Beyond Brown

People who worked on TOS are very clever.

(Originally published in Atariscne news)

Probably one of the more boring and contrived subjects to discuss, especially in old platforms like this, is how to handle memory in applications, from demos to games or even a normal GEM application. However, since people are still confused about this on anything than the trivial cases, it’s probably a good idea to review some concepts and offer some food for thought.

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or: “new” tricks on old machines

The early days were wild.

Introduction

So, you have come to the conclusion that it is time to leave Devpac/GenST behind and use rmac instead. Congratulations!

Taking a closer look at the radar effect shown in SNDH v4.8 update demo

or: How to connect my Atari ST to a modern Monitor and other fun activities

We all know that situation: your new(ish), shiny(ish) Atari ST just arrived - but apparently there‘s no way to get this thing to display a picture anywhere. No HDMI port, no DVI port, no VGA - heck, what where those Atari guys even thinking?

Ever since I saw Ilmenit’s fantiastic, highly artistic intro Mona I have been entertaining the thought of making an Atari ST port. Here’s how it came into existence.

Disassembly provided courtesy of The Paranoid/Paradox. Thank you and take it away!