could not make this any easier for your return to #bbsing

#MuffinTerm has been updated:

Added #ATASCII (#ANTIC/#CTIA/#GTIA) terminal support! Get online like it’s ’79!

Reduced the border sizes by default in NTSC and PAL terminal modes (maintaining the proper pixel aspect ratios). The full-sized borders can be toggled via the new Overscan option.

And more changes.

#Atari #BBS #RetroComputing
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/muffinterm/id1583236494

L'origine du monde (and other works)

(Atari 8bits ASCII - 40x20 chars - B&W)
Submitted @ Silly Venture 2002 WE Atari XL/XE Atascii Compo
#demoscene #Atari8bits #atari #atascii

L'origine du monde : 1st place
The Pongfather : 4th place

United Sceners against Racism, Sexism, Homophobia and Scenism

(Atari 8bits ASCII - 40x24 - 2 colors)
Ranked 8th and 9th @ Deadline 2021 : ASCII, ANSI, PETSCII Compo
October 2021
#demoscene #atari #atari8bits #atascii

Attack of the Giant Bugs (and other works)

(Atari 8bits ASCII - 40x25 - B&W)
ATASCII Compo 2021
July 2021
#demoscene #atari #atari8bit #atascii #ascii

Ranks :
Attack of the Giant Bugs : 1st place
Champagne : 6th place
The Blob : (out of compo)

1984 : Very First Love

(Atari 8bits ASCII - 40x24 chars - B&W)
Silly Venture 2020+1 Wild Compo
August 2021
#demoscene #atari #atari8bit #ascii #atascii

Ranks :
Atari 600Xl : 6th place
Atari 13XE : not submitted

#retrocomputing is not complete without #bbsing and what better platform then #atari with #atascii graphics and break toons. It is just as much fun today as it was 40 years ago.. #southernamis southernamis.com to learn how to connect to the #atari bbs community

Some Atari 8bits ASCII pics created for the ATASCII 2022 Compo.
(Atari 8bits - 40x25 - 2 colors - created with Playscii)
October 2022

ATASCII ATTACK logo : 13th place
AtaPETS adoption centre : 7th place
Hemoroids 1988 logo : 2nd place
Attack of the Mutant Camels : 1st place
#demoscene #Atari8bits #atascii #pixelart

Hitting the Atari BBSs on the Atari 800.

#bbsing #atari #atascii #retrocomputing

Mistigram: emerging from a nebulous cloud of accounting, here we present a top 9 of the hundreds of new computer artworks we released and shared over the course of the 2022 calendar year. Hats off to the creators of these and the dozens of other #pixelart and #textmode artists in our extended vintage computer art community (#teletext,#PETSCII, #ANSIart, #asciiart and #atascii represented here) and here's hoping for an inspired and productive 2023!

I still craft bbs screens by hand using Panther or simple #atari editors. #Atascii while lacking color doesn’t lack features and functionality. Example is the design for Amis XE bbs main menu. Simplicity but easy to identify.. #bbsing #RetroComupting #fujinet #southernamis - connect at amis86.ddns.net port 9000

It’s not just #Atari 8bit at #SouthernAmis. This beauty sits right next to the A8’s and used for #bbsing in #Atascii, Ascii and Ansi. And yeah, #gaming on the #megaST

ATASCII BBSing.

#retrocomputing #bbsing #ATASCII #atari

Mistigram: here, for the first time in #ATASCII (the #textmode character set of #Atari 8-bit computers) in one of our artpacks, Illarterate revisits the #MaxHeadroomIncident of pirate broadcasting that took place 35 years ago today, ironically playing on the #MaxHeadroom character's then-role as a Coca-Cola brand ambassador. This screen was included in last month's MIST1022 artpack collection.

New to #Atari #BBSing using #fujiNet, #SyncTerm or term program? Southernamis.com how to connect gets you running and connecting in #atari graphics mode #Atascii #telnet your way back to the 80’s #retrocomputing

BBSing and gaming last night.

#bbsing #retrocomputing #atari800 #ATASCII

Making a quick call to Southern Amis 8 bit Atari BBS in ATASCII mode.

#retrocomputing #atari #atascii #bbsing