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Thanks. I will be publishing a second video on the Fujinet soon. This time on the pro model and I think its networking capabilities. Please let me know if you would like anything else covered.
Thanks for receiving this video in the spirit it was recorded in. I'm not an Atari noob per-se, as I owned a VCS from 1979 to 82. But then events conspired to move me away from Atari, so I was not an 8-Bit Atari user back in the day. Which is why now I'm keen to go back and see what I missed. And boy did I miss it (I used to lust after an ATARI 400/800). I'll be doing more on the 800XL and hopefully other Atari 8-Bits pretty soon. Please SUBSCRIBE and hit the BELL to be notified when those drop!
Yes, Joe Decuir worked on it AFAIK, and his idea was to make a VERY flexible serial port, to get around the tank block of aluminium the chassis was made out of, because they were bullied into it by the FCC. Mother of invention eh? I hope to return to the Atari soon. But first, I have to get a project at home out the door. More on this soon!
I started with the Atari 400. Not because I was a child with grubby fingers, but because I couldn't afford an 800. I replaced the keyboards with the B-Key keyboard and added 48K of memory. One of my 400s has the plain brown keyboard and the other has the multicolor version of the keyboard.
Indeed, during the dark days of COVID I set about collecting these games. A passion of mine in the 80s and 90s, sadly many were not available over here in the UK. But all the same I did own maybe 6 Infocom games. If there is enough interest, I would LOVE to do a series of videos on these games, as I think they are a very important part of gaming, at least in those early formative years. IMHO, Infocom set the standard in many areas of gaming, in terms of creativity, mature story telling, techology and professionalism. And the graphics and packaging were PHENOMENAL, and I think created the later BIG BOX PC game delivery style.
Fantstic video, that looks like a heck of a device. Any idea why Fuji is part of the name? I'd love to see an Atari documentary from you, I'm sure you'd do a hell of a job with it! Looking forward to that.
It is, ins'nt it. I was surprised to see all the extra features on it, in the Web Config, when I updated its Firmware. I need to try out some of the other features. Not printed anything yet, but more up my alley is to try connecting to a BBS with it. Also, not sure whether to get the C64 or Apple II FujiNet next. As to the Fuji, Im assuming some Japanese influence in the project, not sure...
@@jakub.kosiec I read that it had something to do with the name GO, which the name Atari comes from, and it having something to do with a move in that game as well. TBH, it makes sense that it could be mount Fuji and that would tie in with FujiNet AND also gets around any copyright issues :) Thanks for the info.
@@RetronautTech name Atari comes form the move in GO, correct. But the logo is related to Fuji mountain. And also, you can run a contest on your channel what was the name of Atari before is was Atari :)
Retronaut now has a dedicated Atari Discord channel, discord.gg/q5YHCKXr where you can chat with like minded Atari fans (such as me). For those who JOIN my channel (hit the JOIN button above). There are exclusive Channels on the Discord where you can chat directly with me and other members. So why not jump in today and join the Atari Discord!
Best video on FujiNet that i’ve seen so far. You actually explain HOW to use FujiNet rather than demonstrating WHAT it does.
Thanks. I will be publishing a second video on the Fujinet soon. This time on the pro model and I think its networking capabilities. Please let me know if you would like anything else covered.
Thanks for posting. Very informative and good for new users of Atari 8bit computers.
Thanks for receiving this video in the spirit it was recorded in. I'm not an Atari noob per-se, as I owned a VCS from 1979 to 82. But then events conspired to move me away from Atari, so I was not an 8-Bit Atari user back in the day. Which is why now I'm keen to go back and see what I missed. And boy did I miss it (I used to lust after an ATARI 400/800). I'll be doing more on the 800XL and hopefully other Atari 8-Bits pretty soon. Please SUBSCRIBE and hit the BELL to be notified when those drop!
I own both the 800XL and the 65XE I use a floppy disk emulator with them both. Did you know the SIO port was a pre-curser to USB.
Yes, Joe Decuir worked on it AFAIK, and his idea was to make a VERY flexible serial port, to get around the tank block of aluminium the chassis was made out of, because they were bullied into it by the FCC. Mother of invention eh? I hope to return to the Atari soon. But first, I have to get a project at home out the door. More on this soon!
I started with the Atari 400. Not because I was a child with grubby fingers, but because I couldn't afford an 800. I replaced the keyboards with the B-Key keyboard and added 48K of memory. One of my 400s has the plain brown keyboard and the other has the multicolor version of the keyboard.
I love those Infocom games! The games, the packaging that came with them as well!
Indeed, during the dark days of COVID I set about collecting these games. A passion of mine in the 80s and 90s, sadly many were not available over here in the UK. But all the same I did own maybe 6 Infocom games.
If there is enough interest, I would LOVE to do a series of videos on these games, as I think they are a very important part of gaming, at least in those early formative years. IMHO, Infocom set the standard in many areas of gaming, in terms of creativity, mature story telling, techology and professionalism. And the graphics and packaging were PHENOMENAL, and I think created the later BIG BOX PC game delivery style.
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Fantstic video, that looks like a heck of a device. Any idea why Fuji is part of the name?
I'd love to see an Atari documentary from you, I'm sure you'd do a hell of a job with it! Looking forward to that.
It is, ins'nt it. I was surprised to see all the extra features on it, in the Web Config, when I updated its Firmware. I need to try out some of the other features. Not printed anything yet, but more up my alley is to try connecting to a BBS with it. Also, not sure whether to get the C64 or Apple II FujiNet next. As to the Fuji, Im assuming some Japanese influence in the project, not sure...
Atari logo is a reimagined shape of a Fuji mountain.
@@jakub.kosiec I read that it had something to do with the name GO, which the name Atari comes from, and it having something to do with a move in that game as well. TBH, it makes sense that it could be mount Fuji and that would tie in with FujiNet AND also gets around any copyright issues :) Thanks for the info.
@@RetronautTech name Atari comes form the move in GO, correct. But the logo is related to Fuji mountain. And also, you can run a contest on your channel what was the name of Atari before is was Atari :)