TOSBOX v1 previewThis is latest shareware Atari ST emulator for the PC, programmed by Mark Slagell, in the US.Like other software only emulators TOSBOX requires a TOS image which you can copy from your real Atari ST using the ROMIMAGE.TOS utility included in the distribution. Unlike other emulators TOSBOX works from the system down rather than from the hardware up. Instead of trying to make a PC behave exactly like an ST, TOSBOX redirects and translates system code so it can run in the PC domain only resorting to hardware level emulation of an Atari ST when necessary. In practical terms this means TOSBOX is fast but not intended to run games and graphics demos - which sets it apart from PaCifiST (reviewed in this issue). Despite it's early version number TOSBOX runs most cleanly programmed GEM applications and its ability to run Geneva sets it apart from other emulators and is bound to attract users. InterActive has been confirmed as the European registration point with registration set at £12.
SMURF preview v0.9Smurf is an image viewer, programmed by Christian Eyrich and Olaf Piesche of Therapy Seriouz software, and it looks very promising. The preview release includes over 63 import modules. The following is just a selection which caught our attention: BMP, IMG, TIFF, GIF, JPEG, Targa, GODPaint, RAW, ICN, IFF, Neochrome, PCX, PICT, Pixar, SGI, TruePaint, XBM and XGA.There's 11 export modules but since none of the popular formats are included we're assuming this is a limitation of the preview version, more when we get a full release to review. There's five different dither modules and over 30 edit/filter/effects modules which offer some exciting options for manipulating images, some are fun (twirl, wind, bumpmap and pixelate), some are functional (rotate, clip, scale) and others are photo manipulation tools (gamma correct, brightness, contrast, soften, greyscale). There's currently no Print options. CyberSTrider is expecting to announce UK support soon although as we go to press no registration details are available.
NoSTalgiaThe Mac platform now has an alternative Atari emulator to MagiC Mac. NoSTalgia development is planned along similar lines to PaCifiST - the idea being to support games as well as other applications. NoSTalgia is a software only freeware Atari ST emulator, programmed by Philippe Gerin in Belgium, which works on Power Macs. Development is still in the early stages with beta release v0.2 supporting:
Previous issues have included contributions from: Frank Charlton, Harry Sideras, Joe Connor, Colin Fisher-McAllum, Kev Beardsworth, Richard Spowart, Roy Goring, Ashley Seabrook and Matthias Jaap. Issue 12 is available now.
Ruftrade v2.1Charles Edwards has now stopped development of Ruftrade, the only intelligent German to English translation software, but it's not all bad news!
AUTOVIEWPop this small Freeware utility into your Auto folder and it can display Cyber SEQ files and play Chip or sampled music or autoselect between STe machines and ST machines (to play sampled or Chip music respectively) without any on-screen messages - ideal for intros, demos and publicity. SEQ files can be played once or looped indefinitely. All TOS versions capable of booting into ST-Low resolution (320x200) are supported. Alternatively AUTOVIEW can be launched or installed as an application for SEQ files on the Desktop.
Data Uncertain![]() On a more positive note Craig has recently uploaded lots of software to the download bay on his web pages:
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