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#82
Software / Re: New game adaptations
Last post by dakidski - 01-07-2023, 23:46:03
I'm very excited!
#83
News / Re: How to be useless
Last post by Petari - 30-06-2023, 08:31:14
Thread at AA "ST/STe compatibility question" :
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"    The main source of incompatibility is the TOS version.
    There are much more titles that work on an ST with TOS 1.0, and don't work with TOS 1.4 (or even TOS 1.2); than titles that work on an ST with TOS 1.4 but not on an STE.

That is why I hated to send my 520 to Atari for the 520fm 'upgrade'.  I figured the original (with TOS 1.0) would be like the original Atari 800 and run a lot more than the later machines/TOS versions. "

Pretty bad formulation. 'Source' ?  Should say reason rather. Source is bad programming, not so good Atari documentation. Funnily biggest part of TOS version incompatibility causes not working controls - joystick in first place. STOS for instance. But some problems are just because TOS is on different address at STE (STOS included). That would be not just TOS version problem but HW design difference. Even more colors on STE can be a problem for some game code (Deffender of the Crown), and more screen related HW registers . But all it could be avoided with better code and better knowledge about HW.

And of course nobody at AA mentions that most of problematic games are fixed for STE and DL-able on my site.
I guess some like more to hate than to do something good for community.

#84
Software / Re: New game adaptations
Last post by Petari - 23-06-2023, 18:37:00
Quote from: dakidski on 28-05-2023, 22:58:292023, please give us a new hdd image soon. Love from Denmark.

I worked a lot on updates in last 2 months. New image is almost completed. Added about 30 games, and screenshots in medium, high-res too. Then useful info for games: on what monitors it work, usable controllers, game category ...  All it needs plenty of time to update all for over 1700 games, so there will be a lot to deal with, until I guess end of this year.  Game starting system is same. Disk access is improved too, especially useful for machines with less RAM. And those who don't like flashing (fading by old disk access system).
And latest feature:  videos of gameplay playable on Atari self - STE in first place, with ST will have no sound.  I did mods on my old LAV player SW, so it works smooth with now popular adapters as SD4ST and ACSI2STM, US .  More on this page: HAGA(E) improvements
Contact me with e-mail for details about DL .
#85
Software / Re: New Game Menu (supporting ...
Last post by Petari - 23-06-2023, 18:28:39
No plans to support work under EmuTOS - and main reason for it is that it is not much compatible with regular TOS versions and plenty of games (like 50% of them). Plus, no need for it. Original TOS is good enough, and game menu and adaptations work well under TOS 2.06 - just need to set it for low RAM usage (no resident SW, ACCessories) and hard disk driver with low RAM usage too. Especially important with only 1 MB RAM.
If someone wants pure DOS (FAT16) partitions with max 1 GB size and plenty of them (up to 30), can use my iTOS - I improved TOS-es FAT16 filesystem, so it works with usual DOS type FAT16 partitions (widely used today too, supported by Win, MacOS, Linux ...) .  For more details please e-mail me, look pages on my site.
#86
News / Re: How to be useless
Last post by Petari - 19-06-2023, 08:40:32
From the thread with subject "just bought an UltraSatan" (AA), "did i make the right purchase or would ACSI2STM or SD4ST have been fine? there wasn't a clear answer with a quick google search. " :

"Expert' reply:
"There shouldn't be any major differences between the three devices, all of them act as an interface between the ST and the physical media.
That said, Ultrasatan is probably the fastest of them in terms of throughput (at least that was the case last time I checked) and has battery backed RTC (but then again probably so do the others). "

 Well, initial question is just typically simplification of thing. Not really possible to give proper answer without knowing some details.
 Right purchase ? best ? - that's not so simple.
But even then, those at AA, who think that they know things and give answer - well, the level is really low.  Should at least write about whit what 'media' which adapter works. And it is really simple and short:  SD card (US), micro SD card (ACSI2STM and SD4ST). And is not bad to add that all them support HC SD cards - unlike Satandisk. And use ICD protocol (important for driver SW), so can over 1 GB .
UltraSatan and SD4ST have battery baked RTC, what is extra function, not really related with storage.
Considering speed: yes UltraSatan is fastest, but not big difference, plus speed depends from used SD card too.
#87
Software / Re: Future Game Adaptions Sugg...
Last post by diamondspringwater - 15-06-2023, 17:18:10
Sweet, That was super fast, Thank you!! :)
#88
Software / Re: Future Game Adaptions Sugg...
Last post by Petari - 14-06-2023, 20:55:56
Quote from: diamondspringwater on 13-06-2023, 16:55:37How about Medieval Chess its like Archon for the ST.
Did it.  Medieval Chess
There is Lords of Doom too .  English and German versions.
#89
Software / Re: Future Game Adaptions Sugg...
Last post by Petari - 13-06-2023, 17:15:27
Quote from: Atari8guy on 12-06-2023, 23:19:52Championship Baseball would be fun...played this a lot with my father years and years ago.
http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-st-championship-baseball_37775.html
It's done already: CHSB
#90
Software / Re: Future Game Adaptions Sugg...
Last post by diamondspringwater - 13-06-2023, 16:55:37
How about Medieval Chess its like Archon for the ST.