Hatari version 1.0.1 released
What's new in this version:
* This is just a bug-fix release, without new features.
* Fixed some compile problems on non-unix-like systems (like MingW).
* Fixed crashes in Spec512 emulation code ("Dan Dare 3" and little endian
ARM).
* Blitter source address is not incremented anymore in operation mode
0 and 15.
* STE small overscan video effect is now displayed on the left side instead
of the right side (fixes "Just Musix 2" menu for example).
* Hatari now works on 256 color displays right again.
* Fixed PSG mirror register emulation (fixes e.g. sample sound in "Ooh
Crikey Wot A Scorcher" demo).
Link: http://hatari.sourceforge.net/index.html
From: http://www.atari-users.net/
Links Atari Web Browser for MiNT released
I have compiled and build GEM interface to Links, you need a fast atari 020-060 with FPU with/without graphic card, under MiNT. My archive is here (binay and sources): http://didier.mequignon.free.fr/files/links-2.1pre33.m68kmint.tgz
Link: http://links.twibright.com/
From: http://www.atari-users.net/
joe 3.5 for m68k-atari-mint released
Bernd Mueller announced on usenet: I've just build joe for MiNT. A very small, easy and fast texteditor http://joe-editor.sourceforge.net/
Link: http://ragnars-world.homelinux.org/atari/joe/
From: http://www.atari-users.net/
Multari: portable Atari 2600
Move over Ben Heck. Marshall H writes: The Multari is a portable Atari 2600 with 32 built-in games built by myself, Marshall. It features a vacuum-formed styrene plastic case, 5" LCD, and no big cartridges to carry around.
Link: http://retroactive.be/multari/
Atari Star Wars on an oscilloscope
It’s been a long weekend for me (working, not playing) so I haven’t had a lot of opportunities to scour for news but I did come across this youtube video of someone running the classic Atari coin-op Star Wars on their oscilloscope. Since oscilloscopes use a vector display it’s possible to recreate the experience fairly well on the tiny screen although you’ll see the retrace lines which aren’t normally in the game and of course its a monochrome display so you miss out on the color from the actual game.
Link: http://arcadeheroes.com/2008/04/13/atari-star-wars-on-an-oscilloscope/
Atari catalog 1981
A friend of mine was moving and found some old Atari product catalogs buried in a box somewhere. He passed them on to me because he figured I was nerdy enough to care about them. He was right. These were standard pack-ins with Atari cartridges in the early 80s. This was a golden era when game boxes and advertisements had lavish artwork to compensate for the blocky graphics. Well, it would be a stretch to call this artwork "lavish" but it does a fine job of distracting you from what the games look like. Back then games were a lot of fun, even if you needed a bit of imagination to play them. I'll take any of these games over Grand Theft Auto II: San Vice Andreas City or whatever it's called.
Link: http://www.huguesjohnson.com/features/atari_catalog_1981/index.html
PSP 2600 v1.1.3 Atari Emulator released
Zx-81 has released an update to PSP 2600 today, which is an Atari 2600 Emulator for the PSP. PSP2600 is heavily based on code from the PSP port of Stella, a multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator originally written by Bradford Mott.
Version 1.1.3 features various performance-related optimizations and includes new EBOOT music courtesy of electro-industrial music band Observe & Control.
Link: http://www.ps3news.com/PlayStationPortable/psp-2600-v1-1-3-atari-em...
Interview with Tron Designer!
Peter Hirschberg has posted an interview with George Gomez, one of the designers of arcade cabnet for classic arcade game turned 80s movie-classic, Tron, over on his website. Always good to hear from the people behind the phenomenon!
Link: http://peterhirschberg.blogspot.com/2008/04/mini-interview-with-des...
From: http://classicgaming.gamespy.com/
Bitfellas Podcast Falcon special
505 of Checkpoint writes: The todays episode (#31) of the Bitjam Podcast will be specially dedicated to Atari Falcon demomusics. It starts tonight (Sunday, April 13) at 21:00 CET. H20/Rebels even did a nice banner for it. :) If you want to tune in or download the show have a look at the Bitfellas site.
Visit Bitfellas website http://bitfellas.org/
Visit the Podcast page of Bitfellas http://podcast.bitfellas.org/
From: http://www.dhs.nu/
Atari ST developer story part 2
Alien / ST-CNX writes: Part 2 of the story of one of the original developer's of the ST.
Link: http://www.dadhacker.com/blog/?p=1000
From: http://www.dhs.nu/
