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diff --git a/games/atari++/README b/games/atari++/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..037873fd9f --- /dev/null +++ b/games/atari++/README @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +The Atari++ Emulator is a Unix based emulator of the Atari eight bit +computers, namely the Atari 400 and 800, the Atari 600XL, 800XL and 130XE, +and the Atari 5200 game console. The emulator is auto-configurable and +will compile on a variety of systems (Linux, Solaris, Irix), and supports +many emulation features. + +Atari++ includes OS++, an open source replacement Atari 8-bit operating +system, so it's able to run many games and applications without the +Atari ROM images. However, for maximum compatibility, you probably will +want the original ROMs. To get them, install the atari800_roms package, +then use the atari++ GUI to set the ROM file paths to the images in +/usr/share/atari800/roms/. There is no need to install the atari800_os++ +package for use with atari++ (OS++ is built into the emulator). + +Notes: + +1. Atari++, by default, is built with a fancy set of CFLAGS that the +author includes in his makefile. If you're picky about such things, or if +you run into crashes or compile errors, try setting FORCE_SLACK_CFLAGS=yes +in the environment before running atari++.SlackBuild + +2. The Atari++ author doesn't keep old versions available on the +site. This script was written for Atari++ version 1.57. By the time you +read this, there may be a new release. If you are unable to find the 1.57 +source, you can either download the latest version and run the script as +'VERSION=<whatever> ./atari++.SlackBuild', or else search for the 1.57 +source somewhere other than the author's homepage. |