Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Anthony Dandrea is better known to Atari computer enthusiasts as Anthony Ramos.
Anthony programmed Creepy Caverns, a type-in BASIC game that was published in Antic magazine's August 1984 issue. Anthony also created the software for Parrot, a $40 4-bit sound sampler and playback package that was marketed by Alpha Systems.
In this interview, we discuss George Morrison of Alpha Systems, and Peter Langston of LucasArts, both of whom I have previously interviewed.
This interview took place on April 8, 2022.
NOTE: Two 10-second sound samples are muted because of YouTube's onerous copyright rules. They are available at the versions of the interview at AtariPodcast.com and Internet Archive.
Creepy Caverns in Antic magazine: archive.org/details/1984-08-anticmagazine/page/n61/mode/2up
Discape Atari 8-bit Demo: youtube.com/watch?v=LAYUzE2wMhk
Discape disk image: on-int.com/atari/DISCAPE.ATR
"Talk is Cheap" by Ed Stuart in Antic magazine: archive.org/details/1983-07-anticmagazine/page/n63/mode/2up
Parrot manual: atarimania.com/8bit/files/Parrot_manual.pdf
Parrot review in Antic magazine: archive.org/details/1987-01-anticmagazine/page/n15/mode/1up
Creepy Caverns with sampled audio: atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-creepy-caverns_1398.html
Parrot Christmas demo: atariage.com/forums/topic/326238-christmas-demos/?do=findComment&comment=4931139
Anthony's Conway's Game of Life: atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-life_2982.html
1984 article in Lorain Journal: archive.org/details/anthony-ramos-lorain-journal
Anthony on AtariAge: atariage.com/forums/topic/3506-my-15-minutes-of-atari-fame
ANTIC Interview 367 - George Morrison, Alpha Systems: youtu.be/Zi194HkVWfo
ANTIC Interview 126 - Peter Langston, LucasArts: youtu.be/KPgVw9wLmi8
Ground Kontrol arcade: groundkontrol.com
Anthony Dandrea is better known to Atari computer enthusiasts as Anthony Ramos.
Anthony programmed Creepy Caverns, a type-in BASIC game that was published in Antic magazine's August 1984 issue. Anthony also created the software for Parrot, a $40 4-bit sound sampler and playback package that was marketed by Alpha Systems.
In this interview, we discuss George Morrison of Alpha Systems, and Peter Langston of LucasArts, both of whom I have previously interviewed.
This interview took place on April 8, 2022.
NOTE: Two 10-second sound samples are muted because of YouTube's onerous copyright rules. They are available at the versions of the interview at AtariPodcast.com and Internet Archive.
Creepy Caverns in Antic magazine: archive.org/details/1984-08-anticmagazine/page/n61/mode/2up
Discape Atari 8-bit Demo: youtube.com/watch?v=LAYUzE2wMhk
Discape disk image: on-int.com/atari/DISCAPE.ATR
"Talk is Cheap" by Ed Stuart in Antic magazine: archive.org/details/1983-07-anticmagazine/page/n63/mode/2up
Parrot manual: atarimania.com/8bit/files/Parrot_manual.pdf
Parrot review in Antic magazine: archive.org/details/1987-01-anticmagazine/page/n15/mode/1up
Creepy Caverns with sampled audio: atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-creepy-caverns_1398.html
Parrot Christmas demo: atariage.com/forums/topic/326238-christmas-demos/?do=findComment&comment=4931139
Anthony's Conway's Game of Life: atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-life_2982.html
1984 article in Lorain Journal: archive.org/details/anthony-ramos-lorain-journal
Anthony on AtariAge: atariage.com/forums/topic/3506-my-15-minutes-of-atari-fame
ANTIC Interview 367 - George Morrison, Alpha Systems: youtu.be/Zi194HkVWfo
ANTIC Interview 126 - Peter Langston, LucasArts: youtu.be/KPgVw9wLmi8
Ground Kontrol arcade: groundkontrol.com
