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#51
Software / Re: New game adaptations
Last post by dakidski - 04-01-2025, 22:12:10How about a poor peasant, that previously paid, but now have fallen on hard times? Can I have a copy too? Regards, dakidski/Asger
#52
Software / And another case of 'it can be...
Last post by Petari - 04-01-2025, 18:51:02Fresh post at 'great' AF : only we can do it
LOL ! So, scrolling can be done in only one way . I'm glad that I'm not at that idiotic forum (which deleted my post in similar case - when I mocked some guy who claimed that 'it can be done only that way' . What about learning/discovering some elemental life/cosmic ways of approach (did not use word 'rules' with good reason - rules are for people not understanding it. Ways are for those who care about) .
LOL ! So, scrolling can be done in only one way . I'm glad that I'm not at that idiotic forum (which deleted my post in similar case - when I mocked some guy who claimed that 'it can be done only that way' . What about learning/discovering some elemental life/cosmic ways of approach (did not use word 'rules' with good reason - rules are for people not understanding it. Ways are for those who care about) .
#53
General chat / Re: Happy new Year!
Last post by Ronald J. Hall - 01-01-2025, 18:44:43Hope everyone has a great (Atari!) year. 
#54
General chat / Re: Happy new Year!
Last post by Petari - 01-01-2025, 09:25:46Happy New Year 2025 Atarian fellows
#55
Software / Re: Adding non-reloc tables to...
Last post by Petari - 31-12-2024, 13:20:25 No need to use another SD card to be able to do file transfers with some modern, popular computer, OS - with my partitioning/driver SW, images since 2012 - they are TOS/DOS FAT16 compatible. So, if you attach such SD card to some PC with Win, Linux , to Mac, will be able to do file transfers with their file tools. Only restriction I saw was Windows restriction to only first partition of attached SD card. Why was it made ? Really have no clue. Of course some solutions to override it appeared.
CFAdisk
That makes Window seeing all partitions on removable, so SD, CF cards too . Not needed for latest versions of Win10,11 - where that flaw is corrected.
CFAdisk
That makes Window seeing all partitions on removable, so SD, CF cards too . Not needed for latest versions of Win10,11 - where that flaw is corrected.
#56
Software / Re: Adding non-reloc tables to...
Last post by shazz - 30-12-2024, 22:48:22Thanks Pera. Understood.
Yeah, an Atari is not an emulator, it cannot be something else easily
About Gemdrive, on my ASCI2STM, I'm using your SD image to set partitions (C,D,E) then another SD card to mount the builtin ACSI2STM Gemdrive partition (N) used a temporary drive to copy from my PC to the D and E partitions.
Yeah, an Atari is not an emulator, it cannot be something else easily
About Gemdrive, on my ASCI2STM, I'm using your SD image to set partitions (C,D,E) then another SD card to mount the builtin ACSI2STM Gemdrive partition (N) used a temporary drive to copy from my PC to the D and E partitions.
#57
Software / Re: Adding non-reloc tables to...
Last post by Petari - 30-12-2024, 20:42:06 Lot of SW works not with TOS in RAM. And it actually can not be fixed in RAMTOS self. For instance because SW what works not accessing TOS in ROM . And don't forget that plenty of SW works not with all TOS versions.
I fixed lot of such incompatibility problems. But fixing SW for TOS in RAM is harder.
GemDrive surely works not with TOS in RAM, it is coded for TOS in ROM . However, regular hard disk drivers should work with TOS in RAM, maybe not all of them. And to add that GemDrive is not so good solution as regular (AUTOboot) hard disk drivers, right because lower SW compatibility.
I fixed lot of such incompatibility problems. But fixing SW for TOS in RAM is harder.
GemDrive surely works not with TOS in RAM, it is coded for TOS in ROM . However, regular hard disk drivers should work with TOS in RAM, maybe not all of them. And to add that GemDrive is not so good solution as regular (AUTOboot) hard disk drivers, right because lower SW compatibility.
#58
Software / Re: Adding non-reloc tables to...
Last post by shazz - 30-12-2024, 16:49:29@Pera,
I think this is expected but in case of, better to check.
When a TOS is active in RAM using RAMTOS, I noticed that some programs don't work anymore:
- imgrun Image Runner (using IMGRF2.PRG while TOS2.06 in RAMTOS)
- at boot, your HD driver works but ACSI2STM built-in boot to set the Gemdrive doesn't
Do you think this is something that can be fixed?
I think this is expected but in case of, better to check.
When a TOS is active in RAM using RAMTOS, I noticed that some programs don't work anymore:
- imgrun Image Runner (using IMGRF2.PRG while TOS2.06 in RAMTOS)
- at boot, your HD driver works but ACSI2STM built-in boot to set the Gemdrive doesn't
Do you think this is something that can be fixed?
#59
Software / Re: Adding non-reloc tables to...
Last post by shazz - 29-12-2024, 23:16:45Yeah of course, the goal was to have less manual work to do then to debug and fix the addresses which cannot be discovered automatically.
And so, in 2024, disassemblers are still very bad to detect tables
Anyway, it helped me to spot the differences with other TOS versions you already carefully manage. And I need to do more tests but at least the TOS206FR boots and starts the GEM. So a good start.
And so, in 2024, disassemblers are still very bad to detect tables
Anyway, it helped me to spot the differences with other TOS versions you already carefully manage. And I need to do more tests but at least the TOS206FR boots and starts the GEM. So a good start.
#60
Software / Re: Adding non-reloc tables to...
Last post by Petari - 29-12-2024, 21:06:02You can not write simple script what will recognize exact original source code - things would be much easier if we have access to source code - but that's done in C, not in ASM . And you may look about TOS 2.06 sources.
I tried with some much newer disassemblers - like after 2018, and they did not recognize tables. Maybe there will be some progress in all it - if someone is interested about such thing in ancient CPU code ...
All I can say is still: lot of hand work, time is needed for it to be proper. I did all it myself, and not only for 1 TOS version.
I tried with some much newer disassemblers - like after 2018, and they did not recognize tables. Maybe there will be some progress in all it - if someone is interested about such thing in ancient CPU code ...
All I can say is still: lot of hand work, time is needed for it to be proper. I did all it myself, and not only for 1 TOS version.