There is the next (last?) BETA version of Atari800Win PLus 4.0.

• Atari800Win PLus 4.0 beta 7.exe, installer - 673 387 bytes
• Atari800Win PLus 4.0 beta 7.zip, binaries - 688 780 bytes
• Atari800Win PLus 4.0 beta 7.src.7z, sources - 1 438 457 bytes

You also need to download the X-Former 2.5 emulator containing *.ROM files and copy them to the ROM subdirectory of Atari800Win PLus emulator.

Changelog:

1. Changes in the "threaded emulation" option.
2. Removed problems with HELP, START, SELECT, OPTION and BREAK keys.
3. Small other changes in user interface.
4. Better installer.
5. Zlib library updated to version 1.2.3.

There is a sixth BETA version of Atari800Win PLus 4.0 available for download.

• Atari800WinPLus-4.0beta6.exe, installer - 672 148 bytes
• Atari800WinPLus-4.0beta6.zip, binaries - 690 256 bytes
• Atari800WinPLus-4.0beta6.src.7z, sources - 1 438 457 bytes

You also need to download the X-Former 2.5 emulator containing *.ROM files and copy them to the ROM subdirectory of Atari800Win PLus emulator.

Changelog:

1. Ability to run the separate thread for core emulation procedures. This should reduce the crippling of sound. Since the whole Atari800 core and Atari800Win PLus graphical framework are not designed to work in multithreading environment this option is highly experimental. In case any problems turning this option off is recommended. Due to numerous problems threaded emulation is turned off in full screen modes.
2. Bugs in colours palette configuration introduced in previous version are now removed.
3. Options LABELS from debugger is now able to read label file generated by new X-Assembler and Mad-Assembler.
4. Support for 2 new cart images in AtariMax format.

There is a fifth BETA version of Atari800Win PLus 4.0 available for download.

• Atari800WinPLus-4.0beta5.exe - 666 789 bytes
• Atari800WinPLus-4.0beta5.src.7z, sources - 1 729 937 bytes

You also need to download the X-Former 2.5 emulator containing *.ROM files and copy them to the ROM subdirectory of Atari800Win PLus emulator.

Changelog:

1. Emulator kernel (atari800) updated to version 1.3.6:
   • new, rarely used, graphisc modes,
   • screenshots in .png format,
   • corrected the tape recorder routines.
2. The order of funkction keys has been changed to reflect the order of original Atari keys:
   • F1 - Help
   • F2 - Start
   • F3 - Select
   • F4 - Option
   • F5 - Reset
3. Removed bug causing the screen freeze after loading the state save.
4. A few bugs killed in the advanced debugger.
5. Corrected the extension checking and registering.
6. Possibility to mount disks read-only.
7. A few new options in interface.

There is a fourth BETA version of Atari800Win PLus 4.0 available for download.

• Atari800Win PLus 4.0 [659KB]
• Atari800Win PLus 4.0, sources [1775KB]

There have been made hardly any changes to the user interface since the last release. The basic aim to create this version was making emulator kernel updated using the latest Atari800 sources (1.3.5).

The emulator makes the following new features available to users:

• cycle-exact emulation,
• high-quality sound emulation,
• tape recorder emulation,
• monitor with advanced debugging functions.

See the included help file for more information about the changes.

This is the last version of the Atari800Win PLus emulator released with my assistance. It is a difficult decision for me, because working on the project gave me a lot of fun and satisfaction. Unfortunately, I am not able to work on this project as much as I would like to anymore. Fortunately, Marcin Lewandowski made a decision to continue working on the emulator. Marcin is the author of all the improvements and changes in this version of Atari800Win PLus, so send him any questions and suggestions concerning the version, please (see the help file for his e-mail address). Last but not least, I would like to thank all the persons who have helped me in the emulator development for these years, and to apologize to all the people who have sent me e-mails which I haven't replied to. Have fun with new versions of Atari800Win PLus, Tomasz Szymankowski

Version 3.1 of Atari800Win PLus is available for download.

The emulator is based on Atari800 kernel 1.2.4 (with the latest changes) and has lots of new features like network games support using Kaillera library, sector counter, emulation of XL/XE machines with memory capacity of range from 16 KB to 1088 KB, large XEGS cartridges, MegaCart cartridges and switchable XEGS cartridges support, emulation of MultiJoy4 interface.

See the included help file for complete information about this version.

Don't forget to visit the home page of Numen, one of the best demonstrations ever made for the 8-bit Atari computers.

Ladies and Gentlemen, we are proud to present Atari800Win PLus 3.0.

This version is based on Atari800 kernel 1.2.2 (with the latest changes) and makes lots of advantages available to you:

• supports 22 types of cartridges (e.g. SpartaDOS, DiamondOS, XEGS, Action!, BASIC XL),
• allows running BBS software thanks to R: device emulation,
• can read cassette images (CAS) as well as raw files using emulated tape player,
• makes a DirectSound driver available to music lovers,
• allows saving video with sound track to an AVI file,
• can emulate Atari trak ball,
• helps a lot in a game cheating,
• allows booting any Atari software using one keystroke,
• fully emulates second button of an Atari 5200 joystick.

See the included help file for complete information about this version.

Don't forget to visit the following pages:

• LPTJOY interface & AtaJoy driver (Robert Petruzela) - a simple interface to the printer port that allows connecting your old Atari joystick to PC and using it with the emulator,
• The humming home page (Ernest R. Schreurs) - detailed description of a digital cassette image format and an useful utility for converting the sound from Atari cassette to the CAS image,
• Philippe PVBest's Atari 8bits Web Site (Philippe PVBest) - a really good utility called "Atari Rom File Designer", designed for creating, modifying and disassembling atari disk images.

Ooo-ha-ha!

Wait a moment... My sack is so heavy... Unfortunately, there is not a final release of the Atari800Win PLus emulator here... But there is one labelled as 3.0 beta... Here you are...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,
Father Christmas

There is Atari800Win PLus 2.8 available for download.

Unfortunately, the release is still based on the kernel version 1.0.6. It means that the Daniel Noguerol's extensions and the Diamond, Sparta Dos X and XEGS cartridges support have not been implemented yet.

See the included help file for the complete release notes.

If the connection is not fast enough, you may use a good mirror of the site provided by Emmanuel Fernandes from Belgium.

Father Christmas aka Santa Claus remembered about Atari 8-bit lovers and put under the Christmas tree a new Atari800Win PLus 2.7b emulator, based on the Atari800 v1.0.6 kernel and the original Atari800Win v2.5c sources.

What have the elves done this time?

• added a new window that allows to change color saturation parameters for generated and loaded palettes,
• F1-F4 keys emulation is back,
• added printing support with possibility to change the print command by the user,
• added tools for converting Atari text files to PC ones and vice versa,
• added the option for turning the disk drive activity indicator on and off,
• some new OS images are automatically recognized by the emulator,
• kernel-based autofire method is available now instead of the poor-working old one,
• the list of using-mouse emulated devices has been modified,
• small variants of dialog windows have been slightly improved,
• added the '<<' and '>>' buttons in the help window,
• added the XFormer emulator palette file,
• some bugs have been fixed.

See the help file for more details.

It is very pleasant to announce that the elves have got in touch with Daniel Noguerol. Dan has ported Tom Hunt's R: emulation, that allows to run BBS software in the Atari800 emulator, over TCP/IP to Winsock 2. His code will be merged with Atari800Win PLus in the near future, so stay tuned, please...

There is Atari800Win PLus 2.7 available for download. This version is based on the Atari800 v1.0.4 kernel with the latest patches and the original Atari800Win v2.5c sources.

Here is some information what is new in the release:

• the help file with context help support; thanks to Piotr Fusik (for writing most of that) and Zdenek Eisenhammer (for a wonderful Atari XE keyboard picture was used in the help),
• various devices emulation using the mouse (paddles, touch tablet, light pen, light gun, an Amiga/ST mouse, joystick, 5200 controller),
• the ability to change the speed of an emulated Atari of range from 50 to 200 percent,
• a new DirectDraw full-screen mode support (400x300),
• the double-buffering method is now available for all full-screen display modes,
• some "special effects" for DirectDraw display modes,
• multiple instances of the emulator are disabled by default now,
• the "maximize" button allows to toggle between the normal and double-windowed modes,
• file associations can be automatically restored at each startup,
• the ability to disable all the functions assigned to joystick's buttons,
• the "read only" indicator for H: devices,
• improved compatibility with Atari 5200 console,
• a new superb external palette file by Zdenek Eisenhammer,
• some bugs have been fixed.

See the help file for more about the changes.

An unofficial Atari800Win 2.6c is now available for download. This version is based on the Atari800 v1.0.3 kernel and the original Atari800Win v2.5c sources.

The project is now called Atari800Win PLus. I have decided to change the project name since I couldn't get in touch with the author of an original Atari800Win.

Here is what is new in the release:

• the "New Disk Image" function is now available from the level of the "Drive Selections" dialog box,
• choosing the position "Read Only" or "Read/Write" at an appropriate drive in the window "Drive Selections" allows enabling or disabling write-protection for a disk image attached to the drive,
• added the button "Search" in the "ROM Images" dialog box,
• added the conversion of the "raw" ROM images to CART format (the menu "Misc/Convert/ROM to CART"),
• added new file types in the "File Associations" dialog box,
• some bugs have been fixed.

See the included Changes.txt file for the complete release notes.

There is an unofficial release of Atari800Win based on Atari800 0.9.9j sources available for download: Atari800Win 2.6b. The changes in the Windows code are minor. The basic aim to create this version was making emulator kernel updated using the latest Atari800 sources.

Here are major changes in the Windows code:

• added the drag&drop support for Atari executable files and disk/cartridge images,
• fixed some serious bugs in the user interface.