Atarimania Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Hi, www.atarimania.com has established something of a reputation as a software database for Atari 8-bit computers and the Atari 2600 VCS. We are now planning to launch our Atari ST section, but we need new members and contributors to join our 3 ST Database administrators team. Our goal is to preserve all software for the Atari ST, in its original form wherever possible, before it is lost forever. If you are an Atari ST collector, and you want to help to preserve the software for these classic machines, we'd like to hear from you. Thanks Atarimania team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Neat! I've got ~150 PASTI images (created from my own originals) I could contribute if needed. I have ST manuals somewhere in my list of scanning projects, but I'm more focused on 8bit stuff at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lp060 Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 This appears to be only game related? If so that's a shame. Other types of software are also slowly fading away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarimania Posted October 25, 2008 Author Share Posted October 25, 2008 This appears to be only game related? If so that's a shame. Other types of software are also slowly fading away. No it's not only for games , we didn't forget utilities and demos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+poobah Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Neat! I've got ~150 PASTI images (created from my own originals) I could contribute if needed. I have ST manuals somewhere in my list of scanning projects, but I'm more focused on 8bit stuff at the moment. Have they released the code so we can write the PASTI images back to disk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Have they released the code so we can write the PASTI images back to disk? Not as of yet. I think Real Life™ has been keeping ijor busy for a while. @lp060 - I've imaged some utilities/apps too as well, such as Pagestream, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
advfan Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 (edited) Since I don't have an original 800XL or an ST anymore, I could contribute by buying games from Ebay and sending them to remowilliams so that he can convert them to VAPI or PASTI respectively. Having the game available as an atx or an stx file is enough pay for me. I also have some old catalogs from Nicroprose (4), Infogrames, Sierra, US Gold, Activision and SSI and the original instructions for Dive Bomber and Deja Vu II (ST) and NATO Commander (XL) in case you are interested in them for scanning. I also want to thank remowilliams for making available his VAPI collection recently. Edited October 27, 2008 by advfan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marakatti Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 I also have some old catalogs from Nicroprose (4), Infogrames, Sierra, US Gold, Activision and SSI and the original instructions for Dive Bomber and Deja Vu II (ST) and NATO Commander (XL) in case you are interested in them for scanning. Yes please You can check what has already been done -> http://www.atarimania.com/lst_cat.php?LANG...n_sauver=Search Thanks for your support Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CyranoJ Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Hi AtariMania! Both GGN and myself are long time 8bit fans, and all of us at D-Bug have great respect for Ijor..... so if there's anything we can help with, just let us know! Good luck with the project, and in making it the *BEST* ST resource on the internet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggn Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Although I gave my first 800XL with XF551 and all the casettes/floppies I had (something which I still regret :'( ), I still have about 12 issues of Atari User and a copy of a greek Atari newsletter (complete with type-in listings!). The Atari User issues are in pretty bad shape from the constant reading. If you're interested, drop me a line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFX Group Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Hi As i still own an Atari 1040STE (that has 4Mb ram, yes this made me a GOD for months ) and it still works and i still have shed loads of software for it that i still use count me in. Many Thanks Ashley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 (edited) I've got a full set of Star Fleet I docs in the process of being scanned right now, will make them available when done. Lots of pages! Just in case anyone can't wait here's the quick ref converted to BW from the original 'no copy' colored card. Star_Fleet_I_ref.bw.pdf Edited December 4, 2008 by remowilliams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Okay here's the complete set of Starfleet I docs (ST version). Included in the zip set: Starfleet I Officers Manual.pdf Starfleet I Officers Manual Supplement.pdf Starfleet I Training Manual.pdf Starfleet I Reference.pdf remove the .zip from the .z0* files to extract the set. Starfleet_I.zip Starfleet_I.z01.zip Starfleet_I.z02.zip Starfleet_I.z03.zip Starfleet_I.z04.zip Starfleet_I.z05.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marakatti Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 (edited) Okay here's the complete set of Starfleet I docs (ST version). Included in the zip set: Starfleet I Officers Manual.pdf Starfleet I Officers Manual Supplement.pdf Starfleet I Training Manual.pdf Starfleet I Reference.pdf remove the .zip from the .z0* files to extract the set. Starfleet_I.zip Starfleet_I.z01.zip Starfleet_I.z02.zip Starfleet_I.z03.zip Starfleet_I.z04.zip Starfleet_I.z05.zip Ahem, for some reason I have completely missed this I downloaded everything but can't get the thing unarchived. Tried both WinXP internal unarchiver and 7-Zip but both say pack is corrupted. Does someone still have this pack so we can upload it finally to Atarimania. Thanks Also if there's something other I've missed I apologise. Please get in touch and I'll fix this. Edited August 14, 2012 by marakatti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 I just downloaded the first file, and under Kubuntu linux I get this: darklord@darkforce:~/Downloads$ unzip Starfleet_I.zip Archive: Starfleet_I.zip warning [starfleet_I.zip]: zipfile claims to be last disk of a multi-part archive; attempting to process anyway, assuming all parts have been concatenated together in order. Expect "errors" and warnings...true multi-part support doesn't exist yet (coming soon). skipping: Starfleet I Training Manual.pdf `PPMd' method not supported skipping: Starfleet I Reference (color).pdf `PPMd' method not supported skipping: Starfleet I Officers Manual.pdf `PPMd' method not supported skipping: Starfleet I Officers Manual Supplement.pdf `PPMd' method not supported skipping: Starfleet I Reference.pdf `PPMd' method not supported Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Does someone still have this pack so we can upload it finally to Atarimania. Thanks The full set is up on my scribd account http://www.scribd.co...rfleet-I-Docs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Guitarman Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 I was able to unzip it fine. Make sure you are renaming (or removing the .zip) from the z01-z05 files. And you also have to have all 6 files in the same location when unzipping. Start the unzip process using the Starfleet_I.zip file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Went back and double-checked everything, I got the same results: darklord@darkforce:~$ cd Downloads/ darklord@darkforce:~/Downloads$ dir Starfleet_I.z01 Starfleet_I.z03 Starfleet_I.z05 Starfleet_I.z02 Starfleet_I.z04 Starfleet_I.zip darklord@darkforce:~/Downloads$ unzip Starfleet_I.zip Archive: Starfleet_I.zip warning [starfleet_I.zip]: zipfile claims to be last disk of a multi-part archive; attempting to process anyway, assuming all parts have been concatenated together in order. Expect "errors" and warnings...true multi-part support doesn't exist yet (coming soon). skipping: Starfleet I Training Manual.pdf `PPMd' method not supported skipping: Starfleet I Reference (color).pdf `PPMd' method not supported skipping: Starfleet I Officers Manual.pdf `PPMd' method not supported skipping: Starfleet I Officers Manual Supplement.pdf `PPMd' method not supported skipping: Starfleet I Reference.pdf `PPMd' method not supported Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggn Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Try 7-zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Is 7-zip available for Linux? All I use here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marakatti Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Didn't manage to unpack it either even with 7-Zip, but thanks to remowilliams link it's now uploaded on Atarimania too. So problem solved, thanks for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonsunnyboy Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Is 7-zip available for Linux? All I use here... 7-zip is available in the basic commadnline version. Most packer shells (ark, etc) support it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Yeah, I just give up on this - too much time, not enough return investment. Installed 7zip (it is apparently known as 7za in 'nix land). After installing, tried it: darklord@darkforce:~$ cd Downloads/ darklord@darkforce:~/Downloads$ dir Starfleet_I.z01 Starfleet_I.z03 Starfleet_I.z05 Starfleet_I.z02 Starfleet_I.z04 Starfleet_I.zip darklord@darkforce:~/Downloads$ 7za e Starfleet_I.zip 7-Zip (A) 9.04 beta Copyright © 1999-2009 Igor Pavlov 2009-05-30 p7zip Version 9.04 (locale=en_US.UTF-8,Utf16=on,HugeFiles=on,2 CPUs) Processing archive: Starfleet_I.zip Error: Can not open file as archive darklord@darkforce:~/Downloads$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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