Category: Code snippets

Everything about Atari ST BIOS calls. Official documentation dated 1985.

(ULS v3.12h+)

Definitive Atari 16/32 bit computers documentation (besides Profibuch). It's in english. Every subsystem found in Atari computers is well explained, some things are little outdated, about MiNT for exa

Definitive Atari 16/32 bit computers documentation (besides Profibuch). It's in english. Every subsystem found in Atari computers is well explained, some things are little outdated, about MiNT for exa

For programmers interested in 3D graphics. 2D/3D transformations, hidden lines and surfaces, data structures for 3D objects, object animation, spatial projection, screen manipulation, rotation of obje

by Abacus. For everyone who would like to make transition from ST basic to C language.

The complete guide to programming the ST using the Graphics Environment Manager. Second printing, March 1986. Scan by uicr0Bee.

Source code demonstrating double buffering with ATI Radeon hardware accelerated functions. (works only on Falcon030,CT60,CTPCI with latest beta drivers, not yet available publicly).

Following article explains how to access ATI Radeon hardware accelerated functions via XBIOS calls and create double buffered screen output as in little demonstration I have posted some time ago. It a

Following article describes [http://creamhq.de|Cream|_blank]'s Jam plugin API from the programmer perspective.

scons, m68k-atari-mint-gcc, c, c++, m68k, cross compilation, makefiles, atari, ST, STe, Atari Falcon030, Atari TT

(ULS v3.11 - Requires modification for current ULS build)

Example demonstrating usage of Jam plugins (used in Atari Jam player) in your own demos and programs. Full C api is provided. Archive contains also custom file i/o, memory and machine detection functi

by HiSoft 1993. Very nice reference manual for newer Atari machines like Falcon030. It covers all the major subsystems found in m68k Atari machines, object file formats (DRI/GST), guidelines for devel

Persistence Of Vision

This CD (packed iso image) contains virtually all the Persistence Of Vision menus, utilities and demos.

Where possible all source code has been included. For each menu, the MSA file has been included as well as the ST file ready for use with PaCifiST.

Contents:
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Adr - Adrenalin UK stuff
Dcx - Dcx compression software
Download.st - POV development system for Atari computers
Falcon - Demos and applications for Atari Falcon 030
Link - Brown Beer Development Link filer code
Misc - Misc source code, etc.
Music - Loads of unused music.
Other.pov - Recodes, intros, source codes for other demos, etc.
Pe - Pure Energy menus coded by POV
pov - Persistence Of Vision menu and demo source code + exe
Reference - Text files
utils - Pacifist, st-zip, lha, ghostlink, msa2.3, fastbasic

Article explains how to remove libc/libc++ dependencies in m68k gcc compiler. It reduces binary size dramatically. For example the smallest 'Hello world' linked against libc takes ~55kb, which is alot

Description of Line A api for simple graphics operations. Line A is available in all TOS versions, but it's use is discouraged.

Utility for making sprites/animation/maps on Atari ST. Archive contains manual which can be interesting for programmers, because, beside of containing information about program usage, contains some in

List of features introduced in Atari STE computers with programming information and code samples. Covers extended palette, genlock, new controller ports, changes in video subsystem, hardware scrolling

Originally appeared at the [http://dbug.kicks-ass.net/dbugforums/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1279994627|D-Bug forum]

v0.84 by Perihelion. Introduction to m68k assembly programming and Atari ST subsystems (graphics, sound, keyboard etc..). It has alot of handouts and sources useful for beginning Atari programmers (m6