The
Atari
ST
Some of you may remember the Atari ST computer
line, many may not. The following are some downloadable files you
can use to create a working 'replica' of the ST computer using
only your standard PC (preferably a Pentium III @ 366Mhz or
better). There are also several hundred games and applications
available via disk images so that you can actually do something
with the emulator.
I. The STeem Engine, is an Atari ST
emulator for Windows based PC's. I've tested it with the
following versions of Windows: 98SE, ME, XP, and 2000
Professional. The version I'm using is 3.2, which is available
using the links below. There are several ST emulators available
and I have tried most of them, really STeem is all you need ... it
actually works much better than my original ST computer does! The
STeem Engine uses fairly standard ST floppy disk image files for
third party software loading and supports several different TOS
versions. Memory is selectable from 512KB to 14MBs, though
setting it to 4MBs is often the best choice. Check out the
beginners page
on how to set things up.
Download STeem 3.2 for Windows and the
STeem Web Site
II. GEM/TOS ROM's. You only need to
download one of the following, and truthfully there really isn't
much difference between the two. Some folks have reported better
game compatibility with the UK TOS versions, but I've not noticed
any problems with the US TOS. The following is the basic set you
would require for running most of the available applications and
games:
Download the USA versions of TOS 1.02 and 2.06
Download the United Kingdom versions of TOS 1.02 and 2.06
In case you want to play around, here is ALL of
the ROM's ever available for the ST, but you don't really need
any of these:
Pangaelin Willow ROM's (some software is available from this
site as well)
III. Software. Now for the fun
stuff, the software! This is by far the best site I've
seen for grabbing ST disk images. There are several
thousand programs available from here (NOTE: Some links
may be broken, if I notice it has been broke for some time, I
will remove it.)
