Atari Artist?

[aminerva]

Anybody know where I can get a copy of the atr file for Atari Artist? I've got the touch tablet but not the software for running it (I think it came with Atari Artist). I can get the cart off of EBay, but thought I'd see if anyone knew where I could get the ATR file for my sio2pc cable instead.

 

Holmes has a copy, but I've not been able to get it to work on my 800XL (I've tried using the translator disk, just in case). The file name reads "Atari Artist -nw.atr), not sure what the "-nw" means (not working?). I've also tried the file on atari800win, without any luck.

 

Any help appreciated

 

Tony

[+Philsan]

I'm searching Atari Artist .atr or .bin. or .xex.

Can someone help me?

[_Fandal_]

Here it is. I've just dumped it using QMEG. It's standard 16 kB cart.

 

F.

AtariArtist.zip

[www.atarimania.com]

Here's the cartridge dump: http://www.atarimania.com/8bit/dumps/AtariArtist.zip

 

There is no such thing as an ATR image as the title was never released on disk.

 

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http://www.atarimania.com

[Urchlay]

Quickie conversion from cart to xex:

 

AtariArtist_xex.zip

 

Only tested with Atari800 emulator... I don't have a real touch tablet anyway

[charliecron]

Ya, it works on real hardware, thanks much, could never find a exe of this title!

[+Philsan]

Thanks very much to all!

The only problem is that I'm not able to run the .xex version with Atari800Win Plus 4.0.

[Urchlay]

The only problem is that I'm not able to run the .xex version with Atari800Win Plus 4.0.

 

Hm, it won't work with the "load xex" menu option, but if you copy the .xex to a DOS disk and boot it, it'll run fine... Apparently Atari800win's XEX loader hates something about my "loading" intro screen.

 

Were you getting a brief flash of a "loading atari artist" screen, then a black screen, then BOOT ERROR?

 

Anyway, here's an ATR image that works with Atari800win. It's DOS 2.0, with the same xex file, named AUTORUN.SYS.

 

atari_artist_atr.zip

 

Now that I think of it... you don't want to use the xex by itself anyway. If you do, you won't have DOS loaded, so you won't be able to save your drawings.

[WizWor]

Thank you all. I was looking for this.

[lbaeza]

I've just dumped it using QMEG.

 

Hi Fandal

 

Could you please describe the procedure used to dump a cart using QMEG?

 

Thanks!

[_Fandal_]

I've just dumped it using QMEG.

 

Hi Fandal

 

Could you please describe the procedure used to dump a cart using QMEG?

 

Thanks!

 

It's very easy. Just insert the cart, turn computer on and jump to QMEG (SELECT+RESET). Then jump to monitor and use command for writing memory to D1: device: $ADR>$START_SECTOR.$NUMBER_OF_SECTORS. I used APE and this command: 8000>3.80 (write memory $8000-$BFFF to disk from sector $03 - note that you're in hexa mode!) as I didn't know if the cart was 8kB or 16kB. This works for non-switchable carts only. If you want to dump switchable cart you must use some dumping program.

 

Sounds easy? There's one small problem. You must be able to jump to QMEG. But boot of QMEG doesn't have higher priority than boot of cart (like standard Atari OS). In other words: when you boot from cart you won't be able to jump to QMEG. I usually use this dirty trick: I hold SELECT+RESET when turning computer on. And sometimes the computer is not booting from cart when I leave hold of. Then I must hold those two keys again and I'm able to just to QMEG. The only problem is that one must still hold those two keys for the rest of action. I know it's pretty ugly and dirty and I'm sure a lot of users here will describe you much more safer ways how to dump carts...

 

F.

[lbaeza]

It's very easy. Just insert the cart, turn computer on and jump to QMEG (SELECT+RESET). ...

 

Excellent.

 

Thanks, Fandal. It seems that booting an OS with a cart inserted is always the big issue when dumping a cart's contents. I remember a hardware hack on Jindroush's site to control RD4 and RD5 lines, so booting with a cart inserted was possible.

 

Is there another Atari OS able to boot with a cart inserted?

 

Regards