Atari800 emulator version 1.3.6

Table Of Contents:

  • INTRODUCTION
  • INSTALLATION
  • KEYS
  • RUNNING ATARI800
  • REPORTING BUGS
  • COPYRIGHT
  • CONTACT

    • INTRODUCTION

    This is the version 1.3.6 of Atari800 for MS Windows. Atari800 is a free (you don't pay for it, you can get source code and you are welcome to develop it) and portable (can run on many weird machines and different operating systems) emulator of Atari 800XL, 130XE and 5200 computers, developed by     many people under the GPL. More information you find in the README file.

    INSTALLATION

    To install this Atari800 package you will need the following:
  • Windows 9x
  • DirectX
  • Atari 800 ROM files (see INSTALL file for more info)
  • Seperate folder to put the emulator and ROM files in
    •  Extract Atari800 zip file to destination folder and copy ROM files to the same folder. Run atari800 and you will be prompted for several config values, if you don't know the correct value just press Enter.

    KEYS

  • F1 Menu (built in User Interface)
  • F2 Option
  • F3 Select
  • F4 Start
  • F5 Warm Reset
  • Shft+F5 Cold Reset
  • F8 Monitor
  • F9 Exit Emulator
  • F10 Screenshot
  • F11 Change autofire mode
    • Joystick 0 is operated by the numeric keypad:
  • 7 - forward/left
  • 8 - forward
  • 9 - forward/right
  • 4 - left
  • 6 - right
  • 1 - back/left
  • 2 - back
  • 3 - back/right
  • 0 - fire key

    • RUNNING ATARI800

    You can use some command line parameters to atari800. To add command line parameter create a shortcut to atari800 and append them to Properties/Shortcut/Target window.
    If you need '-mouse pad' option you should have something like:
    "C:\Program Files\Atari800\Atari800.exe -mouse pad"
    Available command line options are: (see     USAGE for more)
  • -configure Update Configuration File
  • -config <file> Specify Alternate Configuration File
  • -atari Emulate Atari 800
  • -xl Emulate Atari 800XL
  • -xe Emulate Atari 130XE
  • -320xe Emulate Atari 320XE (COMPY SHOP)
  • -rambo Emulate Atari 320XE (RAMBO)
  • -5200 Emulate Atari 5200 Games System
  • -nobasic Turn off Atari BASIC ROM
  • -basic Turn on Atari BASIC ROM
  • -pal Enable PAL TV mode
  • -ntsc Enable NTSC TV mode
  • -osa_rom <file> Load OS A ROM from file
  • -osb_rom <file> Load OS B ROM from file
  • -xlxe_rom <file> Load XL/XE ROM from file
  • -5200_rom <file> Load 5200 ROM from file
  • -basic_rom <fil> Load BASIC ROM from file
  • -cart <file> Install cartridge (raw or CART format)
  • -run <file> Run Atari executable file (COM, EXE, XEX)
  • -refresh <rate> Specify screen refresh rate
  • -nopatch Don't patch SIO routine in OS
  • -nopatchall Don't patch OS at all, H: device won't work
  • -a Use OS A
  • -b Use OS B
  • -c Enable RAM between 0xc000 and 0xcfff in Atari 800
  • -v Show version/release number
  • -palette <file> Use external palette
  • -black <0-255> Set black level
  • -white <0-255> Set white level
  • -colors <num> Set colors saturation
  • -genpal Generate artificial palette
  • -colshift <num> Set color shift (-genpal only)
  • -H1 <path> Set path for H1: device
  • -H2 <path> Set path for H2: device
  • -H3 <path> Set path for H3: device
  • -H4 <path> Set path for H4: device
  • -Hpath <path> Set path for Atari executables on the H: device
  • -hdreadonly <on> Enable (1) or disable (0) read-only mode for H: device
  • -devbug Debugging messages for H: and P: devices
  • -tape <file> Insert cassette image
  • -boottape <file> Insert cassette image and boot it
  • -mouse off Do not use mouse
  • -mouse pad Emulate paddles
  • -mouse touch Emulate Atari Touch Tablet
  • -mouse koala Emulate Koala Pad
  • -mouse pen Emulate Light Pen
  • -mouse gun Emulate Light Gun
  • -mouse amiga Emulate Amiga mouse
  • -mouse st Emulate Atari ST mouse
  • -mouse trak Emulate Atari Trak-Ball
  • -mouse joy Emulate joystick using mouse
  • -mouseport <n> Set mouse port 1-4 (default 1)
  • -mousespeed <n> Set mouse speed 1-9 (default 3)
  • -multijoy Emulate MultiJoy4 interface
  • -central Center emulated screen
  • -left Align left
  • -right Align right (on 80 columns)
  • -wide1 Use 80 columns
  • -wide2 Use 80 columns, display twice
  • -nosound Disable sound
  • -dsprate <rate> Set DSP rate in Hz
  • -snddelay <ms> Set sound delay in milliseconds
  • -artif <num> Set artifacting mode 0-4 (0 = disable)

    • REPORTING BUGS

    If you have a problem running this emulator please read     FAQ first.
    Look at BUGS first to not report same bug hundred times, please.
    If the problem persists you can contact Atari800 developers at atari800-users mailing list or you can use sourceforge.net interface.

    COPYRIGHT

    Copyright © 1995 David Firth.
    Copyright © 2002 Atari800 development team
    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
    See COPYING file for details.

    All trademarks are the property of their respective companies.

    CONTACT

    Atari800 Windows port maintainer:     Krzysztof Nikiel
    You can find more info at Atari800 home page.

    Page by Krzysztof Nikiel