PLATOTerm Atari 8-bit - Fast Text and DOS 2.5
Pre-release
This release is built on DOS 2.5, rather than MyDOS 4.53, and the "Handler Setup" tool has been temporarily removed. By default, the Atari 850 handler is loaded as AUTORUN.SYS. If you need to use another handler, rename one of the other handlers as AUTORUN.SYS, and reboot.
The main binary is PLATO, and can be loaded using 'L'
Touch Devices, and R-Verter Users
Touch (mouse/joystick) support is set to NONE, initially. This is so that R-Verter users can use the software without it crashing. You can not use an R-Verter and a touch, mouse, or joystick device for now. I am looking for a solution to this problem.
850 and other users can press OPTION and select T)ouch, followed by one of the touch drivers, without a problem.
R: Handlers
- RHND850 - The Atari 850 handler
- RHNDRVER - The BOB-Verter handler for R-Verter
- RHNDBB - Len Spencer's high-speed Blackbox handler
- RHNDMIO - Len Spencer's high-speed MIO handler
PLATO Keyboard
The PLATO keyboard is mapped to the Atari keys, like so:
| PLATO KEY | Atari Key |
|---|---|
| ANS | CTRL-A |
| BACK | CTRL-B |
| SHIFT-BACK | CTRL- + (left arrow) |
| COPY | CTRL-C |
| SHIFT-COPY | CTRL- - (up arrow) |
| DATA | CTRL-D |
| SHIFT-DATA | SHIFT-CTRL-D |
| EDIT | CTRL-E |
| SHIFT-EDIT | SHIFT-CTRL-E |
| FONT | CTRL-F |
| ÷ | CTRL-G |
| HELP | CTRL-I |
| SHIFT-HELP | SHIFT CTRL-H |
| LAB | CTRL-L |
| SHIFT-LAB | CTRL-= (down arrow) |
| SUPER | CTRL-P |
| SHIFT-SUPER | SHIFT CTRL-P |
| SQUARE | CTRL-Q |
| ACCESS | SHIFT CTRL-Q |
| STOP | CTRL-S |
| SHIFT-STOP | SHIFT CTRL-S |
| TERM | CTRL-T |
| × | CTRL-X |
| SUB | CTRL-Y |
| SHIFT-SUB | SHIFT CTRL-Y |
| Setup | OPTION |
| Exit | SELECT X |
| Color up | SELECT - |
| Color down | SELECT = |
| Bright up | Select * |
| Bright down | Select + |
Setup
Pressing OPTION will show the setup menu, where you can select the following parameters:
- I)NTERFACE - Select desired interface (currently only serial)
- B)AUD - Set baud rate
- D)RIVER - Set the desired serial driver (currently only R:)
- T)OUCH - Set the desired touch driver (mouse/joystick/trackball/etc.)
- S)AVE - Save preferences to disk as a file called CONFIG.
- E)XIT - Exit preferences, and if changed, apply them.
A note about colors
Your desired background color and text brightness can be selected, and subsequently saved by selecting S)AVE in the setup menu.
Pressing the color up/down or bright up/down will cycle through all possible color values.
Pre-release software
This is pre-release software. There are bugs, I would like to hear everyone's experiences with this build, especially since the DOS has changed, and memory layout has also changed, as a result. Please use the github issues section and put your system configuration as part of any issues you may file, and I will directly address them.
Thanks,
-Thom Cherryhomes / IRATA.ONLINE