What is that "[k-file]" in TOSEC ?

[Vicman]

Hi,

 

in the TOSEC-Files of Atari 8bit are often this flag "[k-file]".

What is the meaning of this ?

I can't find this flag in any other TOSEC-Files. (C64, Vic20 etc..)

btw this flag is not listed in the TOSEC Naming convention

 

Examples :

 

Another World (demo) (1992)(Robert Drag)[a].zip

Another World (demo) (1992)(Robert Drag)[k-file].zip

Ant Eater (1982)(Romox).zip

Ant Eater (1982)(Romox)[a][k-file].zip

Ant Eater (1982)(Romox)[k-file].zip

Ant Wars (19xx)(Gary Evans)[bas2boot].zip

Anteater (19xx)(-)[k-file].zip

Apple Panic (1982)(Broderbund).zip

Apple Panic (1982)(Broderbund)[Req 16k].zip

Apple Panic (1982)(Broderbund)[Req 32k][title].zip

Apple Panic (1982)(Broderbund)[title][k-file].zip

[miker]

It's some kind of bootdisk containing a file (in ATR format). The name of it comes from "k" letter which is displayed during loading. The "k-files" can be created/extracted by ATRUtil.

[Vicman]

WOW !

 

Thank's for your fast reply

 

What do you mean with :"the "K" is displayed ,while loading"......

Is it displayed on the Monitor-Screen ? (I haven't a real Atari)

I use the Emu "Atari800Win-Plus 4.0", can't see that "K" during the loading-process......

 

But it's O.K. ! Now I know the meaning

[kenfused]

WOW !

 

Thank's for your fast reply

 

What do you mean with :"the "K" is displayed ,while loading"......

Is it displayed on the Monitor-Screen ? (I haven't a real Atari)

I use the Emu "Atari800Win-Plus 4.0", can't see that "K" during the loading-process......

 

But it's O.K. ! Now I know the meaning

It is displayed in the upper left hand corner. It stands for Ken.

 

--Ken

[Vicman]

UPS !

 

Found that "K" in the upper left Corner of the Display.

[Vicman]

It is displayed in the upper left hand corner. It stands for Ken.

 

--Ken

 

YES, thank you. Just found it

Have you wrote this ATR-Util ?

[Shannon]

It's a utility that makes things easier for people who prefer to use .ATR's over other images which may require a little more "work" to get them running. Sure makes things confusing though when it comes to the "true" origin (format) of a game.

[kenfused]

It's a utility that makes things easier for people who prefer to use .ATR's over other images which may require a little more "work" to get them running. Sure makes things confusing though when it comes to the "true" origin (format) of a game.

 

When it was written:

 

Windows 95 was the norm (well, actually I had a DOS versions of many of AtrUtil's functions before AtrUtil was created).

Emulators didn't support direct loading exe's.

I don't remember if APE/SIOPC supported PC Mirror (or equivalent) at that time.

Hard drives were smaller and most people were on the internet at 14.4-28.8 dial-up so the ATR's it made were non-standard sizes (small as possible).

 

I purposely added the 'K' to identify them, and made the program capable of restoring the original.

The program has a few bugs here and there and was the first windows GUI program I made. Someone made a newer program (forget what is is called) with an almost identicalish interface.

[Shannon]

Well at least the Tosec is nice enough to distinguish between a K-file image and other images.

 

That makes it a little nicer. Probably could use a legend to explain some of the people unfamiliar with those type things though.

[carmel_andrews]

From what i recall of atr's etc, K file means it's a embedded Binary file within a boot disk