{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"ANTIC Interview 444 - Nick Kennedy, SIO2PC and ATR","description":"Nick Kennedy, SIO2PC and the ATR File Format &amp;nbsp; Nick Kennedy is the creator of SIO2PC, the hardware and software combination that allowed Atari 8-bit computer users to use a PC as a peripheral. In 1989, this was unprecedented, a new way to connect the little Atari to the bigger world, to the (relatively) massive storage and speed of a computer running PC-DOS. For the first time, Ataris could use a PC as storage, RAM disk, and printer. Nick also created the .ATR file format, which quickly became the standard for using virtual floppy disks on Atari emulators. &amp;nbsp; Nick also created 10502PC, a cable that let you connect an Atari floppy drive directly to a PC; and AtariCOM, a less well-known utility that allowed two Atari 8-Bit computers to communicate using the SIO and joystick ports. And, he created Atari-based amateur radio tools: a terminal program for packet radio, and Morse code keyer software, which he and I talked about in detail in our previous interview. &amp;nbsp; This interview took place on November 1, 2024. &amp;nbsp;  Video version of this interview on YouTube &amp;nbsp;  Nick's web site &amp;nbsp; Nick's SIO2PC page &amp;nbsp; Previous interview with Nick about ham radio:  ANTIC Interview 441 - Nick Kennedy, Atari Morse Code Keyer &amp;nbsp;  ANTIC Interview 144 - Stephen Lawrow, Mac\/65 assembler &amp;nbsp;  Bob Woolley's Review of SIO2PC in Atari Interface Magazine 1991-01 &amp;nbsp;  1993 Atari Classics article: SIO2PC: Slave An IBM To Your 8-Bit &amp;nbsp; The .ATR File Format &amp;nbsp;  ANTIC Interview 441 - Nick Kennedy, Atari Morse Code Keyer &amp;nbsp; AtariCom software &amp;nbsp; DAK catalogs &amp;nbsp; Best Electronics &amp;nbsp; Mapping the Atari by Ian Chadwick &amp;nbsp; AtariMax APE and ProSystem &amp;nbsp; Old Hackers Atari User Group newsletter disks &amp;nbsp; Nick Kennedy on AtariAge &amp;nbsp; Support Kay's interviews on Patreon ","author_name":"ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/ataripodcast.libsyn.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/33923447\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/33923447"}