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Another month, and I have release another #cubeSQL based application for the #atari8bit . Total Recall is now available.

Total Recall is a recall assistant. Say what? Have you ever needed to recall when you last did something? Stuff that isn’t quite calendar worthy. Like, when was the last time I cleaned the curtains? Or, when was the last time I washed the car? Total Recall helps you recall those “last times”, right down to the time of day!

After adding an Event to Total Recall, simply Refresh it each time you perform it. Total Recall will show you how many times you’ve completed it, and allow you to see the exact dates and times of each occurrence via a convenient history feature giving you a “Total Recall” of the event! It’s your personal grey matter assistant!

Software, manual, and video demo here:
https://unfinishedbitness.info/total-recall/

#retrocomputing #vintagecomputing

Inverse ATASCII Feb 24

I was recently a guest on the Antic Podcast (number 125). If you want to hear me talk about the history and development of the #cubeSQL bindings I wrote for the #atari8bit, go have a listen. It’s how I bridged an 8 bit to a modern #SQL database.

https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-episode-125-combining-sql-with-fun-and-poo

#retrocomputing #vintagecomputing
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ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast: ANTIC Episode 125 - Combining SQL with Fun (and Poo)

ANTIC Episode 125 - “Combining SQL with Fun (and Poo)” In this episode of ANTIC The Atari 8-Bit Computer Podcast… Wade Ripkowski comes onto the show and gives us an update on his work to bring SQL to the Atari (and an extremely useful poo management tool!), we cover good news concerning the Curt Vendel Atari collection, we report on an exciting updated browser-based emulator, a huge update to AspeQT, and a whole lot more!! READY! Recurring Links Interview index: What we’ve been up to cubeSQL project blog post - Unfinished Bitness - Wade’s A8 C Library - cubeSQL - FujiNet - CubeDot - Fuji Do - Fuji Poo - Dr. Love - video demo of CubeDot - video demo of Fuji Do - Mr. Paint - King PONG How Atari Bounced Across Markets to Make Millions - Atari newsletter time capsule 1987-08: The Strong museum - FujiNet Application Ideas - Smith Corona Messenger Module and Smith Corona Ultrasonic 450 typewriter - prototype of Atari chapter for Quick Reference Book - New & Updated Games Inufuto Game Cartridge - posted by Philsan: FujiNet Midimaze mode now stable by Mozzwald - New & Updated non-Game Software A8E (Atari 800 XL Emulator) - By AnimaInCorpore: Source - Browser demo - Atari800-AI - Benj Edwards - Update to mkatr (including lsatr) tools from dmsc - AspeQt-2k26 - John Paul Jones: Publications BASIC Fun on Your A400 Mini: BASIC for real hardware and emulators too! By John McGinnis - Atari Insights February 2026: Newsletters - YouTube channel - February, 2026 Issue of Compute’s Gazette - ABBUC Magazine 163 released - Pro(c) gone; last issue #15 - web site updated May 2025 - New & Updated Hardware 5200XEGS - Making your Classic Super Game Console into an 8-Bit Computer - mytek - Contests High Score Club active for 2026 (season 23) - ABBUC Creative Competition 2026 has been launched - ABBUC Application Software Competition 2026 has been launched - ABBUC Game Software Competition 2026 has been launched - ABBUC Hardware Competition 2026 has been launched - Other Byte magazine cover illustrator has passed away. Strong museum announces the acquisition of the Curt Vendel Atari Collection - Atari Hotel news - Upcoming Shows (thru May, 2026) Indy Classic Computer and Video Game Expo - March 20-22 - Wyndham Indianapolis Airport Hotel, Indianapolis, IN - Atari Invasion 2k26 (10th Anniversary) - March 21 - Maarssen, Netherlands - VCF East - April 17-19 2026 - InfoAge Science and History Museums, Wall, NJ - Midwest Gaming Classic - April 24-26 - Baird Center, Milwaukee, WI - VCF Europe - May 1-3 - Munich, Germany - Vintage Computer Festival Pacific Northwest 2026 - May 2-3 - Tukwila Community Center, South Tukwila, WA - VCF Southwest - May 29-31, 2026 - Westin Dallas Ft. Worth Airport - Retrofest 2026 - May 30-31 - Steam Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon, UK - YouTube Videos Atari 130XE gets new ACID Stereo board (with new U1MB plugin), Decent XE keyboard, and more upgrades - FlashJazzCat - Using FujiNet NOS with SD Card - Thom Cherryhomes - Feedback Beat The Beatles — "It May Be The First Video Game About The Beatles" - Before Rock Band, There Was Beat the Beatles - Wade Ripkowski Contact Information Mastodon @ Email:

Inverse ATASCII Feb 15

Built a couple of demo videos to show off my new CubeDot and Fuji Do applications that interact with #cubeSQL as a SQL database backend. Check em out if your interested in seeing them in action.
#atari8bit #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing

CubeDot: https://vimeo.com/1165039670

Fuji Do: https://vimeo.com/1165038947

Unfinished Bitness - CubeDot Demo

Vimeo

Inverse ATASCII Feb 14

I just released another Atari 8 bit cubeSQL based application in time for Valentines Day. Dr. Love which tracks your, uh, adult adventures.

Find it here: https://unfinishedbitness.info/dr-love/

#atari8bit #cubeSQL #database #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing

Inverse ATASCII Feb 8

Last week I released a project a couple of years in the making which allows the #atari8bit to communicate with a #cubeSQL database. cubeSQL wraps #SQLite as a server. I made an admin program called CubeDot (dBase dot prompt style), a POC todo manager called Fuji Do, and a spoof called Fuji Poo. This allows the Atari to handle over 100,000 records with full featured browsing! You can find out more and download them (with complete manuals) at my website:

https://unfinishedbitness.info/2026/02/01/atari-8-bit-sql/

I waited to post here until I got some screenshots posted.
#fujinet
#retrocomputing #vintagecomputing

Inverse ATASCII Oct 18, 2025

I've resumed my #atari8bit project to use a remote #cubesql instance over #fujinet. Progress has been made! The last parsing routine that had me scratching my head back in May has been solved. Now it's just function implementation. Teaser for one tool attached.

Inverse ATASCII Feb 24, 2025

Bingo! In earlier testing with cubeSQL, I was using a known seed to validate the hashes were being creating correctly. I now have the the Atari doing generating the seed and connecting to cubeSQL (running on Linux) via FujiNet.

I found an oddity in the FujiNet b64 encode that needs some more troubleshooting to isolate. And that was causing me much grief in trying to get these complex hashes put together successfully - thus the known seed that is now removed.

I can sleep now. :D

#atari8bit #fujinet #database #cubesql #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing