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This club is for creating Atari 2600 programs that utilize the ARM processor found in the Harmony Cart and Melody board.

 

The tools we'll be using run under Linux.  If you're not running Linux you'll need to first set up a Virtual Machine, these two topics will go over that:

1. Create your Virtual Machine
2. Host Integration

 

Once you have a Linux system, real or virtual, you'll need to install the development tools.

1. Install dasm
2. Install Linaro

 

Once you have your tools installed then head over to the CDFJ Topic area to learn how to use CDFJ, which was used to create games like Draconian or Mappy.

 

The DPC+ Topic area will eventually be used for a DPC+ tutorial. DPC+ was used to create games like Scramble and Stay Frosty 2.   Note that ARM support was tacked on towards the end of developing DPC+, so it's a bit kludgy to use compared to CDFJ.

 

Likewise the BUS Topic area will eventually contain a BUS tutorial. Bus Stuffing is a very advanced technique that allows for even more TIA updates per scanline. Note that BUS fails on a number of systems (mostly Junior and 7800) so AtariAge will not produce games for sale that utilize BUS.