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#51

News / Interesting YT video about "Si...

Last post by Petari - 02-08-2025, 10:23:52

Dima Sobolev recommended it to me. I added there comment, but it will be deleted soon most likely.YT video
So, here is my comment:
"Lot of wrong terminology. It is not TOS emulator. There is TOS ROM switch (what I made long time ago - 1992 in my ST and also in my Sinclair Spectrum (of course it is OS ROM switch there) . GemDrive is something done for first time in Steem Atari ST(E) emulator - 2005, called there just 'Hard disk' - it is actually kind of hook/replacement of TOS-es FAT16 filesystem functions - so will access, deal with files on host computers DIR (selected by user) - what will appear as Atari ST logical drive (partition) . But it is not full disk access like it is with usual harddisk drivers and regular TOS usage, No low level disk access, and some SW using that.
  And most funny: my integrated driver in iTOS 'does not like other drivers' - haha - it does not need other drivers, as it does basically same thing, so why would start other driver when integrated one is activated ? Plus, if you attach some hard disk/SD card with 'other' driver  integrated one will not activate - shame on you 'other drivers' - you don't like my integrated driver !  ??
 Well, sarcasm aside: my iTOS (all versions) allow user selection of integrated driver - will work only with DOS FAT16 partitioned media  or  autoboot driver on media, and usual AHDI type partitioning too, for compatibility. Autoboot can be with DOS type FAT16 - what format integrated partitioner produces. It has some advantage over TOS (AHDI) type FAT16 - for instance much less RAM needed for disk buffers (no large logical sectors).
Visit my site, e-mail me for more details about my SW, about TOS generally.  "
 

#52

Software / Re: Voodoo Nightmare incompati...

Last post by Official Ninja - 31-07-2025, 01:27:35

Of course I checked it after upload. It seems that somewhere that file is cached and it is not updated, so you still DL old version. Or some other problem.
Get it here:  Updated VoodooNM

All better. Works great. Thank you, again.

#53

Software / Re: Voodoo Nightmare incompati...

Last post by Petari - 30-07-2025, 07:27:13

Of course I checked it after upload. It seems that somewhere that file is cached and it is not updated, so you still DL old version. Or some other problem.
Get it here:  Updated VoodooNM

#54

Software / Re: Voodoo Nightmare incompati...

Last post by Official Ninja - 30-07-2025, 00:43:06

Maybe a problem with download link? VNLA is 56130
https://1drv.ms/i/c/194a97230faf874a/EWk6b5-gYpdFuXoUYTFTRtsBUs2Udra3kvQ7dy_pl2ITkw?e=e9Q5Qg

Also, I've since switched to my STe with USA TOS1.62
I can test on both if needed.

#55

Software / Re: Voodoo Nightmare incompati...

Last post by Petari - 29-07-2025, 09:55:21

It worked well in Steem with US TOS 1.04 .
I made different fix - now no need to set 50 Hz refresh rate, I corrected game's refresh rate test in it's code.
And it works good at 60 Hz refresh rate too, as I see . So, DL it again at same place.
File VNLA in subdir FILES is now 56006 bytes .

#56

Software / Re: Voodoo Nightmare incompati...

Last post by Official Ninja - 29-07-2025, 03:26:30

I did put updated v. on game DL page. It is now on top of list because update.
Adapted games DL table

I just tried it out. It still has the problem. I have to run a program to set 50hz before launching the game for it to take joystick input.

Thanks!

#57

Software / Re: Future Game Adaptions Sugg...

Last post by Ronald J. Hall - 28-07-2025, 15:23:49

Okay, good advice - thanks! 

#58

Software / Re: Future Game Adaptions Sugg...

Last post by Petari - 28-07-2025, 14:21:29

You can copy file GAMELIST.TXT from root of C: to your PC/MAC and can open it with usual text viewer, Notepad or like. Then can search for title, or just go over alphabetically .

#59

Software / Re: Future Game Adaptions Sugg...

Last post by Ronald J. Hall - 28-07-2025, 00:38:34

Okay, thanks.

I've got a fairly recent compilation - I'll check
for it there.

Thanks again. 

#60

Software / Re: Future Game Adaptions Sugg...

Last post by Petari - 27-07-2025, 12:22:28

 

Sorry if this has been asked or if it's already done, but
did you ever convert the RPG "Disciples of Steel".

I'm thinking you did and I think there was an issue with
a crash at one point in the game itself. I couldn't seem
to find it listed on the adapted games download page.

Thanks.

 It is in later game compilations image for SD cards. I did not add it, and many others to individual game downloads table page from multiple reasons - low feedback, not listening what I write there and not to mention all cretenic writings on forums - like my adapts cause failure of UltraSatan, data loss and like ...
Nobody was even criticized because such bullshit (without any proof, without any real possibility that some SW may cause HW damage. Data loss may happen by some very bad SW, but chances that it is because bad coding are extremely minimal as there are some protections in low level disk access code, even in TOS .
 And I will say what are the real reasons for now more and more HW failures:
In case of Atari ST family original machines:  their age.  In case of UltraSatan and other new HW - lower quality of newer chips, component in later years. And lower quality is present in almost everything manufactured lately. 'Brave new World' - be brave and try our magnificent product . If it not last long, there is chance to try our next product soon - isn't it nice ?