"Q: Why does a drummer put his drumsticks on the dashboard of
his car?
A: So he can park in the handicapped zone."
THE FALCON COMPATIBILITY LIST
MK. II
by Richard Karsmakers
(after an idea by Cottonwood Computers)
For those of you still waiting to purchase a Falcon, I have
compiled a list of some stuff that has been tested on it (not
just by me, mind you). This list is based on some original
research and the idea of Cottonwood Computers, which is a USA
Atari retailer. I have used only a small part of their list,
which originally contained a lot of programs I guess nobody has
ever heard of, and have afterwards added a lot of stuff myself
(from other sources as well as my own experience).
Please realize that some of the programs featured here have been
used extensively whereas some others, obviously, haven't. I
can't take any responsibility for the accuracy of the data
featured here. Of course, you should also take into consideration
that what is tested for here is Falcon compatibility, not
"MultiTOS" compatibility! If "MultiTOS" compatibility is known,
this will be indicated.
I would like to send thanks to some of the people whose research
I have also used: Piper, Kai Holst, Gregg, Sean Dourgherty, Cut
Flügel, David Fairweather, Silicon Magic, Bob DeWitt, John
Stansford, Paul Glover, Heiko Hartmann (who runs an extensive
compatibility list on internet, including flag settings for
"Backward", most excellent!) and John Eidsvoog.
Last but not least I'd like to mention that some of the stuff
I've tested myself was tested on a 4 Mb TOS 4.04 Falcon, with
Sinister Developments' FBoot version 1.2 handy, as well as
"Backward" version 2.52.
After each section, a success ratio is given: RUNS/TOTAL.
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DRAWING & ART
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Avant Vector Runs
Calligrapher Runs
Canvas Runs
Chronos Nope
Crack Art Runs, but no block rotate possible
Cyber Color Runs
Cyber Paint 2.0 Bombs
Cyber Sculpt Runs, but in ST high res only
Degas Elite Runs
Deluxe Paint ST 1.00 Runs
DT Paint Nope
DynaCADD 2D Runs
DynaCADD 3D Nope
Easy Draw 2.3 Nope
Easy Draw 3.0 Runs
Falcon Paint (FPaint) Runs
Flairpaint Won't load
HyperDraw Runs
Imagecopy 2 Runs
MegaPaint Runs
MegaPaint Pro 4 Runs
Neochrome 1.0 Runs
Neochrome Master 2.24 Nope (can't I/O)
Paintworks Runs
Phoenix 3D Object Renderer Runs in 80 columns or higher
Photo Show Runs
Prism Paint Runs in all palletted resolutions
Quantum Paint Crashes
Spectrum 512 Attempts to load, then crashes
Speed of Light Runs
Tinyview Runs
True Paint Runs
23/31 (74%)
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DTP & WORD PROCESSING
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Atari Works Runs (all modes, even MTOS)
Calamus SL Runs
Timeworks DTP Loads, freezes when mouse is moved
First Word 1.03 Runs
First Word Plus 3.20TT Runs, but grabs up all memory
First Word Plus 4.02 Runs
Fleet Street Publisher 1.1 Runs
GfA Draft Runs
K-Rhyme Runs
K-Roget Runs
Marcel Word Processor Runs
Microsoft Write Runs
Pagestream 2.2 Runs
PrintMaster Plus Runs in ST medium
Protext 5.52 Runs
Publishing Partner Runs
Redacteur Runs in ST resolutions
Signum! Nope
ST Writer Runs
ST Writer Elite 2.3 Runs
Tempus 2.0 Runs in ST med/hi only 4)
Timeworks DTP Nope
That's Write 2.03 Runs, but crashes when printing
That's Write 2.09 Runs
Word Perfect 4-18-91 Runs, but not with Maccel 3.4!
Word Writer ST 2.2 Runs
23/26 (88%)
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GAMES
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(All titles are originals to the best of my knowledge, except
where noted)
1943 Runs
3D Pool Runs, but needs 50 Hz
Action ST Nope
Afterburner Nope
Airball Runs with Fboot
Airbus A320 USA Runs, but on RGB only
Aliants Runs
Alien Fires Nope
Alien Syndrome Runs
Alternate Reality, The City Runs
Amberstar Nope
Ancients Art of War i/t SkiesRuns
Annals of Rome Runs
Another World Runs with backward
Aquanaut Nope
Archer MacLean Pool Runs with Fboot
Archipelagos Nope
Arctic Fox Nope
Arena Nope (no joystick input)
Arkanoid Nope (copy protection goes wrong) D)
Arkanoid II Runs with backward (not with me!)
Artificial Dreams Runs
Attack of the Mutant Camels Runs with Backward
Auto Duel Nope
AV8V Harrier Attach Runs in ST low res mode
Backlash Runs with Backward
Baker Street Detective Nope
Balance of Power Runs
Barbarian (Psygnosis) Nope
Barbarian (Palace) Runs with Backward
Bard's Tale Runs
Batman Nope
Battle Chess Runs
Battle for the Throne Runs
Battle Hawks 1942 Nope
BattleTech Runs
Battle Zone Runs (probably all old Atari stuff)
Better Dead than Alien Runs
Billiards II Nope
Bio Challenge Nope
Bionic Commando Nope (said to run with backward)
Black Lamp Runs with Fboot 2)
Blastaball Nope
Blood Money Nope
Bloodwych Nope
Bloody Blade Nope
Blue Max Runs with Backward
Boing Nope
Borodino Runs, but very fast
Boulderdash Runs
Brataccas Runs with Fboot
Breach Conflicting reports on this one
Breach 2 Nope
Breaknoid Runs
Bubble Bobble Runs with Backward
Buggy Boy Runs with Fboot (maybe without) fast
Caesar Runs
California Games II Runs
Campaign Runs
Captain Blood Nope
Captive Nope
Carrier Command Runs with Backward
Centipede Runs with backward
Challenge Golf Nope
Championship Wrestling Nope
Chaos Strikes Back Runs with Backword, possibly without
Chariots of Fire Nope
Chessmaster 2000 Nope
Chopper X Runs
Chronos Nope
Chuckie Egg Runs
Circus Attractions Nope
Civilization Runs (though colours are messed up)
Cloud Kingdoms Runs with Fboot
Colonial Conquest Runs
Colorado Nope
Columns Runs (Falcon game, RGB only)
Conquest Runs (uses GEM)
Corporation Nope
Corruption Runs
Cosmic Pirate Nope
Curse of the Azure Bonds Runs in ST low
Crackdown Runs with Fboot
Crack'Ed Nope
Crafton & Xunk Nope
Crash Garrett Runs
Creatures Nope
Crystal Castles Runs with backward
Cyber Nope
Cyberdrome Runs
Cybernoid Runs
Cybernoid II Nope
Dark Castle Runs
Dark Century Nope
Deathbringer Runs
Death Sword Nope
Debut Nope
Deep Space Runs with Fboot
Defender of the Crown Nope
Deflektor Nope
Deja Vu Nope
Deja Vu II Runs
Delta Patrol Nope
Demolition Man Runs
Demon's Winter Runs
Desolator Nope
Diablo Runs
Disciples of Steel Runs, with backward
Double Dragon Nope
Drachen PD "Shanghai" clone Runs
Dragon Breed Runs
Dragonflight Nope
Dragon's Breath Runs
Dragons of Flame Nope
Drakkhen Nope
Dr. Zock Runs, but too fast
Dungeon Adventure 5.2 Runs
Dungeon Master Runs
Dynablasters Runs with backward
Eco Runs
Eliminator Nope
Elite Runs
Elite II Runs
E-Motion Nope
Empire 2.0 Runs in ST medium and high
Empire Strikes Back Nope
Enchanted Land Nope
Enigma Nope
Epic Nope
Escape Runs
Exolon Runs
Extensor Runs, but colours are screwed
F-15 Strike Eagle Nope
F-16 Falcon Nope
F-19 Runs with Backward, but maybe not
F-29 Retaliator Nope
Falcon Nope
Falcon Mission 1-3 Nope
Federation of Free Traders Nope
Fighter Bomber Nope
Fire Brigade Runs, and fast too
Fish! Runs
Flight Simulator II Runs, but screen flashes a bit
Formel 1 ST Nope
Formula One Grand Prix Runs with Fboot or backward 2)
Foundations Waste Runs
Fuzzball Nope
Galdregon's Domain Nope
Gauntlet II Runs, but needs Backward or Fboot
Ghost & Goblins Runs with Fboot
Gnome Nope
Gnome Ranger Nope
Gobliiins Nope
Gobliiins II Runs with backward
Go-Board 3.0 Runs
Gods Runs with backward
Gold of the Americas Nope
Goldrunner Runs
Goldrunner II Runs, though scrolling not perfect
Goldrush Runs
Go-Up Runs
Grandad and the Quest etc. Nope
Grand Prix 500cc Nope
Gravity Nope
Great Battles Runs
Great Courts II Runs with backward
Great Giana Sisters Nope
Gridiron Nope
Gunship Runs with backward
Hardball Nope
Hawkeye Runs with Fboot
Hero Nope
Heroes of the Lance Runs
High Roller Nope
Hole in One Runs (though screen is shifted)
Hole in One Miniature Golf Runs with Backward
Hollywood Hijinx Runs (probably all Infocom advntrs)
Home Casino Runs
Hostage Nope
Hot Shot Nope
Hoyle's Book of Games I Runs, but very fast
Hunter Runs with Fboot
I, Ball Runs
Immortal, The Nope
Impact (cracked version) Runs with backward
Imperium Runs with Backward
Impossible Mission Nope
Impossible Mission Ii Nope
Indiana Jones (Adventure) Runs
Indiana Jones and the Last C.Nope (action game)
Infestation Nope
International Karate + Nope
International Sports Chall. Runs
Interphase Nope
Ishar Runs (Falcon game)
Ishar II Runs (Falcon game)
Jambala, Seven Gates of Nope
James Pond Runs with Fboot, but is fast!
Jeopardy Runs
Jeopardy 3 Runs
Jet Runs
Jimmy White's Whirlwind Sn. Runs
Jinxter Runs
Joan of Arc Runs
Joe Blade Runs
John Lowe's Ultimate Darts Nope
Journey to the Center o.t.E. Runs, but fast
Joust Runs in ST low res, but too fast
Jupiter Probe Nope (no joystick input)
Kamikaze Chess Runs
Kick Off 2 Runs with fboot, but too fast
Kid Kong Runs with backward
Killing Game Show Nope
King's Quest II Runs
Klatrix Nope
Knightmare Runs with backward
Knights of the Sky Runs, might need fboot, very fast
Kong Runs with backward
Lands of Havoc Nope
Leather Goddesses of Phobos Runs
Leatherneck Runs with backward F)
Leavin' Teramis Nope
Legend of Faerghail Runs in ST lo? (conflicting reports)
Legend of the Sword Runs
Leisure Suit Larry I Runs
Leisure Suit Larry II Runs
Leisure Suit Larry III Runs (probably most Sierra advntrs)
Lemmings (Demo) Runs
Lemmings Nope (disk protection goes wrong)
Lemmings, Oh No More Nope (flickering screen, no I/O)
Lemmings 2 - The Tribes Runs with backward 8 Mhz/caches off
Lethal Weapon Runs
Lethal XCess Nope
Life and Death Runs
Line Attack Runs
Little Computer People Runs
Llamatron Runs with backward
Lode Runner Nope
Loom Runs
Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge Nope
Lotus Esprit Turbo Chall.3 Runs with backward
Lure of the Temptress Nope
M1 Tank Platoon Nope
Mad Dog Williams Runs
Magic Boy Runs with backward
Magic Pockets Runs with backward
Maniac Mansion Runs
Masterblazer Nope
McMinos Runs (monochrome)
Mean 18 Nope
Megalomania Nope
Menace Nope
Metrocross Runs, but some gfx screwed
Midi Maze Runs in ST low
Midi Maze II Runs B)
Midwinter Runs with "Backward"
Midwinter II Nope
Mig 29 Super Fulcrum Runs with Fboot
Millenium 2.2 Nope (maybe with backward)
Mini F1 Runs (Falcon game)
Missile Nope
Missile Command Runs
Mission Genocide Runs, but too fast
Moon Patrol Runs
Moonshine Racers Runs
Monster Business Nope
Motorhead Nope
Mudpies Runs with backward
Myth Runs
Mythos Runs (German game)
Nebulus Nope
Nethack Runs (uses GEM)
Nigel Mansell's World Champ. Runs with fboot
Ninja Mission Runs with backward
Nitro Runs with fboot or backwards
No Second Prize Runs with fboot
Northstar Runs
Obliterator Nope
Ogre Nope
Oids Runs with backward
Oil Imperium Runs, but you can's save any games
Onslaught Nope
Oo-Topos Runs
Orion's Run Runs, but too fast
Overlord Runs
Oxyd Runs (monochrome)
Oxyd II Runs (monochrome)
Oxyd Magnum Runs (Falcon game)
P47 Runs with fboot
Pacman (Sinister Development)Runs
Pacmania Runs with fboot or backward
Paladin Runs in ST low
Pandora Runs sortof, with some busted grfx
Paperboy Nope
Parasol Stars Runs with fboot
Parasol Stars (cracked) Runs
Patience (German sonderdisk) Runs
Patrizier Nope
Phantasie III Runs
Pirates! Nope (newer version is said to work)
Plutos Runs in ST low res
Populous Nope (might run with backward)
Populous 2 Nope (might run with backward)
Powermonger Nope
Prehistoric Tale, A Nope
Premium Mah Jongg Runs
Premium Mah Jongg II Runs
Psion Chess Runs
Purple Saturn Day Nope
Push Over Runs
Puzzle Pack Runs
Quartz Runs with fboot
Quest for the Timebird Nope
Quizical Runs
Railroad Tycoon Runs, but may crash after 20 minutes
Rainbow Islands Nope
Rampage Runs
Ranarama Nope
Reach for the Skies Nope (conflicting reports though)
Real Ghostbusters Runs
Resolution 101 Runs
Return to Genesis Nope E)
Revenge of the Mutant Camels Runs with backward
Rick Dangerous Nope
Rick Dangerous II Runs
Risk Runs, but fast
Risky (PD "Risk" clone) Runs, but may be considered too fast
Robotron 2084 Runs
Robozone Runs with fboot
Rocket Ranger Clashing reports on this one
Rock'n'Roll Nope
Rogue Runs, but fast
Rogue II Runs, but fast
R-Type Runs with fboot
Sapiens Nope (perhaps with backward)
Scrabble Deluxe Runs, but fast
Secret of Monkey Island Runs
Sentinel Nope
Shadowgate Nope
Shadowlands Nope
Shadowlord Runs
Shanghai Runs
Sherman M-4 Nope
Ship Combat Runs
Shocker 2 Runs (ST monochrome)
Shuffleboard Runs
Shufflepuck Café Nope
Sim City Clashing reports on this one. ST low
Skulldiggery Nope
Skweek Nope
Skyfox Nope
Sleeping Gods Lie Nope
Solomon's Key Nope
Space Ace Nope
Space Crusade Nope
Space Port Nope (copy protection)
Space Quest Runs
Space Quest II Runs
Space Racer Nope
Spacewar 2400 Runs in medium res, crash when exit
Special Forces Nope
Speedball Runs
Speedball II Runs with fboot or backward
Speed Buggy Nope
Spellbound Nope
Spellbreaker Runs
Spider Man (Scott Adams) Runs
Star Fleet Runs
Starflight Nope, may run with backward
Starglider Runs with backward
Starglider II Runs with fboot
Starnukers Runs in ST medium
Starquake Runs
Star Raiders Runs
Steel Empire Runs
Stellar Crusade Runs in ST low
STetris PD "Tetris" clone Refuses to run in any resolution
ST Karate Nope
Stone Age Runs with fboot or even without?!
ST Pool Nope
Stratego Runs in 50 Hz
Street Fighter Nope
Strip Poker Runs
Strip Poker II Nope
Strikey Nope (seriously busted graphics)
ST Soccer Runs with fboot
Sundog Nope
Super Cycle Nope
Super Sprint Nope (disk protection goes wrong) C)
Switchblade Nope
Tanglewood Nope
Tass Times in Tone Town Runs
Team Yankee Runs
Terrorpods Nope
The Black Cauldron Runs
Their Finest Hour - B. of B. Runs, bombs on exit, is very fast
The Kristal Runs
The Pawn Runs (probably all Magnetic Scrolls)
The Secret of Monkey Island Runs
Time Runs
Time and Magic Nope
Time Bandits Runs
Tonic Tile (cracked) Runs, but too fast
Topas (German game) Runs
Total Eclipse Runs
Traders Runs with Backward
Trail Blazer II Runs
Transarctica Runs (Falcon game)
TV Sports Football Runs
Typhoon Nope
Typhoon Thompson Nope
Ultima II Nope
U.N. Squadron Runs with fboot
UMS Runs, but very fast
UMS II Runs (but no colours)
Uninvited Runs
Universe 2 Nope
Universe 3 Runs
Uridium Nope
Vertical Mayhem Runs
Vindicators Nope
Virtual Worlds Nope
Virus (the game) Runs. Some with fboot, some not
Vixen Runs
Vroom Nope
Wargame Construction Set Runs
Warhawk Runs (about 20% faster on VGA)
War in Middle Earth Runs
Warlock Nope
Warp Nope
Wings Nope
Wings of Death Runs w/backward, title wrong, so snd
Winnie The Pooh Runs
Wishbringer Runs
Wizball Nope
Wonderland Runs (probably all Magn.Scr. stuff)
World Snooker Nope
Xenon Runs with backward
Xevious Runs but has mixed colours
X-Tron Runs with backward
Xybots Runs with backward
Zak McKracken Runs
Zany Golf Runs but bombs on exit to score card
Zool Nope
266/443 (60%)
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MIDI AND SOUND
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Alchemy Jr. Runs, but not with MultiTOS
Band in a Box Runs (needs 80 colomns, 2 colours)
Cubase Audio Runs
Cubase Lite Loads, bombs on mouse movement
Cubase 3.02 Runs
Dr. T's Tunesmith Bombs
Edit Track Platinum Runs
Guitaristics 1.96 Runs
Keyboard Controlled Seq. 4.0 Runs
Keyboard Contr.Seq.4.0 lvl 2 Runs
MIDI Max Runs
MIDI Spy Runs
Music Studio Runs
Music Studio '88 Runs
Pianistics 1.20 Runs
Stereo Replay Nope
13/16 (81%)
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PROGRAMMING
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FTL Modula-2 Runs
GfA Basic 2.xx Runs, but in ST resolutions only
GfA Basic 3.5 Runs
GfA Basic 3.6TT Runs (but has numerous small bugs)
GfA Basic 3.0 run-only Runs
G.I. Sound Tool Runs
HiSoft Basic 2 Runs
HiSoft C Runs in all modes
HiSpeed Pascal Runs
Lattice C 5.52 Runs in all modes
LDW Power Runs
Raid Debugger Nope
STOS Freezes when attempting to load
STOS 3D Nope
STOS Basic 2.4 Nope
Templemon 2.01 Nope (at least not VGA)
11/16 (68%)
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SPREADSHEETS AND DATABASES
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DataManager ST Runs
K-Spread 3 Runs
Superbase Professional Runs
VIP Locks after loading
VIP Professional GEM Loads, but no mouse cursor available
3/5 (60%)
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COMMUNICATIONS
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AnsiTerm Runs (in ST medium res)
D-Term Yes, but has redraw problems
Flash 1.6 Nope
Flash >1.6? Runs
Interlink 1.7 Runs
STalker Conflicting reports
ST Aladdin Nope
Tiny Term Runs
CanTerm 3.8 Runs, but bombs occasionally
6/9 (67%)
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VARIOUS UTILITIES
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Acopy 1.3 Nope (bombs when writing)
Antidote Runs
ARC Runs
Arcshell 3.1 Runs (all modes except true colour)
Atomic Packer 3.5 Runs 9)
BakSplat Runs
Chamaeleon 0.19 Runs
Cliché Runs 5)
CodeKeys 1.3 Runs (crash when macro in true col.)
Command Processor Program Runs
Crossword Creator II Runs
Cryptographer Runs
DC Format 3.02 Runs
DC Maxtrack Runs
DC Mouse-O-Meter Runs
DC Mouse Shift Runs
DC Shower 1.0 Nope
DC Squish Runs (and so does Squish II)
DeskManager Nope (other sources claim it runs)
Diamond Back Gets conflicting reports
Disc Doctor Runs
Exorcist 2.0 Nope
FastCopy Pro Nope (bombs when writing) 7)
Fast Filemover 1.41 Runs
Floppy Virus Killer 3.0 Runs
G+Plus 1.5 Runs
Geneva Runs
Harlekin 2 Runs
Harlekin 3 Runs, but icons have no texts
HD Sentry Runs, but freezes upon exit
Hiscore Terminal Utility Runs
HotWire 3.0 Runs
Interface 2.21 Runs in all resolutions
Kaosdesk Nope
Knife ST 1.07 Runs 6)
Kobold 2 Runs, but bombs when you try format
Kobold 2.5 Runs perfectly
Little Green Selector Conflicting reports on this.
At least 1.8c seems to work
LZH 2.21 Runs 3)
LZH 2.99 Runs
Maccel III 4.0 Runs in any mode
MasterBrowse 2.0 Runs
Maxifile Runs, but bombs may appear at exit
McGyver (virus killer) Nope
Memfile 3.0 Runs
Mouseboot Runs
Multidesk Runs
Mutil Runs 8)
NeoDesk 3.03 Runs, but can't delete folders
NeoDesk Control Panel Runs, but can't change colours
NVDI 2.5 Runs
Pack Ice Runs
Pa Pack 1.01 Runs
PC Ditto 3.0 Nope
PopIt Runs
Procopy 1.7 Conflicting information
Profile 1.1 Nope
Puzzle Pack Runs
Quick Index II 2.2 Runs, but locks on floppy RPM test
Quick ST III Nope
R.A.I.D. Runs
Redacteur Nope
RenameIt! Runs
Revenge Doc Displayer 3.10 Runs
Sagrotan Runs in ST resolutions only
Selectric 1.10 Runs
Sentry Packer Runs
Spectre 128 Crashes
ST DCat 5 Runs
ST Tools Said to run, but not with me!
ST Virus Killer 3.11 Runs
ST Zip 2.3 Runs
Superboot 8 Runs
Super Formatter Nope A)
Squish II Runs
SysInfo Runs
TLC Formatter 3.02 Runs
ToXis 5.00 Runs
Universal Item Selector III Runs, but can't be AUTO-run 1)
Ultimate Virus Killer 6.0 Runs
Virendetektor 3.1 Runs
Virus Fixer Nope, can't find its resource file
VKill 3.84 Runs
Warp 9 3.75 Nope
Warp 9 3.8 Runs
WhatIs 6.5 Runs
Word Search Creator Runs
XBoot Runs
69/87 (79%)
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Total compatibility average 414/633 (65%)
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Remarks:
1) Bombs when switching resolutions with it resident.
2) And you can even leave instruction cache switched on.
3) But you can't use it more than once with Chameleon
installed (at least sometimes).
4) The built-in screen saver bombs out too, so you have to
disable it.
5) This is the screen snapshot utility by Epigraf that you get
with "Le Redacteur". It works, but does not recognize
resolutions properly and writes the files with the wrong
extension. With a bit of extra work it usually yields the
correct results. Nonetheless I now have an undeletable (?!)
file on my C: partitions called " .DOO".
6) You can't edit actual tracks and sectors on floppy disk, but
you can edit logical sectors on it.
7) Works with Falcon cache turned off (can be done with the
FCONTROL.ACC accessory).
8) Editing files is no problem whatsoever. Editing large HDs
directly through disk sectors is not possible (only 512 BPS
allowed), and in general the only drive you can select at the
"Edit disk" option is the drive that you booted from. This is
caused by the fact that "Mutil" checks which drives are
present by searching for the desktop store buffer in RAM to
see which icons are on the desktop. These are on a different
spot on the Falcon, of course.
9) Said not to decompress properly in some rare cases, but
there's a fixed version too (also numbered 3.5 though).
Compression on a whole directory sometimes doesn't work
either.
A) It is even rumoured to trash your hard disk if used on the
Falcon.
B) You have to delete the music file, otherwise it'll bomb-crash.
C) This certainly doesn't work with me (alas, alas!) but other
lists say it does, so there might be different versions.
D) With Backward the whole thing works...but receives no valid
controller input (and therefore doesn't actually work).
E) With Backward the whole thing works...but the ship is
invisible most of the time, making it sortof difficult
(impossible) to play.
F) As with all other systems (i.e. (MEGA) ST(E), you have to
disconnect a possible cable on the parallel port.
In general:
O When a game runs too fast on the Falcon, using it with
"Backward" and with processor speed turned to 8 Mhz (and
possibly blitter speed 8 Mhz too, and/or processor caches
turned off) will yield a better result.
O When the digi sound effects are really noisy, try running with
"Backward" sound setting to "Spec". This helps in some cases
("Llamatron") and not in others ("Impact").
O Programs tested to run with "FBoot" will most likely also work
with "Backward", but not always vice versa!
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And that, as they say, is all folx. There will most likely be
another few instalments of this column (i.e. updated and extended
versions of it) in the next issues of ST NEWS. So further
information as to programs' supposed Falcon (in-)compatibility
are welcomed at the correspondence address.
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