Subj : Re: Retro Games To : esc From : Darklord Date : Thu Apr 06 2023 22:10:50 On 04 Apr 23 00:04:29 esc wrote... EE> Da> I use TOS v2.06 because it's the "modern" TOS with lots of great EE> Da> features. EE> EE> Sweet, ok, so this is for basic daily computing needs. Got it. EE> EE> Da> every Atari ST I own, I go with TOS v1.4 on the bottom end. EE> EE> Makes sense. So I need to have a TOS decoder and switcher, I gather? EE> EE> Da> To top all that off, P.Pera's website of HD adapted games that EE> Da> fixes most of the incompatibilites with newer TOS versions does EE> Da> away with that one argument. There are something like 1600+ EE> Da> titles there he's fixed... Good stuff! :) EE> EE> Awesome, this is key info for me :P EE> EE> I think what makes the most sense in the near term is if I figure out EE> the TOS stuff and have everything working as expected, I can move EE> forward with getting the TF accelerator to work. That seems like it's EE> got some details buried in threads on the forum but I don't think EE> I've seen a cohesive "do this to install an accelerator in your EE> 1040ST" thing anywhere :P So I suppose I should prepare for more of a EE> deep dive when I get to that point. EE> EE> Separate question for you - think it'd be worthwhile to host an Atari EE> BBS in an emulator? Are there cool exclusive doorgames and stuff? EE> EE> Again, much appreciated, cheers. EE> EE> --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2023/02/26 (Linux/64) * Origin: m O N T E R EE> E Y b B S . c O M (21:4/173) To which Darklord replies... Honestly, if you're going to be using the adapted games from the source I mentioned, TOS v2.06 will be fine for most games. I can't absolutely say for all games though. It's nice to have the TOS decoder if you ever do need to "downshift" for compatibility reasons. Hmm, running an Atari ST BBS under emulation? Well...in a nutshell, good luck. :) To the best of my knowledge (and someone can jump in and correct me on this if it's not accurate), only 1 person has ever got the serial port stuff working under emulation for a BBS. It's also my grave understanding getting it working almost put that person in a looney-bin. Now 8bit Atari's? That's a whole different story. There are a ton of emulated Atari 8bit BBS's. Hope this helps. /\ Dark>