ANTIC Interview 458 - Allan Bushman, Atari archivist

ANTIC Interview 458 - Allan Bushman, Atari archivist

From ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast by Randy Kindig, Kay Savetz, Brad Arnold

June 21, 2026 · 37 min

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Allan Bushman, an Atari archivist known for his extensive work in scanning and preserving Atari-related materials.

Allan Bushman, Atari Archivist If you've ever looked up an Atari computer manual at Internet Archive, chances are you've come across some of Allan Bushman's scans. For well over 13 years, Allan has been uploading scans of Atari-related catalogs, manuals, and books to the archive. Before that, since 1995 or before, Allan contributed to AtariMagazines.com and AtariMania. With a particular emphasis on finding and archiving Atari Program Exchange manuals, Allan has helped save the vast majority of the APX library. This interview took place on April 19 2026 at Vintage Computer Festival East. As of this recording, only 10 or so APX manuals have yet to be found and scanned. Basic Renumber Utility (Renum) Character Set Editor Database/Report System Diskmenu Home Loan Analysis Reversi/Roman Checkers Basic Arithmetic (MECC) Geography (MECC) Market Place (MECC) Gossip (unreleased?) Dragons Quest or a Twist in the Tail (unreleased?) Allan's scans at Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/@allan52 Computer Shopper magazine Atari Articles: https://archive.org/details/@allan52?query=computer+shopper+atari+articles Allan on AtariAge: https://forums.atariage.com/profile/187-allan/

People in this episode

Hosts: Randy Kindig, Kay Savetz, Brad Arnold

Guest: Allan Bushman

Topics covered

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Internet Archive, AtariMagazines.com, AtariMania, Atari

More episodes of ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast podcast page.