Topic : The ATARI Compendium Author : Scott Sanders / JAY Software Version : 1.25 (20/6/2003) Subject : Documentation Nodes : 1117 Index Size : 32614 HCP-Version : 6 Compiled on : Atari @charset : UTF-8 @lang : en @default : @help : %About @options : +g -i -t4 +y +z @width : 100 View Ref-FileTOS Operating System Extended Table of Contents Introduction to Atari Programming Chapter 1 Atari Computer Hardware The 260/520/1040 ST Mega ST 2/4 STacy 1040 STe Mega STe TT030 ST Book Falcon030 Atari 'Clone' Computers Atari Computer Software Atari GEM Third-Party System Software Programming Languages Conventions GEMDOS Chapter 2 The TOS File System Memory Management GEMDOS Processes GEMDOS Vectors MiNT Processes Threads File System Extensions Pseudo Drives The U:\PROC Directory Loadable Devices Loadable File Systems MiNT Interprocess Communication Signal Table MiNT Debugging The MINT.CNF File GEMDOS Character Functions GEMDOS Time & Date Functions GEMDOS Function Calling Procedure GEMDOS Function Reference BIOS Chapter 3 System Startup OS-Header Cookie Jar BIOS Devices VT-52 Escape Codes Media Change BIOS Vectors The XBRA Protocol BIOS Function Calling Procedure BIOS Function Reference XBIOS Chapter 4 Video Control The Falcon030 Sound System The DSP User/Supervisor Mode MetaDOS Keyboard and Mouse Control Disk Functions The Serial Port Printer Control Other XBIOS Functions XBIOS Function Calling Procedure XBIOS Function Reference Hardware Chapter 5 The 680x0 Processor The 68881/882 Floating Point Coprocessor Cartridges Game Controllers The IKBD Controller IKBD command codes STe/TT DMA Sound The MICROWIRE Interface Video Hardware AES Chapter 6 Process Handling Applications Desk Accessories The Environment String The Event Dispatcher Resources Objects Dialogs Menus Windows The Graphics Library The File Selector Library The Scrap Library The Shell Library The GEM.CNF File AES Function Calling Procedure AES Function Reference VDI Chapter 7 VDI Workstations Workstation Specifics Using Color VDI Raster Forms Vector Handling GDOS GDOS 1.x FONTGDOS FSM-GDOS SpeedoGDOS Device Drivers VDI Function Calling Procedure VDI/GDOS Function Reference Line-A Chapter 8 The Line-A Variable Table Line-A Font Headers Line-A Function Calling Procedure Line-A Function Reference The Desktop Chapter 9 MultiTOS Considerations Desktop Files XCONTROL Chapter 10 XCONTROL Structures CPX Flavors CPX File Formats XCONTROL Function Calling Procedure XCONTROL Function Reference GEM User Interface Guidelines Chapter 11 The Basics GEM Windows Dialog Boxes Alerts The File Selector Progress Indicators Toolboxes Toolbars GEM Menus Keyboard Equivalents Device Independence Globalization Colors Sound Application Software Installation Software Entertainment Software Function References Appendix A GEMDOS Functions BIOS Functions XBIOS Functions AES Functions VDI Functions Line-A Functions XCONTROL Functions GEMDOS Functions by Opcode BIOS Functions by Opcode XBIOS Functions by Opcode AES Functions by Opcode VDI Functions by Opcode Memory Map Appendix B Usage Native File Formats Appendix C The .GEM File Format The .IMG File Format The .FNT File Format The .RSC File Format Error Codes Appendix D BIOS Errors GEMDOS Errors TOS Error Messages TOS Error #35 Exception Errors (Bombs) ASCII Tables Appendix E Original ATARI Character Table ASCII Character Table With Code Numbers IKBD Scan Codes Appendix F Speedo Fonts Appendix G The Speedo Font Header The Bitstream International Character Set The Drag & Drop Protocol Appendix H The Originator The Recipient The Programmable Sound Generator Appendix I PSG Frequencies Structures Appendix J Versions of System Components Appendix K Bibliography News | About | Table of Contents | Index