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STOS EXTENSIONS
Here is a list of extensions for STOS that I have come across on my
travels.This is not a full list,and I would love to hear of anymore
that you may have come across.I have included a small list of the main
commands that it adds.
If you do know of any more please tell me about It!
Marcus Platt,
31 Parkfield Close,
Two Gates,
Tamworth.
Staffs.
B77 1HE.
(Or through ICTARI)
(1) STE
by Architect & Line.
67 Malvern Road,
Leystone.
London.
E11 3DJ.
(NB Registration for this product is no longer
available but It can be found on ST FORMAT COVER
DISK 40 (bug free version))
Programmed to make use of the extra STE hardware,(Oh
you do suprise me!) including,
HARDWARE SCROLLING.
DAC control.(DIGITAL to ANALOGUE CONVERTER & stereo sound)
ANALOGUE JOYSTICK PORTS.
EXTENDED PALETTE (4096 colours)
(2) BLITER
by Architect & Line.
67 Malvern Road,
Leystone.
London.
E11 3DJ.
(NB Registration for this product is no longer
available but It can be found on ST FORMAT COVER
DISK 33)
Programmed to make use of the BLITTER chip found in
STE's and Mega ST's.
Adds 24 new commands to utilise the blitter chip.
(3) MIDI
by Architect & Line.
67 Malvern Road,
Leystone.
London.
E11 3DJ.
(NB Registration for this product is no longer
available but It can be found on ST FORMAT COVER
DISK 34)
Adds 4 new commands which operate interupt-driven routines.
(Not just for musical uses.)
(4) STARS
by Lee Upcroft,
3 School Lane,
Broadmeadows,
South Normanton,
Alfreton,
Derbyshire.
DE55 3LA.
(No registration needed. PD product)
(Found on ST FORMAT DISK 37)
(Correct compiler extension on ST FORMAT DISK 38)
Lets you use 3D/Parallax Star fields in your progs,its
very profesional looking and damn fast.
(5) MISTY
by Top Notch
Billy Allan,
66 Highmains Ave,
Dumbarton,
Scotland,
G69 9AT.
(Shareware £5 registration fee.)
(Found on ST FORMAT DISK 38)
Adds 22 new commands that really help put some speed into
your progs, including
SKOPY :-Copy seperate Bitplanes
COL :-Check col of pixel (2xFaster than point)
FASTCOPY:-Can copy the whole screen in under 1 VBL
MOUSEOFF:-Kills the mouse (30% processor improvment)
KOPY:-Super fast version of COPY command.
(6) MISSING LINK.
by Top Notch.
Billy Allan,
66 Highmains Ave,
Dumbarton,
Scotland,
G69 9AT.
(Available from above address)
(ST FORMAT COVER DISK SOON)
(Shareware £10 registration)
Adds nearly 60 new commands to give STOS assembly quality
speed and effects,including
New Sprite commands.(Much Faster ie 25 16x16 sprites
in 1 VBL)
Mapping Commands.(ie Multi directional scrolling maps)
Reflect Command (Rippling water effect)
Fast CLS's
TILE :- fill whole screen with a tile in 1/2 vbl.
Palette spliting the easy way.
Complex File bank archives
Digital sound routines
Interupt Music driver for good music (ie Mad Max etc)
Joystick commands (Both ports)
Depack command.
Well thats all that I have come across.I know that there is
one called TOME or somthing like that but can anyone tell me what it
does?