Atari800 emulator version $A800VERSION

Table Of Contents:

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

    • INTRODUCTION

    This is the version $A800VERSION 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) $HELPMENU

    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