NoSTalgia, an AtariST emulator for the Apple Macintosh By Philippe Gerin (nostalgia@skynet. e!. """# http#$$users.skynet. e$sky%&'()$ or http#$$nostalgia.atari.

org$ Special thanks to: Bern* Schmi*t for +A, routines. -ran.ois Menu for the M/0/ an* all au*io routines (PSG$sample* soun*s!. 1ichar* Bannister for his a*2ice an* part of the interface co*e. 3e4in A.1.". ,*4ar*s for the help 4ith *irect *ra4ing routines. -r5*5ric Gi*ouin for 2alua le technical information. -ran.ois Menu an* 6ens Behmk for AtariST *ocumentation. 777 for the ne4 8S 9 /con. What is it ? NoSTalgia is an AtariST emulator for Macintosh. :ou can use it to run your AtariST soft4are on your Macintosh. How to use it ? The emulator nee*s a copy of the AtariST 18M to function. An Atari utility (tos*ump.prg! 4ill ena le you to transfer the 18M contents to a MS;08S )<=> floppy;*isk. The file nee*s to e rename* T8S./MG an* place* in the same fol*er as NoSTalgia in or*er to e recogni?e* y the emulator. T8S '.7 an* <.7 can e use* 4ith this release of the emulator. T8S '.( is recommen*e* for running games. 8riginal AtariST floppy;*isks cannot e rea* *irectly y the Macintosh. @0ust@ ( y Marcus Philips! is a le to uil* some *isk images 4hich can e use* y NoSTalgia. The emulator automatically inserts the *isk images name* @*isk'.st@ an* @*isk<.st@ 4hen you run it. The emulator 4ill oot on the har* *ri2e (A#! if no *isk;image is inserte* in *ri2e A# The Bar* *isk nee*s T8S '.( or etter an* the file Ccart.imgC.

Areate the Bar* *isk image 4ith the uil* in menus an* rename the create* file to B00;A.*mg or B00;0.*mg. Then relaunch the emulator an* acti2ate the the Bar* *isk an* /nstall the *isk icon ith the Gem 0esktop. 0ont forget to sa2e the Atari 0esktop. The har* *isk images are compati le 4ith 0iskAopy from Apple. :ou cant mount the *isk images on the Mac 0esktop to transfert files et4een the Mac an* the AtariST. The Doysticks are acti2ate* 4ith the Aaps;3ock key# ; 6oystick '# fireEctrl, *irections E kolm ; 6oystick <# fireEoption, *irections E gyDh The right utton of the ST mouse is emulate* y apple;clicking an* the help key y -'<.

Minimum configuration: ; Po4er Macintosh G% ; Mac 8S 9 '=.' or later. ; color *isplay.

The following functions are supported: ;MAFG===. ;ST 1am from H'<> to '(M . ;Ii*eo shifter (%<=J<==, F(=J<== an* F(=J(==!, ;I0/ mo*e F(=J(==J'F. ;Soun*s an* Sample* soun*s$ ;M-P (Timer a;*!, ;AA/As, ;/>B0# key oar*, mouse an* < Doysticks, ;All interrupts 4ith priorities, ;-0A supporting .ST an* .MSA format *isk images, ;1asters (3o4 an* Me*ium resolution!,

;82erscan lo4. ;Blitter, ;Bar* 0isk 0ri2e in 0iskAopy format (T8S '.( nee*e*!, ;1TA. ;M/0/ 2ia KuickTime (8+T only!. ;Printer port. ;82erscan. The following is not emulated: ;Serial port, Software status: This application is freeware, ut feel free to sen* something in or*er to encourage me to keep *e2elopment going. -or e7ample# ; Technical *ocs, ; A postcar*, ; A ottle of 4ine or eer. ; L'=. The soft4are can e freely *uplicate* an* *istri ute* pro2i*e* that the present @rea*me@ file is inclu*e*. /f you 4ish to *istri ute this soft4are on A0;18M, please contact me first so / can sen* you the latest 2ersion of NoSTalgia. How to contact me: G5rin Philippe 1ue *e Baurieu7, (A B;'(&= Aourt;Saint;,tienne Belgium ,mail# nostalgia@skynet. e