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´ Floppyshop Public Domain & Shareware Services ´
´ Public Domain/Shareware Catalogue Rev 5.3 ´
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´ WELCOME ´
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Welcome to the Floppyshop catalogue for the Atari Falcon. At Floppyshop we
aim to bring you not only the largest Public Domain/Shareware catalogue but
the best. We were the first supplier to offer software for the Falcon,
advertising it as early as April 1993, just one month after the official
release of the machine. Since then our collection has mushroomed in size and
we have decided to split the Falcon software into its own separate
catalogue. Much of the software in this catalogue will only run on the
Falcon, but some is ST or TT software which has proved to be fully
compatible.
Hopefully you will find this catalogue program easy to use and will enjoy
using the disks you order from us. If you have any problems with this
program, press the Help key for a list of commands. Please read this
document carefully as it contains information which you will require in
order to make to correct selections from the catalogue.
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´ ABOUT THIS CATALOGUE ´
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All the disks in this section will run on a standard Atari Falcon without
any problems, assuming you have the necessary monitor, memory and hard drive
requirements where appropriate. Where no specific requirements are given, it
can safely be assumed that the software will run on a Falcon 030 with 1
Megabyte of memory, any monitor (or television) and the built in floppy
drive. Some helpful hints on monitors and overcoming compatibility problems
are given at the end of this document.
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´ What Is Public Domain? ´
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Public Domain software is free software. Our charges are in respect of our
services and no charge is made for the programs. Anyone can place a program
in the Public Domain. In some cases these programs are free of copyright
but in others the original author retains copyright and places the program
in the Public Domain subject to certain conditions. These conditions will
be in the form of a text file on disk. Many Public Domain programs are of a
surprisingly high standard although you should be prepared to accept a
mixture as regards quality. Public Domain programs usually have some sort
of documentation in the form of a text file on disk although some are
undocumented. Public Domain programs are completely free and no payment to
the author is necessary. You may swap Public Domain software legally but
must NOT charge for the software.
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´ What Is Shareware? ´
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Shareware programs are in most respects similar to Public Domain. Once
again, our charges are for our services and no charge is made by us for the
programs on the disk. They are not however, free. Shareware is provided on
a "try before you buy" basis. Shareware programs are for evaluation
purposes only. If you continue to use a program on a regular basis, you
MUST pay the required registration fee to the author. Often you get a later
version of the program, a printed manual or a password giving access to
extra features within the program. Sometimes you get nothing extra at all.
Full details of the registration fee, where to send it and what (if any)
extras registered users get, is all contained either within the main program
or within a text file on disk. You are obliged to register the product if
you continue to use it. Full details of how long you can use it before
registering are also found on the disk. You may give copies of Shareware
disks to your friends but they too must register with the author if they
continue using the program.
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´ DISCLAIMER ´
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In the unlikely event of any damage being caused to equipment as a direct or
indirect result of using any software in this catalogue or carrying
out any hardware modifications as detailed on any of the disks, Floppyshop
will not be held responsible. This is because the software itself is being
supplied free of charge (our charges are in respect of our services only).
If you don't agree with this disclaimer don't order software from us. Upon
placing your order, you are deemed to have accepted the above. Sorry if this
sounds a bit stern, we're very friendly people (honest!), we just have to
protect ourselves legally.
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´ VIRUS FREE ´
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Floppyshop disks are guaranteed free from all known Viruses (both boot
sector and link). We currently put our own Anti-Virus onto most disks in
the collection. This means that your disk boots up with a message saying
"Floppyshop Anti-Virus etc". The Floppyshop Anti-Virus is guaranteed 100%
safe on ALL disks as it does not duplicate itself. If your monitor beeps and
flashes after you access a disk then it has an executable boot sector. It
may be perfectly harmless or it may be a Virus. If this happens please check
out the disk with a good Virus Killer program such as Richard Karsmakers'
UVK. Regrettably some of the other Virus Killers often
think that the Floppyshop Anti-Virus is a Virus! I can assure you that it is
NOT. It was specially commissioned by Floppyshop as a deterrent to prevent
Viruses spreading through your disk collection.
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´ SOME HELPFUL HINTS FOR NEW USERS ´
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VGA OR RGB?
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An RGB monitor is defined as a standard ST compatible monitor such as the
Atari SC1224, Philips CM8833, Commodore 1084 or such like, the list is
endless. A television set which is being driven as a monitor using a Scart
socket (also known as a Euro Connector) is also classed as an RGB monitor.
Generally anything which runs on an RGB monitor will run on a television
set, although the monitor obviously gives a sharper picture and less eye
strain. You can only get overscan modes and the top resolution of 80 colums
in true colour if you have an RGB monitor (or TV). However, some programs
require to be run with interlace switched on and this causes extreme flicker
and eye strain.
A VGA monitor is defined as a standard PC compatible VGA monitor. When we
talk about VGA, we include Super VGA (SVGA) since both are driven
identically by the Falcon. The VGA has a much higher resolution than an RGB
monitor so the picture is many times sharper. It can display at a resolution
of 640x480 (as opposed to 640x400 on an RGB monitor) without using
interlace. A VGA monitor cannot display 80 column true colour mode, nor can
it use interlace. That is the only disadvantage to buying a VGA monitor. All
the magazines say that you cannot get true colour on a VGA monitor. That's
absolute rubbish! You can only get 40 column true colour. If you find you
can't select it under the video modes, it's because you're in 2 colour 80
column mode. Simply change the amount of colours, then select 40 column,
then go back to the colours and select true colour.
RGB and VGA monitors are driven differently and software written to use true
colour 80 columns and/or overscan will not run on an RGB monitor. Similarly,
software written to use a 480 (or 240) deep screen will not run on an RGB
monitor. Apart from these restrictions, all software should run on either
monitor type. Where no monitor requirement is stated, it can be assumed that
the software runs on either. Where incompatibility exists, a program will be
marked as NOT RGB, NOT VGA, RGB ONLY or VGA ONLY.
ST SOFTWARE
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We are currently checking our entire ST collection of around 3200 disks for
Falcon compatibility. As we progress through it, we will make up high
density disks of software which runs correctly on the Falcon. We will only
add the very best ST software to our Falcon catalogue. It may be that some
software requires to be run in an ST compatible resolution. If this is the
case we will put a readme doc on the disk to keep you right. We currently
advise you not to order software for your Falcon from our ST catalogue since
no guarantees can be given as to whether or not individual disks will work
correctly.
If you already have ST software and are having problems running it on the
Falcon, here's a few helpful hints to 'force' some software to run.
1) Go to your Control Panel to switch off the cache if a program bombs.
Many programs conflict with the cache but run perfectly well with it
switched off.
2) Use compatibility modes under SET VIDEO on the Desktop if a program
bombs. This lets you set your Falcon to an ST resolution. It also changes
hardware registers to give a greater degree of compatibility with ST
software. It is not merely there as a shortcut to setting up the colours and
columns!
3) Try running BOOTCONF or FALCON BOOT ON F.3982 since these are about the
easiest to use. Then try MAGIBOOT or BACKWARD on F.3983, since these attempt
to emulate an old ST. These four programs will get a lot of ST programs up
and running. Autobooting commercial games can often be persuaded to run by
using TTGAMES on F.3982.
4) If 'Atomik' displays across the top of the screen and you get two bombs
you have two options. The depack routines of the Atomik packer by Altair
don't like the cache. If you switch off the cache and re-run the program it
will probably run. A permanent solution is to depack the file using New
Depack on F.3982. You can then repack the program using Ice Pack v2.4 as it
is 'cache friendly'. If you get an out of memory error when you try to pack
a file using Ice Pack, turn off the cache and try again. Although Ice packed
files run correctly on the Falcon, Ice Pack itself randomly plays up.
5) Although most older programs will not run under Multi-TOS, they will
work correctly if you do not have Multi-TOS installed. However, renaming
MINT.PRG to MINTNP.PRG gets around most of the problems. This turns off the
68030's memory protection which in theory avoids the whole system crashing
if one program crashes. In practice, Multi-TOS usually goes down anyway if a
program crashes, rendering protected mode useless anyway.
6) As a guideline, most ST games and demos won't work and most serious
software will (unless it is marked as being incompatible with one or more
version/s of TOS)
Have Fun!
Steve Delaney, Senior Partner
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´ FLOPPYSHOP PUBLIC DOMAIN/SHAREWARE CATALOGUE (ATARI FALCON) V5.3 ´
´ COPYRIGHT (C) FLOPPYSHOP 1998 ´
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Permission is granted to users to copy this catalogue and give copies to
others. Indeed, we encourage you to do so! You may not change its contents
in any way and must duplicate it in its entirety. Please note that we retain
full commercial copyright. This means that you cannot reproduce this
catalogue (in part or whole) for the purpose of describing software which
you have available for sale or exchange. This applies regardless of whether
or not you make a profit from such a service.
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´ PD/SHAREWARE STATISTICS ´
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Total Disks at 19th June 1998 = 898
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´ END OF DOCUMENT ´
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