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Unlike original the TOS, latest EmuTOS can work (sometimes with limited support) on all Atari hardware,<ref name="EmuTOS_doc">[http://emutos.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/emutos/emutos/doc/ EmuTOS documentation] - Readme files describing what HW different EmuTOS build variants support</ref> even on some [[Amiga]] computers, and has support for features<ref name="EmuTOS_v0-90">[http://emutos.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/emutos/emutos/doc/announce.txt?revision=1.28 v0.9.0 release announcement]</ref><ref name="EmuTOS_v0-91">[http://emutos.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/emutos/emutos/doc/announce.txt?revision=1.33 v0.9.1 release announcement]</ref><ref name="EmuTOS_v0-92">[http://emutos.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/emutos/emutos/doc/announce.txt?revision=1.36 v0.9.2 release announcement]</ref> not available before: ColdFire CPU, IDE, FAT partitions and emulators' "Native Features" support.<ref>[http://wiki.aranym.org/natfeats/proposal "Native Features" emulator specification]</ref>
Unlike original the TOS, latest EmuTOS can work (sometimes with limited support) on all Atari hardware,<ref name="EmuTOS_doc">[http://emutos.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/emutos/emutos/doc/ EmuTOS documentation] - Readme files describing what HW different EmuTOS build variants support</ref> even on some [[Amiga]] computers, and has support for features<ref name="EmuTOS_v0-90">[http://emutos.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/emutos/emutos/doc/announce.txt?revision=1.28 v0.9.0 release announcement]</ref><ref name="EmuTOS_v0-91">[http://emutos.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/emutos/emutos/doc/announce.txt?revision=1.33 v0.9.1 release announcement]</ref><ref name="EmuTOS_v0-92">[http://emutos.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/emutos/emutos/doc/announce.txt?revision=1.36 v0.9.2 release announcement]</ref> not available before: ColdFire CPU, IDE, FAT partitions and emulators' "Native Features" support.<ref>[http://wiki.aranym.org/natfeats/proposal "Native Features" emulator specification]</ref>


Support lacks for some deprecated OS APIs, though most Line-A API functions are included.<ref name="EmuTOS_v0-92">[http://emutos.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/emutos/emutos/doc/announce.txt?revision=1.36 v0.9.2 release announcement]</ref> By design differences on non-documented OS features may still exist. It has only some support for [[Atari Falcon]] sound matrix or [[Digital signal processor|DSP]],<ref>[http://emutos.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/emutos/emutos/doc/status.txt?revision=1.36 EmuTOS OS call support]</ref> and [[Graphical Environment Manager#GEM|VDI]] graphics support for 8-bit, not 16-bit resolutions. Therefore certain old games, demos and applications, and also some Falcon specific software may not work.<ref>[http://hg.tuxfamily.org/mercurialroot/hatari/hatari/raw-file/tip/doc/emutos.txt Hatari emulator EmuTOS compatibility list]</ref>
Support lacks for some deprecated OS APIs, though most Line-A API functions are included.<ref name="EmuTOS_v0-92"/> By design differences on non-documented OS features may still exist. It has only some support for [[Atari Falcon]] sound matrix or [[Digital signal processor|DSP]],<ref>[http://emutos.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/emutos/emutos/doc/status.txt?revision=1.36 EmuTOS OS call support]</ref> and [[Graphical Environment Manager#GEM|VDI]] graphics support for 8-bit, not 16-bit resolutions. Therefore certain old games, demos and applications, and also some Falcon specific software may not work.<ref>[http://hg.tuxfamily.org/mercurialroot/hatari/hatari/raw-file/tip/doc/emutos.txt Hatari emulator EmuTOS compatibility list]</ref>


== Releases ==
== Releases ==
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Release 0.9.1 brought support for [[Atari Coldfire Project|Firebee]] evaluation boards, 256 colours display for VIDEL systems and XBIOS DMA sound functions. [[EmuCON2]] with TAB completion, and renaming of folders was added. A full-featured desktop is also now included in the ROMs, amongst other changes.
Release 0.9.1 brought support for [[Atari Coldfire Project|Firebee]] evaluation boards, 256 colours display for VIDEL systems and XBIOS DMA sound functions. [[EmuCON2]] with TAB completion, and renaming of folders was added. A full-featured desktop is also now included in the ROMs, amongst other changes.


Release 0.9.2 supports [[Secure Digital|SD]]/[[MultiMediaCard|MMC]] Cards, the external [[Parallel ATA|IDE]] connector and poweroff functions on the Firebee platform. [[CompactFlash]] can be used, IDE media handling, [[File Allocation Table|FAT]] partition and media change detection were enhanced. Fixes and improvments for EmuTOS-RAM booting, fVDI compatibility and general VDI speed, ACSI and XHDI support (see Atari TOS), are included, plus other changes.
Release 0.9.2 supports [[Secure Digital|SD]]/[[MultiMediaCard|MMC]] Cards, the external [[Parallel ATA|IDE]] connector and poweroff functions on the Firebee platform. [[CompactFlash]] can be used, IDE media handling, [[File Allocation Table|FAT]] partition and media change detection were enhanced. Fixes and improvements for EmuTOS-RAM booting, fVDI compatibility and general VDI speed, ACSI and XHDI support (see Atari TOS), are included, plus other changes.


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 18:18, 16 May 2014

This redirect is about the OS for Atari hardware. For the Ubuntu-based Linux distribution, see Linux Mint. For other uses, see Mint (disambiguation).
EmuTOS
DeveloperEmuTOS development team
Written inC
Working stateActive
Source modelFree and open source software
Initial releaseOctober 2001
Latest release0.9.2 / 21 February 2014; 10 years ago (2014-02-21)
Repository
Marketing targetPersonal computers
Available inCzech, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Russian, Spanish
PlatformsAtari ST, Firebee
Default
user interface		GEM
LicenseGPL v2
Official websiteemutos.sourceforge.io

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 the TOS, latest EmuTOS can work (sometimes with limited support) on all Atari hardware,[1] even on some Amiga computers, and has support for features[2][3][4] not available before: ColdFire CPU, IDE, FAT partitions and emulators' "Native Features" support.[5]

Support lacks for some deprecated OS APIs, though most Line-A API functions are included.[4] By design differences on non-documented OS features may still exist. It has only some support for Atari Falcon sound matrix or DSP,[6] and VDI graphics support for 8-bit, not 16-bit resolutions. Therefore certain old games, demos and applications, and also some Falcon specific software may not work.[7]

Releases

Release 0.9.1 brought support for Firebee evaluation boards, 256 colours display for VIDEL systems and XBIOS DMA sound functions. EmuCON2 with TAB completion, and renaming of folders was added. A full-featured desktop is also now included in the ROMs, amongst other changes.

Release 0.9.2 supports SD/MMC Cards, the external IDE connector and poweroff functions on the Firebee platform. CompactFlash can be used, IDE media handling, FAT partition and media change detection were enhanced. Fixes and improvements for EmuTOS-RAM booting, fVDI compatibility and general VDI speed, ACSI and XHDI support (see Atari TOS), are included, plus other changes.

See also

References

  1. ^ EmuTOS documentation - Readme files describing what HW different EmuTOS build variants support
  2. ^ v0.9.0 release announcement
  3. ^ v0.9.1 release announcement
  4. ^ a b v0.9.2 release announcement
  5. ^ "Native Features" emulator specification
  6. ^ EmuTOS OS call support
  7. ^ Hatari emulator EmuTOS compatibility list

External links

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