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diff --git a/DOSes.txt b/DOSes.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5bb1308 --- /dev/null +++ b/DOSes.txt @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ + +Taipan's intended target is really an 800 with an 810 drive and DOS +2.0S. However, most people use something else these days. + +There are only two XL/XE specific things in Taipan: + +- The checkmem code attempts to disable built-in BASIC if + it's enabled, which won't work on an 800 (you get a "remove + cartridge" message instead) + +- Keyclicks are disabled on XL/XE, with POKE 731,1. This doesn't + work on an 800, but doesn't hurt anything either (you just get + the game with keyclicks enabled) + +Unfortunately, the wide variety of Atari DOSes, both ancient and modern, +plus the various new bits of hardware (MyIDE, Atarimax Flash cart, etc) +leads to a compatibility nightmare. The rest of this file is a list of +DOSes (and other loaders), and their compatibility with Taipan. + +Tested on actual hardware: + +- Atari DOS 2.0S: success +- Atari DOS 2.5: success +- MyDOS 4.50 (floppy): success +- MyDOS (with MyIDE): success (but what version?) +- SpartaDOS X: success, with "X" command +- SpartaDOS 3.2dx: fails to load. I think "3.2dx" might be a typo, it + might be "3.2d"? +- SIDE2: success (older build though, need to get results for latest) +- APE loader: success (older build, need newer results) +- DOS XL 2.30: success + +Tested on emulators: + +- atari800 3.1.0 direct xex loader: success +- atari++ direct xex loader: success +- altirra direct xex loader: success +- Fenders 3-sector loader on atari800: success +- SpartaDOS 3.2g on atari800: success (unexpectedly so) +- Atari DOS 3.0: success + +Untested (waiting on results from testers): + +- Atarimax flash cart EXE loader + +Untested, but worth looking at: + +- MyPicoDOS +- RealDOS, BeweDOS? probably same results as Sparta 3... |