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 (Addressing Modes)
      • Exercice #1 (fr)
      • Solution to Exercise #1 (fr)
    • Chapter #4:
      • The 68000 Instructions (fr)
      • 68000 Instructions Part #2 and
      • 68000 Instructions Part #3
    • Chapter #5:
      • GEMDOS Functions (fr)
  • Disk #2 (table)
    • Chapter #6:
      • BIOS and XBIOS Functions (fr)
      • Exercice #2 (fr)
      • Solution to Exercise #2 (fr)
    • Chapter #7:
      • The VDI (fr)
    • Chapter #8:
      • The Line A (fr)
      • Exercice #3 (fr)
      • Solution to Exercise #3 (fr)
    • Chapter #9:
      • Interrupts And System Variables (fr) and
      • Part #2 (Timer Interrupts)
      • Exercice #4 (fr)
      • Solution to Exercise #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, collected by Olivier Landemarre (fr)
  • Extended Arguments (ARGV)
  • Management of Mouse Clicks ( evnt_multi - ev_mbclicks ev_mbmask ev_mbstate )
  • Initialisation of Clipboard ( scrp_read()? scrp_write()? )
  • Input Controls in Editable Fields ( te_pvalid )
  • Event Management ( evnt_button()? evnt_dclick()? evnt_keybd()? evnt_mesag()? evnt_mouse()? evnt_multi()? evnt_timer()? )
  • Program execution secrets ( shel_write() Pexec() )
  • Compaibility - FUNCTIONS NOT TO USE ( Physbase() Logbase() Setscreen() Getrez() Setcolor() Setpalette()? Fsetdta()? Line A )
  • GEM Window Widgets ( wind_create()? wind_get()? )
  • Initialisation of GEM ( appl_init() _global[0] _global[1] )
  • DSP JPEG Decoder (PDF format)
  • GEM Messages (incl. WM_ARROWED )
  • GEM Message Words
  • Detecting Multitasking OS or not ( see: Initialisation of GEM )
  • OBJC_EDIT() Possibilities and Defauts ( objc_edit()? )
  • Managing Window Redraw ( WM_REDRAW wind_update()? graf_mouse()? wind_get()? rc_intersect()? vs_clip()? )
  • Management of Cooperative Multitasking by TIMER ( evnt_multi()? is not enough )
  • Define UserDefs Objects ( OBSPEC ob_spec USERBLK PARMBLK USR_INDICATOR USR_ACTIVATOR vs_clip()? )
  • Using the Clipboard ( SCRAP.* TXT RTF GEM IMG )

• 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