Inverse ATASCII

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Atari nerd and (former) podcaster covering productivity for the Atari 8 bits, Atari 16 bit ST's, Atari Portfolio, and Antic Magazine.
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Still available today, Zinka neon-colored zinc oxide sun screen peaked in popularity in the late 1980s. From coast to coast and on the slopes, people were painting their faces and getting protection from the sun. Today I take a look at the brand's history.

https://www.retroist.com/p/history-of-zinka

Pixel art for #Atari8bit computers presented at Lost Party 2025 #atari #pixelart #demoscene

You know you can just not use AI, right?

You can make a choice not to be part of this.

Even if your job uses it, YOU don’t have to in your normal life. You don’t have to let your kids use it.

You didn’t have it three years ago. You can just…be on Team Human. You can choose.

On June 29, 1994, I announced what turned into the FreeDOS Project.

That's 31 years ago today! And I thought what better way to celebrate the anniversary than by showing how to install FreeDOS.

We released FreeDOS 1.4 in April, so it's been out for a while. If you haven't installed 1.4 yet, here's what it looks like:

https://youtu.be/4H0TWZocJZY

Installing FreeDOS 1.4

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Had a good day at Too Many Games in Oaks, PA. The price was WAAAAY too much for entry. $70 per person is too high and this will be the last time I go. #TooManyGames

Hey Gen Z, welcome to your worst nightmare, a double thumbs up 👍

#TheFonz #GenZ #GenX #thumbsup #crybabies #trigger

It looks like I’m going to be there! I got your number still, so I’ll text you.
Atari's website has now the instructions to update Atari 2600+ and Atari 7800+ consoles with the new simplified procedure https://atari.com/blogs/newsroom/updating-atari-firmware #atari #atari2600plus #atari7800plus #retrogames
Updating Atari 2600+ & 7800+ Firmware

Updating the firmware on your Atari 2600+ or Atari 7800+ is a quick and easy process. Depending on your computer setup, you might have to proceed with an Admin password for portions of the installation process. This process will update your console to firmware version 2.0.

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Continuing to expand the archive, we have today added entries for two #Atari 400/800 games by Russ Wetmore that never saw the light of day: Lulu and Preppies in Space. Thankfully one of them, you can play a demo of:

https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/06/lulu/
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/06/preppies-in-space/