Introduction ProSystem is an emulator for the Windows
operating system that will allow you to play Atari 7800 video games on your PC.
An emulator is a program that has the ability to imitate another program,
device, or computer. The ProSystem emulator imitates the Atari 7800's CPU,
video, audio, joystick controls, etc. Before you can use the emulator, you will
need to obtain rom images that are compatible with the Atari 7800. The rom
images are the actual data that is loaded into the emulator which allows you to
play the game. The rom images can be downloaded from various sources on the
internet. Please don't ask me for rom images.
The ProSystem emulator was
written in the C/C++ language and uses the Windows API and DirectX to help
emulate the display, sound and input. It emulates both the NTSC and PAL
consoles. Please see the documentation for a description of the other
features.
Please read the license included with the
software before using the emulator.
Credit Thanks to Ron Fries
for his Tia and Pokey source code which I modified to work with the ProSystem
emulator. Additional thanks to Eckhard Stolberg for his 7800 Bank Switching
Guide. And finally, thanks to Dan Boris for his Atari 7800 source code and
information on his web site that helped guide my development
effort.
Disclaimer I'm not responsible for any loss or damage
that may occur from the use or misuse of the ProSystem emulator. Use this
software at your own risk. If you do not agree with these terms, please remove
the software.
Contact Please contact me if you find any defects
or to suggest any enhancements. If possible, please include the hardware (video
card, sound card, etc) and software (operating system, directX version) on the
system.
This program is
free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the
GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This
program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
USA