Could be the oldest ARABIC OS "NAJM"

[Kr0tki]

Hello @Kr0tki and all,

 

I used the AtariMax software along with the MAX Flash USB Programmer. From the above 5 schemes, I chose 8, 24, 31, and 42. For some reason I was not able to find Express 64 KB cartridge.

 

After saving each dump, I removed and inserted the cartridge from the slot, and proceeded to the next dump.

 

I hope this works.

Thank you!

 

I think I have worked out the banking of "Bank al Malumat", but I need additional verification to be sure. Could you make additional dumps of this cartridge using the following mappings?

Type 12: XEGS 32 KB cartridge

Type 13: XEGS 64 KB cartridge

Type 14: XEGS 128 KB cartridge

Type 23: XEGS 256 KB cartridge

 

As for "Ikhtabir Thakaak", the banking scheme is Type 69: aDawliah 32 KB cartridge - the same as the three cartridges analysed back in December. I have uploaded the working ROM image to AtariOnline.

 

To anyone willing, please test if the image works correctly. Type 69 is supported by Atari800 >= 4.0.0 and Altirra >= 3.10-test25. Hint: Press Return to leave the title screen.

[atari65xenajm]

Thank you!

 

I think I have worked out the banking of "Bank al Malumat", but I need additional verification to be sure. Could you make additional dumps of this cartridge using the following mappings?

Type 12: XEGS 32 KB cartridge

Type 13: XEGS 64 KB cartridge

Type 14: XEGS 128 KB cartridge

Type 23: XEGS 256 KB cartridge

 

As for "Ikhtabir Thakaak", the banking scheme is Type 69: aDawliah 32 KB cartridge - the same as the three cartridges analysed back in December. I have uploaded the working ROM image <a data-ipb="nomediaparse" data-cke-saved-href="http://atarionline.pl/v01/index.php?ct=katalog&sub=I&tg=Ikhtabir%20Thaka"href="http://atarionline.pl/v01/index.php?ct=katalog&sub=I&tg=Ikhtabir%20Thaka" ak#ikhtabir%20thaka'ak"="">to AtariOnline.

 

To anyone willing, please test if the image works correctly. Type 69 is supported by Atari800 >= 4.0.0 and Altirra >= 3.10-test25. Hint: Press Return to leave the title screen.

 

Thank you! It works well on Altirra 3.10-test28 too! Here is a snapshot!

 

I think the only aDawliah program waiting to be rescued is called الكلمة الخفية al-Kalimah al-Khafiyyah. I hope someone gets access to that cartridge.

Edited June 6, 2018 by atari65xenajm

[Madi]

Strange..

 

I tested the game on Altirra 3.10-test28 WIN10 X64

 

The file: Ikhtabir Thaka'ak (198x)(aDawliah)(SA),bin works only when AltirraOS for XL/XE/XEGS is selected as an OS. The cartridge mapper 52 *MicroCalc 32K also must be selected.

 

The file: Ikhtabir Thaka'ak (198x)(aDawliah)(SA).car, is automatically picked up by Altirra.

The game executed normally using either:

Atari XL/XE/XEGS OS ver.4

or

AltirraOS for XL/XE/XEGS.

For any other OS, the game screen for (.car) will load but when an option is selected (using arrows) and then Enter is pressed, the emulator freezes

madi

[atari65xenajm]

 

Strange..

 

I tested the game on Altirra 3.10-test28 WIN10 X64

 

The file: Ikhtabir Thaka'ak (198x)(aDawliah)(SA),bin works only when AltirraOS for XL/XE/XEGS is selected as an OS. The cartridge mapper 52 *MicroCalc 32K also must be selected.

 

The file: Ikhtabir Thaka'ak (198x)(aDawliah)(SA).car, is automatically picked up by Altirra.

The game executed normally using either:

Atari XL/XE/XEGS OS ver.4

or

AltirraOS for XL/XE/XEGS.

For any other OS, the game screen for (.car) will load but when an option is selected (using arrows) and then Enter is pressed, the emulator freezes

madi

 

 

I used the 32-bit Altirra on Mac using Wine (64-bit crashes when I launch it). The Altirra build 3.10-test28 allows me to select mapper 69 by checking "Show all cartridge types even if they may not work" first. Mapper 52 is definitely not the correct mapper since aDawliah had their own mapping schemes.

 

A slight change of topic, is there any SD/CompactFlash cartridge out there today that can run mappers 69 and 70 on an Atari XE/XL machine?

[fargo]

On 3/6/2018 at 7:33 PM, Fred_M said:

on Atari Sector you can find a 4th file

@Fred_M your posts there had been deleted. Could you please upload the 4th tape's dump here?

[Fred_M]

11 hours ago, fargo said:

@Fred_M your posts there had been deleted. Could you please upload the 4th tape's dump here?

 

The 4th file is a copy of "Shooting Arcade" by Datasoft. We have never been able to proof that this game should be on this (generic) tape. That's is the reason why we have never made an entry for this one on a8preservation.com. But here it is, enjoy! 

arcade_shooting_adawliah.cas