PC Xformer 3.0 - The Atari 130XE Emulator For MS-DOS Compatible PCs =================================================================== PC Xformer 2.5 - The Atari 800XL Emulator For MS-DOS Compatible PCs =================================================================== November 10, 1994. For more information, a product catalog, or to place an order, contact: Darek Mihocka, c/o Branch Always Software 14150 N.E. 20th Street Suite 302 Bellevue, WA 98007 U.S.A. Phone: 206-369-5513 Fax: 206-885-5893 Compuserve: 73657,2714 GEnie: BRASOFT PC Xformer 2.5 is a free emulator for MS-DOS users who wish to run their old Atari 400/800 and Atari 800XL software on their PC. The file XF25.ZIP is today being released to the online services Compuserve, Delphi, and GEnie, and the Internet. The ZIP file contains the PC Xformer 2.5 emulator, and various sample Atari 800XL programs and demos. Also being released today is PC Xformer 3.0, the world's only 130XE emulator for MS-DOS, Windows 3.1, OS/2 Warp, Windows 95, and Windows NT. PC Xformer 3.0 is a powerful 32-bit version of PC Xformer, which runs up to 8 times faster than a real 130XE (on a Pentium) and is the only 8-bit emulator ever to fully support display list interrupt, player missile graphics, and GTIA graphics. PC Xformer 3.0 is available for only $29.95 U.S. PC Xformer 3.0 also includes over 40 pages of documentation covering the use of the emulator as well as Atari Basic, Atari DOS 2.5, MyDOS, graphics modes, sound, error messages, and a complete glossary of Atari 8-bit terminology. PC Xformer 3.0 also includes over 1 megabyte of public domain and shareware Atari 800, Atari 800XL, and Atari 130XE software ready to run on the emulator. Both PC Xformer 2.5 and PC Xformer 3.0 run on a minimum configuration of an MS-DOS (or compatible) based PC, 640K of RAM, and a VGA card. PC Xformer 2.5 is a 16-bit program which runs on 286, 386, 486, and Pentium processors, while PC Xformer 3.0 only runs on 386, 486, and Pentium processors. Features -------- Many of the limitations of our old ST Xformer emulator and other clone Atari emulators have been eliminated in PC Xformer. PC Xformer is written mostly in machine language and takes full advantage of the PC hardware. Features common to both PC Xformer 2.5 and PC Xformer 3.0 include: - 48K Atari 400/800 emulation - 64K Atari 800XL emulation with "RAM under ROM" memory - allows user installable patches to the OS and BASIC - displays all ANTIC text and graphics modes, including GTIA modes - 256 color GTIA color palette - displays player missile graphics (no collision detection) - horizontal and vertical fine scrolling - supports display list interrupts, IRQ, and NMI interrupts - reads and writes to ST Xformer and SIO2PC generated disk images - reads MS-DOS files directly from within Atari DOS - switch Atari BASIC on/off with one keystroke - switch between Atari 400/800 and Atari 800XL emulation with one keystroke - joystick emulation using the keyboard cursor keys - full speed emulation on a 386/33 or faster - slow and fast modes of emulation to take advantage of fast PCs - compatible with all VGA cards In addition, PC Xformer 3.0 adds features including these: - 130XE emulation with 256K of extended XE memory - player missile graphics with full collision detection - on-the-fly disk image swapping - 4 voices of sound, printer, and modem support - real joystick support - 386 optimized code for faster speed - over 1 megabyte of sample Atari 8-bit programs - over 40 pages of 8-bit Atari reference documentation Below is a list of processors and the approximate speed of emulation relative to an Atari 800: - 286/16 - 0.3 - 386SX/20 - 0.5 - 386DX/33 - 1.0 - 486DX/33 - 2.0 - 486DX2/66 - 4.0 - Pentium/90 - 8.0 486 and Pentium users can use the slow/fast option to slow down the emulator to normal Atari 800 speed or let it run as fast as possible. PC Xformer 3.0 can be ordered for $29.95 U.S. directly from Branch Always Software at the address above, or from these and other fine Atari dealers: B & C Computervisions (U.S.A.) phone: 408-986-9960 fax: 408-986-9968 Mid Cities Computers (U.S.A.) phone: 310-867-0626 fax: 310-920-8933 Rising Star Computers (U.S.A.) phone: 800-252-2787 fax: 513-254-7970 Toad Computers (U.S.A.) phone: 800-448-TOAD fax: 410-544-1329 In addition, our Gemulator 3.02 Atari ST Emulator for MS-DOS can also be purchased from the above dealers and these international dealers: ACN (Holland and Germany) phone: +31 23351100 fax: +31 23361444 FaST Club (U.K.) phone: +44 602445250 fax: +44 602445305 Ordosoft (France) phone: +33 47547942 fax: +33 47513726 Paragon Computers (Australia) phone: +61 92213216 fax: +61 93258251