EstyJS 2.0 (emulator for the Atari ST, written in 100% pure JavaScript)
kaiec.github.ioWhat's with the influx of Atari ST postings lately? I'm surely enjoying it!
Can EstyJS run in monochrome (640 x 400) mode? There were some great games in b&w, like Bolo and Oxyd [0] by Meinolf Amekudzi.
I remember studying the 'Hitchhikers Guide to the BIOS' [1], which was the only piece of documentation I initially had for the ST when it had just come out. If I'm not mistaken, it did ship with a C compiler and assembler.
[0] https://www.atariuptodate.de/en/authors/meinolf-amekudzi-104...
[1] https://archive.org/details/rearc_atari-st-e-tt-toolkit-b1-3...
Hey I'm all for the postings too. It's a great system that really got me into learning assembly for the first time as well.
Oh the ST... :-)
Back in school in 1994 I was into DOS. But my friend insisted the ST was superior in every way. We wrote assembly games to impress eachother.
One day he told me he was working for a company making games.
I didn't really believe him back then.
Turns out the company in question was UDS (Unique Development Systems) and he was in fact making games for the ST.
We were 14 years old.
I have been told Revenge of the Mutant Camels is a cult classic worth experiencing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqt86q2PIxQ
Within seconds I found GFA basic (which I spent endless time programming in as a kid), and got it running. Unfortunately, I can't figure out how type an "=" (equals) character from my Mac laptop.
I switched to using Firefox instead of Chrome and now "=" works! :-) I'm using GFA Basic from https://www.atarimania.com/pgesoft.awp?version=29409
Be cool if it supported midi in browser for cubase jungle makin'!
The MIDI support in _all_ the emulators I've seen has been fairly... not-great... overall. I should look again but I remember reading through the source for Aranym around this and being pretty disappointed.
Must... resist... temptation... to write my own
I've used STEEM to run Dr T's fairly extensively, with Midi I/O routed to either VSTHost or Reaper running as a midi rack, using loopMIDI and never really had a problem other than the occasion where I forget which way is in and out and end up with loopMIDI disabling ports due to feedback loops.
to be fair last time i looked at steem for midi was... 20+ years ago
Would this be of interest to you:
ProTracker ST or Arkos Tracker 2 would do great for that
I feel like it's a festival of emulators these days. Or maybe that thing is happening where some new thing clicks into sharper focus for you, and then suddenly you see it everywhere. What was the name of that phenomenen, I feel I saw it on here at some stage...
Ahh, the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, or Frequency Illusion.
I was just reading about the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon the other day, and now I'm seeing it mentioned everywhere.
Aha. Classic.
You might be tempted to think it was invented recently too, then, as per the related "recency illusion". Another one I've definitely fallen prey to.
Can it run Cubase?
Not sure if I am I the only one but, when reading emulator FOR the Atari ST, I thought this would be an emulator for something else running in the ST.
My only complaint would be that it doesn't lock the mouse, so it is a bit confusing having two mices, other than that, great achievement.
You actually can do that by pressing the 'lock' button below the 'monitor'.
Ah that wasn't clear to me, thanks.
Can it run Llamatron?
:D This was the primary function of my ST.