Atari Programming Articles

• Advanced system programming with GFA Basic examples (fr) by Rajah Lone (Pierre Tonthat), published by STimulus
  • Dialog boxes in forms (fr)
  • Access files with Gemdos functions & manage long file names (fr)
  • Long file names with Magic & how to control windows from other applications (fr)
  • OLGA protocol & BubbleGEM protocol (fr)
  • System functions to launch applications (fr)
  • System Graphism with VDI (fr)
  • Inconify & Drag&Drop (fr)
  • DHST protocol & GEMScript (fr)

• Introduction to 68000 Assembly Programming (fr) by le Féroce Lapin (Pierre-Louis Lamballais), published by STimulus
  • 68k Assembly Part #1 (fr)
  • 68k Assembly Part #2 (fr)
  • 68k Assembly Part #3 (fr)
  • 68k Assembly Part #4 (fr)
  • 68k Assembly Part #5 (fr)
  • 68k Assembly Part #6 (fr)
  • 68k Assembly Part #7 (fr)
  • 68k Assembly Part #8 (fr)
  • 68k Assembly Part #9 (fr)

• Introduction to 68000 Assembly Programming (fr) by LaurentPiechocki
  • Disk #1 (table)
    • Chapter #1: Introduction (fr)
    • Chapter #2: First Steps With Assembly Language (fr)
    • Chapter #3: First Programs (fr) and part #2
      • Exercice #1 (fr)
      • Solution to exercice #1 (fr)
    • Chapter #4: The 68000 Instructions (fr) part #2 and part #3
    • Chapter #5: GEMDOS Functions (fr)
  • Disk #2 (table)
    • Chapter #6: BIOS and XBIOS Functions (fr)
      • Exercice #2 (fr)
      • Solution to exercice #2 (fr)
    • Chapter #7: The VDI (fr)
    • Chapter #8: The Line A (fr)
      • Exercice #3 (fr)
      • Solution to exercice #3 (fr)
    • Chapter #9: Interrupts And System Variables (fr) and part #2
      • Exercice #4 (fr)
      • Solution to exercice #4 (fr)
    • Annexes (fr)
      • Disassemblers (fr)
      • Debuggers (fr)
      • ST Memory Map (fr)
  • Disk #3 features various assembly source codes

• Professional GEM, by Tim Oren [Ore86?].
  1. Windows, part 1
  2. Windows, part 2
  3. The Dialog Handler
  4. The Resource File
  5. Resource Tree Structures
  6. Raster Operations
  7. Menu Structures
  8. User Interfaces, part 1
  9. VDI Graphics: Lines and Solids
  10. VDI Graphics: Text Output
  11. GEM Hooks and Hacks, An Insider's AES Tricks
  12. GEM Events and Program Structure
  13. A New Form Manager
  14. User Interfaces, part 2
  15. Coping with GEMDOS

• GEM developer notes, by Olivier Landemarre (fr)

• Atari ST Internals, by Jim Boulton 1995.
  • Information
    • Processor Timings
    • Interrupt Priorities
    • TOS Error Numbers
    • Blitter Execution Times
    • Keyboard Scancode Map
  • Memory Maps
    • Exception Vectors
    • Application Interrupts
    • Processor State
    • System Variables
    • ROMS
  • Peripherals
    • Memory Management Unit (MMU)
    • Screen Display
    • WD1772 Floppy Disk Controller (WD1772 FDC)
    • YM2149 Programmable Sound Generator (YM2149 PSG)
    • STE Digital to Analogue Converter (STE DAC)
    • Blitter Chip
    • STE Joystick Ports
    • MK68901 Multi Function Peripheral (MK68901 MFP)
    • Floating Point Unit (FPU)
    • MC6850 Asynchonous Communications Interface Adaptor (MC6850 ACIA)
    • Clock (If available)
  • Port Pinouts
    • Cartridge Port
    • ACSI DMA Port
    • Parallel Printer Port
    • Joystick and Mouse Ports
    • STE Joystick Ports
    • Monitor Port
    • RS232 Serial Port
    • MIDI Ports
    • External Floppy Port