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'''EmuTOS''' is a replacement for [[Atari TOS|TOS]] (the operating system of the [[Atari ST]] and its successors), released as [[free software]]. It |
'''EmuTOS''' is a replacement for [[Atari TOS|TOS]] (the operating system of the [[Atari ST]] and its successors), released as [[free software]]. It's mainly intended to be used with Atari [[emulator]]s and clones, such as [[Hatari (emulator)|Hatari]] or [[Atari Coldfire Project|Firebee]]. With it, the use of the old, [[Proprietary software|proprietary]] TOS versions can be avoided, as they are usually difficult to obtain. |
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== Features and compatibility == |
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Unlike original TOS versions, latest EmuTOS can work (sometimes with limited HW support) on all Atari hardware<ref>[http://emutos.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/emutos/emutos/doc/ Readme files describing what HW different EmuTOS build variants support]</ref>, and its latest version has support for features<ref>[http://emutos.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/emutos/emutos/doc/announce.txt?revision=1.18 v0.8.7 release announcement]</ref> lacking from older TOS versions: ColdFire CPU, IDE, (VFAT compatible) FAT16 support and emulators' "Native Features"<ref>[http://wiki.aranym.org/natfeats/proposal NatFeats specification]</ref> support. |
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By design, EmuTOS lacks support for some deprecated OS functions like line-A<ref>[http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=331100 v0.8 release notes]</ref>, and there are also some other differences on non-documented OS features. Because of this, some old demos and games don't work with it<ref>[http://hg.tuxfamily.org/mercurialroot/hatari/hatari/raw-file/tip/doc/emutos.txt Hatari emulator EmuTOS compatibility list]</ref>. |
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EmuTOS doesn't yet have support for Falcon sound matrix or DSP<ref>[http://emutos.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/emutos/emutos/doc/status.txt?revision=1.29 EmuTOS OS call support]</ref>, nor VDI graphics support for its 8-bit and 16-bit resolutions. Because of this, most [[Atari Falcon]] specific games, demos and applications don't work with it<ref>[http://hg.tuxfamily.org/mercurialroot/hatari/hatari/raw-file/tip/doc/emutos.txt Hatari emulator EmuTOS compatibility list]</ref>. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[MiNT]] |
* [[MiNT]] |
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* [[Atari TOS]] |
* [[Atari TOS]] |
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== References == |
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{{Reflist}} |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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Revision as of 11:52, 7 November 2012
EmuTOS is a replacement for TOS (the operating system of the Atari ST and its successors), released as free software. It's mainly intended to be used with Atari emulators and clones, such as Hatari or Firebee. With it, the use of the old, proprietary TOS versions can be avoided, as they are usually difficult to obtain.
Features and compatibility
Unlike original TOS versions, latest EmuTOS can work (sometimes with limited HW support) on all Atari hardware[1], and its latest version has support for features[2] lacking from older TOS versions: ColdFire CPU, IDE, (VFAT compatible) FAT16 support and emulators' "Native Features"[3] support.
By design, EmuTOS lacks support for some deprecated OS functions like line-A[4], and there are also some other differences on non-documented OS features. Because of this, some old demos and games don't work with it[5].
EmuTOS doesn't yet have support for Falcon sound matrix or DSP[6], nor VDI graphics support for its 8-bit and 16-bit resolutions. Because of this, most Atari Falcon specific games, demos and applications don't work with it[7].
See also
References
External links
- EmuTOS - internationalized GPL version of TOS ROMs (based on open-sourced GEM sources Caldera bought from Novell in 1996 along with DR-DOS)
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