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diff --git a/system/atari800_os++/README b/system/atari800_os++/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..c9ec751ac8 --- /dev/null +++ b/system/atari800_os++/README @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +OS++ is an Open Source rewrite of the ROM operating system for the Atari +XL/XE 8-bit computers, capable of running many games and other programs for +the Atari. + +OS++ also includes its own DOS, which is capable of running most +disk-based software that works with Atari DOS 2.0S. OS++ DOS is only +booted if the disk image in drive 1 is not bootable, so it won't conflict +with bootable DOS disks. + +OS++ is written in 6502 assembler. You will need cc65 installed to build +this package (though not to run it). cc65 is available at SlackBuilds.org + +This version of OS++ has been slightly modified to work with the Atari800 +emulator. See /usr/doc/os++-20070109/README.atari800 for more information. + +If you have the SlackBuilds.org atari800_roms and atari800_os++ packages +installed, you can adjust the symlink at /usr/share/atari800/atarixl.rom +to choose which OS will run (or, edit ~/.atari800.cfg, or run atari800 +with the -xlxe_rom option). + +Note: OS++ only replaces the OS ROM. If you want to run BASIC programs, +you will still need an Atari BASIC image, or a freeware/PD BASIC +interpreter such as Turbo BASIC XL. + +If you'd rather use the original ROMs, install atari800_roms instead +of this package (or in addition to it, and change the symlink at +/usr/share/atari800/atarixl.rom as desired). |