Category: Documentation

Original Atari document from 1985 containing last updates from 5th March,1990. It is much more readable than original scan in these archives. Differences are marked with blue color.

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

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 Every subsystem found in Atari computers is well explained, some things are little outdated, about MiNT for exa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 Every subsystem found in Atari computers is well explained, some things are little outdated, about MiNT for exa

Definitive guide to Atari computers, 1500 pages describing TOS operating system calls (BIOS/XBIOS/GEM/AES), how internal systems work. Many illustrations. The only disadvantage is that it is in german

3rd ed. by K. Gerits L. Englisch R. Bruckmann
If you're Atari ST coder, this is absolutely must read. Every Atari ST subsystem is described on hardware and software level. Book contains also BIOS/GE

Really important and up to date reference of Atari memory map. A must have for every Atari programmer. Title is little misguiding, because this memory map is used across all Atari models to maintain s

Manual for Devpac 3 package, m68k macro assembler compiler, debugger and development environment for Atari ST range of computers.

Description of protocol used to control/interrogate mouse and keyboard. It's usedon all 16/32 bit Atari machines.

Overview of the basic M68000 processor. Contains complete description of M68000 instruction set. Recommended for m68k assembler coders.

User manual for M68000 found in all standard ST/STE's.

User's manual for DSP56001 which is used in Atari Falcon030.

Manual describing MC68030 used in Atari TT and Falcon030. Describes architecture of the processor, instruction set, execution times etc..

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

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

Glentop Publishing 1986, book title is little misguiding. In general it's contains general overview of Atari ST architecture, ports, interfaces/subsystems(graphics/sound/input), TOS/GEM system calls,

Official documentation for graphics processor which debuted in Atari Mega ST/STe series.