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Ron Luks

ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast

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Ron Luks, Founder and manager of the Atari Forums on CompuServe Welcome to this interview-only episode of Antic, The Atari 8-bit computer podcast.  My name is Randy Kindig.  In this show, I’ll be talking with Mr. Ron Luks, a name that you’re probably familiar with if you used your Atari to access the Compuserve Information Service.   Ron was founder and manager of the Atari Forums on CompuServe (SIG*Atari, 8-bit Forum, 16-bit Forum (ST), Atari Developers, Atari Vendors, and others.)  He also wrote articles for some of the Atari magazines (like ANTIC).  I hope you enjoy this interesting glimpse into the online world of Atari back in the 80’s. I also want to mention that Ron was kind enough to donate an Atari 130XE and a set of cartridges to the show. This interview was conducted November 18, 2015 Teaser Quotes:  “And the owner of the store steered me over to the Atari 800 and it was running Star Raiders, ok, and that was all it took” “So that’s when I decided I’m going to give Compuserve a try and see what it’s like.  I was instantly hooked with the whole online service idea.” “At one time the Atari 8-bit forum was the biggest money-making forum on CompuServe.”  Links:  “ANTIC Online”, ANTIC VOL. 4, NO. 9 / JANUARY 1986 - http://www.atarimagazines.com/v4n9/anticonline.html “THE #1 SYSOP“, ANTIC VOL. 4, NO. 2 / JUNE 1985 - http://www.atarimagazines.com/v4n2/SYSOP.html

Ron Luks, Founder and manager of the Atari Forums on CompuServe Welcome to this interview-only episode of Antic, The Atari 8-bit computer podcast.  My name is Randy Kindig.  In this show, I’ll be talking with Mr. Ron Luks, a name that you’re probably familiar with if you used your Atari to access the Compuserve Information Service.   Ron was founder and manager of the Atari Forums on CompuServe (SIG*Atari, 8-bit Forum, 16-bit Forum (ST), Atari Developers, Atari Vendors, and others.)  He also wrote articles for some of the Atari magazines (like ANTIC).  I hope you enjoy this interesting glimpse into the online world of Atari back in the 80’s. I also want to mention that Ron was kind enough to donate an Atari 130XE and a set of cartridges to the show. This interview was conducted November 18, 2015 Teaser Quotes: <ul> <li>“And the owner of the store steered me over to the Atari 800 and it was running Star Raiders, ok, and that was all it took”</li> <li>“So that’s when I decided I’m going to give Compuserve a try and see what it’s like.  I was instantly hooked with the whole online service idea.”</li> <li>“At one time the Atari 8-bit forum was the biggest money-making forum on CompuServe.”</li> </ul> Links: <ul> <li>“ANTIC Online”, ANTIC VOL. 4, NO. 9 / JANUARY 1986 - <a href="http://www.atarimagazines.com/v4n9/anticonline.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.atarimagazines.com/v4n9/anticonline.html</a></li> <li>“THE #1 SYSOP“, ANTIC VOL. 4, NO. 2 / JUNE 1985 - <a href="http://www.atarimagazines.com/v4n2/SYSOP.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.atarimagazines.com/v4n2/SYSOP.html</a></li></ul>

ANTIC Interview 163 - Ron Luks, Compuserve Atari Forum Founder