{"id":5610,"date":"2023-04-18T08:23:25","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T07:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/?p=5610"},"modified":"2023-04-27T17:31:56","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T16:31:56","slug":"on-retro-computing-vintage-computers-on-recalbox-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/?p=5610","title":{"rendered":"On retro-computing: 15 vintage computers and their OS on RecalBox 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a couple of months since my last <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/?p=5065\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vintage computer acquisition<\/a>. I have been hunting for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpcwiki.eu\/index.php?title=Amstrad_External_Disk_Drive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DDI-1 external disk drive<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpcwiki.eu\/index.php\/Vortex_Expansions_RAM_card\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vortex internal expansion RAM card<\/a> for my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/?p=3144\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amstrad CPC464<\/a>, an <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apple_IIe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple IIe<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apple_IIc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IIc<\/a>, a Texas Instruments <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TI-99\/4A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TI-99\/4A<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commodore_64\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Commodore 64<\/a> and an <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amiga_500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amiga 500<\/a>, with no luck yet (at least at reasonable prices, even to treat myself with a birthday present).<\/p>\n<p>So, I went back to emulation, spending time tweaking my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.recalbox.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RecalBox<\/a>-based home-made retro-console, with the idea of configuring as many vintage computers as I could.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2854\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/quantum-retrocomputing-pixels.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/quantum-retrocomputing-pixels.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/quantum-retrocomputing-pixels-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The RecalBox 9 setup<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the hardware level, my RecalBox setup is still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/?p=2853\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the same<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A <strong>Raspberry Pi 4<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A <strong>Nes4Pi<\/strong> case<\/li>\n<li>An small USB QWERTY keyboard (my RecalBox console is set to use a QWERTY keyboard since most vintage computers use such a keyboard, except a few french ones)<\/li>\n<li>A small USB Mouse<\/li>\n<li>A <strong>very<\/strong> nice gamepad from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.8bitdo.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">8bitdo<\/a><\/li>\n<li>My good old <strong>42&#8243; Samsung TV<\/strong> set (16\/9, 1080, HDMI+VGA+RF+SCART)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-setup.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-setup.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-setup-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/?p=2853\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">had built<\/a> this retro-console over a year ago. Since then, a lot had changed on the software front and the release of <strong>RecalBox 9<\/strong>. I had already explored <strong>Macintosh Classic<\/strong> features for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/?p=5504\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MARCHintosh 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This time, I wanted to <strong>explore the other cores<\/strong>, including <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.libretro.com\/library\/dosbox_pure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dosbox Pure<\/a> which allows to install classic PC Operating Systems such as MS Windows 3.0, 3.11, &#8230; up to 98.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The RecalBox console I built was focused on old Arcades (mostly <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Capcom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Capcom<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/fr\/emulators\/arcade\/final-burn-neo\/libretro-fbneo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FBNeo<\/a>) and Consoles: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atari_2600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atari 2600<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ColecoVision\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ColecoVision<\/a>, Nintendo <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Famicom_Disk_System\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Famicom<\/a>, SNK <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neo_Geo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Neo Geo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nintendo_64\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nintendo 64<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nintendo_Entertainment_System\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NES<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SNES<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TurboGrafx-16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PC Engine<\/a>, Sega <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Master_System\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MasterSystem<\/a>, Sega <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sega_Genesis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mega Drive<\/a>, and Sony <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PlayStation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PlayStation<\/a>. I had configured a few vintage computers (Amstrad, Atari ST, DOS, &#8230;), but only to launch games.<\/p>\n<p>My new objectives were the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Installing and configuring as may <strong>cores for vintage computers<\/strong> as possible, focusing on the ones I wish to acquire but could not get my hands on up to now (Amiga 500, C64, TI99\/4A, Apple ][, &#8230;) or the ones I already acquired (Macintosh Plus, Atari ST, Sinclair ZX81 \/ Spectrum, Amstrad CPC464, Matra-Hachette Alice 90, Oric Atmos, &#8230;)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tweaking<\/strong> and <strong>optimizing<\/strong> their configurations: I like to get as close as possible to the configuration I had when I had these computers. For example, I tweaked the Amstrad Caprice32 core configuration to get a green monochrome display, like I had at the time<\/li>\n<li>Updating the <strong>customized<\/strong> <strong>theme<\/strong> I use (based on the old &#8220;<strong>Bill Games<\/strong>&#8221; theme), adding &amp; updating artworks<\/li>\n<li>Tweaking <strong>overlays<\/strong> for Libretro-based cores so that they look closer to TV sets or monitors<\/li>\n<li>For each core, adding &amp; updating games and getting access to<strong> as many as possible supported<\/strong> <strong>Operating Systems<\/strong>. This way, I could get my hands on the ones I a not familiar with (Amiga, C64, TO7, TI99\/4A&#8230;) in preparation of getting real ones (soon, hopefully). Or discover new (old) ones !<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-view.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-view.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-view-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I wanted also to focus on the <strong>DOSBox Pure<\/strong> core and get to install old Operating Systems for PCs. <strong>And get as angry at fscking MS-Windows<\/strong> as I was in the old days, remembering why I <strong>ditched<\/strong> it for <strong>Unix-like<\/strong> Operating Systems so quickly in the 90&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>During long this process, I either took (bad) live pictures or took (better) screenshots via the RecalBox web interface:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-screeshots.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-screeshots.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-screeshots-768x631.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I tried quite a few systems, so this blog post is a bit long. Here is a <strong>table of contents<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#zx81\">Sinclair ZX 81<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#zxspectrum\">Sinclair ZX Spectrum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#amstradcpc\">Amstrad CPC 464<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mac\">Apple Macintosh Plus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#atarist\">Atari 1040 STF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#alice\">Matra-Hachette Alice 90<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#oric\">Oric Atmos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#apple2\">Apple II<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#apple2gs\">Apple IIgs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#c64\">Commodore 64<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#amiga\">Amiga 500<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#ti99\">Texas Instrument TI 99\/4A<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#msx\">MSX<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#to7\">Thomson TO7<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#pc\">IBM PC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p>Here are a few links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Recalbox<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.recalbox.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.recalbox.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Documentation<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/en\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/en\/home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Collection of BIOSes<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/retrogaming.me\/recalbox-telecharger-les-bios\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/retrogaming.me\/recalbox-telecharger-les-bios\/<\/a><br>Note: BIOS files are located here in RecalBox: <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/bios<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><strong id=\"zx81\">Sinclair ZX 81<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s start with the vintage computer I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/?p=2941\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">started my little collection<\/a> with:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-zx81.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-zx81.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-zx81-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is the mandatory picture of the <strong>actual hardware<\/strong> on my workbench:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-zx81.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-zx81.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-zx81-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a summary of my RecalBox configuration for the ZX81:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-zx81.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-zx81.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-zx81-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I used the &#8220;<strong>Libretro 81<\/strong>&#8221; core, and didn&#8217;t have to change any of its options (file &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">retroarch-core-options.cfg<\/span>&#8220;, options named &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">81_*<\/span>&#8220;).<\/p>\n<p>Note: the &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">retroarch-core-options.cfg<\/span>&#8220;, is located&nbsp; here: &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/system\/configs\/retroarch\/cores<\/span>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>Note: no BIOS files are required with this core.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the default artwork &amp; logo (no theme customization) :<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zx-81.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zx-81.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zx-81-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For the <strong>Libretro 81<\/strong> core to boot into Sinclair Basic, I downloaded a <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">.p<\/span> file containing <strong>a few lines of BASIC instructions<\/strong>, named it &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">System.p<\/span>&#8220;, loaded it into a ZX81 emulator on my Mac, <strong>deleted all lines<\/strong>, and <strong>saved it<\/strong> back so that it would be <strong>empty<\/strong> of instructions. I uploaded &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: 'Andale Mono', Times;\">System.p<\/span>&#8221; to RecalBox, and renamed it &#8220;0 &#8211; SYSTEM: SINCLAIR BASIC&#8221; so that it appears first in the selection menu:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zx-81-sel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zx-81-sel.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zx-81-sel-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is the process I used to customize the overlay:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Create a new .PNG image for the overlay (1080 resolution) named &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">zx81.png<\/span>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>Copy the original overlay to its destination folder: <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">cp \/recalbox\/share_init\/overlays\/zx81\/* \/recalbox\/share\/overlays\/zx81\/<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Edit the copied &#8220;zx81.cfg&#8221; file to change &#8220;input_overlay&#8221; into : <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">input_overlay = &#8220;\/recalbox\/share\/overlays\/zx81\/zx81_overlay.cfg&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Upload the new overlay &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">zx81.png<\/span>&#8221; into the destination folder &#8220;\/recalbox\/share\/overlays\/zx81\/&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>EmulationStation will now use the overridden overlay configuration instead of the original one, displaying the customized overlay PNG&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>You can <strong>download<\/strong> the <strong>customized overlay <\/strong>(to be renamed &#8220;zx81.png&#8221;) here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zx81-overlay.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">zx81-overlay.png<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here is a screenshot of the Operating System (&#8220;0 &#8211; SYSTEM: SINCLAIR BASIC&#8221;), using this customized overlay:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zx81-boot.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zx81-boot.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zx81-boot-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And a screenshot of the game &#8220;KONG&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5648\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zx8-game.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zx8-game.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zx8-game-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And let&#8217;s conclude with a picture of &#8220;3D Monster Maze&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5663\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-zx81-3D.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-zx81-3D.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-zx81-3D-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a few links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Documentation<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Recalbox&nbsp; (Libretro81)<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/en\/emulators\/computers\/zx81\/libretro-81\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/en\/emulators\/computers\/zx81\/libretro-81<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>ROMs<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>wowroms.com<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/wowroms.com\/en\/roms\/list\/sinclair+zx81?letter=#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wowroms.com\/en\/roms\/list\/sinclair+zx81?letter=#<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>www.zx81.nl<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zx81.nl\/files.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.zx81.nl\/files.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dedicated web sites and forums<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>System.cfg Forum (8bits topic)<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.system-cfg.com\/viewforum.php?f=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/forum.system-cfg.com\/viewforum.php?f=1<\/a> (French)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Videos<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Micro Men (BBC)<\/strong>:&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sIcAyFVK0gE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sIcAyFVK0gE<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>YouTubers<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>RMC \u2013 The Cave<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RMCRetro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RMCRetro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>GalaMoon Retrogaming<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHoSrYaPSHUIMXoXH3bRRbQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHoSrYaPSHUIMXoXH3bRRbQ<\/a> (French)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><strong id=\"zxspectrum\">Sinclair ZX Spectrum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s move on and focus on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/?p=3007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sinclair ZX Spectrum<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5669\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-spectrum.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-spectrum.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-spectrum-768x309.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a picture of my dear little Speccy:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-zxpsectrum.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-zxpsectrum.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-zxpsectrum-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a summary of my RecalBox configuration for the ZX Spectrum:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-zxspectrum.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-zxspectrum.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-zxspectrum-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I used the \u201c<strong>Libretro Fuse<\/strong>\u201d core, and only made one modification to \u201c<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">retroarch-core-options.cfg<\/span>\u201c:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">fuse_machine = &#8220;Spectrum 48K<\/span>&#8220;: to emulate &#8230; a Spectrum 48K (more on this later)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: no BIOS files are required with this core, unless you want to try Spectrum clones like the Pendragon or the Scorpio.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the default artwork &amp; logo (no theme customization) :<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5678\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zxspec.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zxspec.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zxspec-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To boot <strong>Libretro Fuse<\/strong> into an Operating System, I simply downloaded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetemu.net\/rom\/sinclair-zx-spectrum-dsk\/180k-blank-disk-19xx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a blank disc<\/a>, named it &#8220;boot.dsk&#8221; and added it to the list of software labelled as &#8220;0 &#8211; SYSTEM: SINCLAIR BASIC&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zxspec-sel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zxspec-sel.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zxspec-sel-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I created a customized overlay, similar in style &#8211; but slightly different &#8211; to the one created for the ZX81. I followed the same procedure used for the ZX81 (using the &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/overlays\/zxspectrum\/<\/span>&#8221; folder).<\/p>\n<p>You can <strong>download<\/strong> the <strong>customized overlay I created<\/strong> (to be renamed &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">zxspectrum.png<\/span>&#8220;) here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zxspectrum-overlay.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">zxspectrum-overlay.png<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here are screenshots of the Operating System (&#8220;0 &#8211; SYSTEM: SINCLAIR BASIC&#8221;), using this overlay:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zxspec-os1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zxspec-os1.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zxspec-os1-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zxspec-os2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zxspec-os2.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zxspec-os2-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As you can see, even though I used the core option <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">fuse_machine = &#8220;Spectrum 48K&#8221;<\/span>, <strong>it boots as a Spectrum +3<\/strong>. I am not sure why. Is this a bug ? Is this because I used a blank diskette to boot and this wouldn&#8217;t be supported by the original Spectrum 48 ? I will have to investigate a little more. But, still, it boots and gets me access to an Operating System, as I wanted.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few other screenshots:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The delightful &#8220;Dizzy &#8211; The Ultimate Cartoon Adventure&#8221;:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zxspec-dizzy.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zxspec-dizzy.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zxspec-dizzy-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The text adventure game &#8220;Le manoir du Dr Genius&#8221;:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zxspec-genius.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zxspec-genius.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zxspec-genius-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>And &#8220;Daley Thompson&#8217;s Decathlon&#8221;, which killed so many joysticks (and fingers)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5685\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zxspec-decat.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zxspec-decat.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/zxspec-decat-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s conclude with a picture of &#8220;Knight Lore&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5673\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-zxspectrum-kl.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-zxspectrum-kl.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-zxspectrum-kl-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a few links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Documentation<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Recalbox&nbsp; (LibretroFuse)<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/en\/emulators\/computers\/zx-spectrum\/libretro-fuse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/en\/emulators\/computers\/zx-spectrum\/libretro-fuse<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>ROMs<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Planet Emulation<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetemu.net\/machine\/zx-spectrum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.planetemu.net\/machine\/zx-spectrum<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dedicated web sites and forums<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>System.cfg Forum (8bits topic)<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.system-cfg.com\/viewforum.php?f=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/forum.system-cfg.com\/viewforum.php?f=1<\/a> (French)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>YouTubers<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>RMC \u2013 The Cave<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RMCRetro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RMCRetro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mark Fixes Stuff<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/markfixesstuff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/markfixesstuff<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mr Lurch\u2019s Things<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MrLurchsThings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MrLurchsThings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Noel\u2019s Retro Lab<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/NoelsRetroLab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/NoelsRetroLab<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>GalaMoon Retrogaming<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHoSrYaPSHUIMXoXH3bRRbQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHoSrYaPSHUIMXoXH3bRRbQ<\/a> (French)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><strong id=\"amstradcpc\">Amstrad CPC 464<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s move on to another British vintage computer: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/?p=3144\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amstrad CPC 464<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-cpc.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-cpc.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-cpc-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a picture of my beloved Amstrad CPC:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5617\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-amstradcpc.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-amstradcpc.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-amstradcpc-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This summarizes my RecalBox configuration for the Amstrad CPC 464:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5688\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-amstrad.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-amstrad.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-amstrad-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I used the \u201c<strong>Libretro Cap32<\/strong>\u201d core, and made the following modification to \u201c<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">retroarch-core-options.cfg<\/span>\u201c:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">cap32_scr_tube = &#8220;green&#8221;<\/span>: I used to have a green monochrome monitor for my Amstrad CPC 464 in the 80&#8217;s, so I change this option from &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">color<\/span>&#8221; to &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">green<\/span>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">cap32_model = &#8220;6128&#8221;<\/span>: I actually tried to changed it to &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">464<\/span>&#8220;, but no matter what, it changed back to &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">6128<\/span>&#8220;. I will have to investigate this later on &#8230;<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">cap32_ram = &#8220;576&#8221;<\/span>: since I needed more RAM to run <span style=\"font-family: 'Andale Mono', Times;\">SymbOS<\/span>, I bumped this parameter up to the maximum allowed (576K).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: no BIOS files are required with this core.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the default artwork &amp; logo (no theme customization) :<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/amstrad.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/amstrad.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/amstrad-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I created a customized overlay, based on the original RecalBox one (just a bit more &#8220;plain&#8221;). I followed the usual procedure (using the &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/overlays\/amstradcpc\/<\/span>&#8221; folder).<\/p>\n<p>You can <strong>download<\/strong> the <strong>customized overlay I created<\/strong> (to be renamed &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">amstradcpc.png<\/span>&#8220;) here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/amstradcpc-overlay.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">amstradcpc-overlay.png<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here is the selection menu:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/amstrad-sel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/amstrad-sel.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/amstrad-sel-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As you can see, I managed to make it boot under 3 different Operating Systems<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>AMSDOS<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To boot into the standard <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">AMSDOS<\/span> Operating System, I downloaded a <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">CP\/M 2.2<\/span> disk image and made a copy of it (named &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">boot.dsk<\/span>&#8220;). I fired up my favorite Amstrad emulator for macOS (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.retrovirtualmachine.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RetroVirtualMachine<\/a>) and insterted the CP\/M 2.2 disk.<\/p>\n<p>I typed &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">|CPM<\/span>&#8221; to boot the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">CP\/M<\/span> operating system from disk. The, I used the &#8216;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">FORMAT.COM<\/span>&#8221; <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">CP\/M<\/span> utility and inserted the &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">boot.dsk<\/span>&#8221; to create a new blank disk. Once done, I uploaded the &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">boot.dsk<\/span>&#8221; image to RecalBox, and labelled it &#8220;0 &#8211; SYSTEM: AMSDOS, BASIS 1.1&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5690\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/amstrad-amsdos.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/amstrad-amsdos.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/amstrad-amsdos-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CP\/M<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This one was easy, since I already downloaded a <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">CP\/M<\/span> 2.2 disk image. I uploaded the image to RecalBox and labelled it &#8220;0 &#8211; SYSTEM: CP\/M&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5691\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/amstrad-cpm.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/amstrad-cpm.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/amstrad-cpm-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SymbOS<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This one was a lot trickier. First, I never had the chance to try this Operating System. Second, I needs several disks<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>A boot disk (&#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">SymbOS-CPC-BootFast.dsk<\/span>&#8220;)<\/li>\n<li>A disk with the Standard SymbOS Applications (&#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">SymbOS-CPC-AppsStandard.dsk<\/span>&#8220;)<\/li>\n<li>Option: a collection of games (Doom, Pac-Man, Mine Sweeper, ..), and utilities (Video player, Music player, Notepad, &#8230;). They are not distributed as .dsk Amstrad image, but as a <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">ZIP<\/span> file<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The first tricky part is to create a third disk for the optional software. For this, I used the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">ManageDsk<\/span> utility. Alas, it only runs on MS Windows ! So I fired up my good old Windows XP Virtual Machine and used <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">ManageDsk<\/span> to create a &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">SymbOS-CPC-AppsMisc.dsk<\/span>&#8221; image with this selection of software:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5693\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/managedsk.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/managedsk.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/managedsk-768x565.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once done, I uploaded the 3 images to the &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: 'Andale Mono', Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/roms\/amstradcpc<\/span>&#8221; folder. The, I created a &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: 'Andale Mono', Times;\">SymbOS.m3u<\/span>&#8221; file to bundle them together into a single file. The <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">.m3u<\/span> file is composed of these 3 lines:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">SymbOS-CPC-BootFast.dsk<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">SymbOS-CPC-AppsStandard.dsk<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">SymbOS-CPC-AppsMisc.dsk<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Finally, I edited the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">gamelist.xml<\/span> file to rename &#8220;SymbOS&#8221; as &#8220;0 &#8211; SYSTEM: SYMBOS&#8221; in the selection menu. The emulator boots on the first disk &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">SymbOS-CPC-BootFast.dsk<\/span>&#8220;:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/amstrad-symbos.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/amstrad-symbos.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/amstrad-symbos-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But, once booted, you have to swap in the proper disk:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>to access common utilities like &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">Sym-Commander&#8221;<\/span> or the &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">Control Panel&#8221;,<\/span> use the &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">SymbOS-CPC-AppsStandard.dsk<\/span>&#8221; disk image<\/li>\n<li>to get access to games and multimedia players, use the &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">SymbOS-CPC-AppsMisc.dsk<\/span>&#8221; disk image<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The trick to do the following during the session:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>On the gamepad, press simultaneously &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">hot key&#8221;<\/span> + &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">left joystick up&#8221;:<\/span>it will open the disk drive<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-eject.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"217\"><\/li>\n<li>On the gamepad, press simultaneously &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">hot key<\/span>&#8221; + &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">left joystick right<\/span>&#8220;: it will select the next disk image in the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">.m3u<\/span> file<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-next.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"217\"><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>On the gamepad, press simultaneously &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">hot key<\/span>&#8221; + &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">left joystick up<\/span>&#8220;: it will close the disk drive, the image disk is now ready to be used<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-eject.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"217\"><\/p>\n<p>I must say that I am <strong>very impressed <\/strong>by <span style=\"font-family: 'Andale Mono', Times;\">SymbOS<\/span> ! (the following picture were taken before I tweaked the overlay):<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5702\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-symbos3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-symbos3.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-symbos3-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5701\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-symbos2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-symbos2.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-symbos2-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-symbos1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-symbos1.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-symbos1-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s conclude this part with a picture of my favorite Amstrad game: Fruity Frank<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-fruityf.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-fruityf.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-fruityf-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a few links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Documentation<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Recalbox&nbsp; (LibretroCap32)<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/en\/emulators\/computers\/amstrad-cpc\/libretro-cap32\">https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/en\/emulators\/computers\/amstrad-cpc\/libretro-cap32<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>ROMs<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Planet Emulation<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetemu.net\/machine\/amstrad-cpc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.planetemu.net\/machine\/amstrad-cpc<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dedicated web sites and forums<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CPC Wiki<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpcwiki.eu\/index.php\/Main_Page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.cpcwiki.eu\/index.php\/Main_Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>CPC Rulez<\/strong> : <a href=\"https:\/\/cpcrulez.fr\/applications.htm\">https:\/\/cpcrulez.fr\/applications.htm<\/a> (french)<\/li>\n<li><strong>System.cfg Forum (8bits topic)<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.system-cfg.com\/viewforum.php?f=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/forum.system-cfg.com\/viewforum.php?f=1<\/a> (French)<\/li>\n<li><strong>SymbOS<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/symbos.de\/download.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/symbos.de\/download.htm<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>YouTubers<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Noel\u2019s Retro Lab<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/NoelsRetroLab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/NoelsRetroLab<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>RMC \u2013 The Cave<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RMCRetro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RMCRetro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mark Fixes Stuff<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/markfixesstuff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/markfixesstuff<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mr Lurch\u2019s Things<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MrLurchsThings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MrLurchsThings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rodrik Studio<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RodrikStudio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RodrikStudio<\/a> (French)<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Retro Channel<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TheRetroChannel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TheRetroChannel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><strong id=\"mac\">Apple Macintosh Plus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s move on to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/?p=3293\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Macintosh Plus<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5668\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-mac.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-mac.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-mac-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a picture of my own Macintosh Plus:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5619\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-macplus.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-macplus.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-macplus-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I have already posted for MARCHintosh on how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/?p=5504\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">emulate a Macintosh Plus with Recalbox<\/a>, so I won&#8217;t go into details here. Nevertheless, this summarizes my RecalBox configuration for the Macintosh Plus:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5708\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-vmacintosh.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-vmacintosh.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-vmacintosh-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There were no artwork for Macintosh computers in the theme I use a basis, so I found a nice background and created a new logo from scratch:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The background image is available here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/macintosh.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">macintosh.jpg<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The logo is available here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/macintosh.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">macintosh.png<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: this core needs two BIOS files (<strong>MinivMacBootv2<\/strong> and <strong>MACII.ROM<\/strong>, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/?p=5504\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> for details)<\/p>\n<p>Here are the results:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/mac.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/mac.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/mac-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For some reasons, there is no overlay files for the Classic Macintosh computers in this release of RecalBox. So, I created the corresponding configuration files:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>macintosh.cfg<\/strong>:<br><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">input_overlay = &#8220;\/recalbox\/share\/overlays\/macintosh\/macintosh_overlay.cfg&#8221;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">input_overlay_opacity = &#8220;1.0&#8221;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">input_overlay_hide_in_menu = &#8220;true&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>macintosh_overlay.cfg<\/strong><br><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">overlays = 1<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">overlay0_overlay = macintosh.png<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">overlay0_full_screen = true<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">overlay0_descs = 0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I dropped the images and files (&#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">macintosh.cfg<\/span>&#8220;, &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">macintosh_overlay.cfg<\/span>&#8220;) into the &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/overlays\/macintosh\/<\/span>&#8221; folder.<\/p>\n<p>You can <strong>download<\/strong> the <strong>overlay I created<\/strong> (to be renamed &#8220;macintosh.png&#8221;) here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/macintosh-overlay.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">macintosh-overlay.png<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I used the \u201c<strong>Libretro MinivMac<\/strong>\u201d core, and made no modifications to \u201c<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">retroarch-core-options.cfg<\/span>\u201c.<\/p>\n<p>Booting to MacOS 7.5.5 was really easy: all I had to do is grab a blank disk image (from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gryphel.com\/c\/minivmac\/extras\/blanks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> for example), upload it to <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/roms\/macintosh<\/span> and label it &#8220;0 &#8211; SYSTEM 7.5.5&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5714\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/mac-sel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/mac-sel.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/mac-sel-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a screenshot showing <strong>System 7.5.5<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5715\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/macos.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/macos.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/macos-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then, the weird little guy living inside my brain whispered: &#8220;<em>Why don&#8217;t you try to install old emulators inside a Classic Mac emulator ?<\/em>&#8220;. Yeah, why not ? Here are pictures of this madness:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amstrad CPC emulation inside an emulated Mac (via CPC++\/68k)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6101\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-mac-cpc.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-mac-cpc.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-mac-cpc-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Apple ][ emulation inside an emulated Mac (via STM)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6099\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-mac-apple2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-mac-apple2.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-mac-apple2-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulation inside an emulated Mac (via Mac Spectacle)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6102\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-mac-zx.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-mac-zx.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-mac-zx-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Commodore C64 emulation inside an emulated Mac (via Commodore 64 Emulator)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-mac-c64.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-mac-c64.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-mac-c64-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Note:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pictures were taken before I created the overlay<\/li>\n<li>Emulators available on the Macintosh Garden: <a href=\"https:\/\/macintoshgarden.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/macintoshgarden.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let&#8217;s end this section with a picture of MacWrite running on RecalBox:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5716\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-mcwrite.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-mcwrite.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-mcwrite-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a few links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Documentation<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Recalbox&nbsp; (Libretro MinivMac)<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/en\/emulators\/computers\/macintosh\/libretro-minivmac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/en\/emulators\/computers\/macintosh\/libretro-minivmac<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>ROMs \/ Software repositories<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Macintosh Garden<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/macintoshgarden.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/macintoshgarden.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Macintosh Repository<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macintoshrepository.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.macintoshrepository.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mini vMac Application<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/minivmacapplicationsv6\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/minivmacapplicationsv6\/home<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dedicated web sites and forums<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>68kMLA<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/68kmla.org\/bb\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/68kmla.org\/bb\/index.php<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Linux\/mac68k<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mac.linux-m68k.org\/devel\/plushw.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.mac.linux-m68k.org\/devel\/plushw.php<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>System.cfg Forum (16bits topic)<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.system-cfg.com\/viewforum.php?f=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/forum.system-cfg.com\/viewforum.php?f=2<\/a> (French)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>YouTubers<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>JDW<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/JDW11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/JDW11<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Branchus Creations<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/BranchusCreations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/BranchusCreations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Adrian\u2019s Digital Basement<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/adriansdigitalbasement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/adriansdigitalbasement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ron\u2019s Computer Videos<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Tyrantulas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Tyrantulas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mr Lurch\u2019s Things<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MrLurchsThings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MrLurchsThings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Action Retro<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ActionRetro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ActionRetro<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><strong id=\"atarist\">Atari 1040 STF<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s keep on exploring 16bit systems, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/?p=3624\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atari 1040STF<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-atarist.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-atarist.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-atarist-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a picture of my own Atari STF, sitting on the bench:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-atarist.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-atarist.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-atarist-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is the summary my RecalBox configuration for the Atari ST:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5721\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-st.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-st.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-st-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I used the \u201c<strong>Libretro Hatari<\/strong>\u201d core, and without any modification to \u201c<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">retroarch-core-options.cfg<\/span>\u201c:<\/p>\n<p>This core require the following BIOS files (to be dropped into <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/bios\/atarist<\/span>)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">emutos.img<\/span> <\/strong>(mandatory)<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">st.img<\/span><\/strong> (mandatory)<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">ste.img<\/span><\/strong> (mandatory)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">falcon.img<\/span> (optional)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">magaste.img<\/span> (optional)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">tt.img<\/span> (optional)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">tos.img<\/span> (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I tweaked a bit my customized theme artwork, with a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/atarist.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">background<\/a>. Here is the result:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5724\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/atarist.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/atarist.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/atarist-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I also tweaked a bit the overlay, simplifying a bit the one provided by RecalBox 9: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/atarist-overlay.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">atarist-overlay.png<\/a> (to be renamed &#8220;atarist.png&#8221; and following the usual overlay customization process)<\/p>\n<p>For the <strong>Libretro Hatari<\/strong> core to boot various version of TOS, I used two of the TOS disk images I had prepared for my Atari ST (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/?p=3624\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> for my disquette re-creation process):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>TOS 1.0 (en)<\/li>\n<li>TOS 1.04 (fr)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I simply dropped the two <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">.dsk<\/span> files into <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/roms\/atarist<\/span>, and labelled them:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>0 &#8211; SYSTEM: TOS 1.0 (EN)<\/li>\n<li>0 &#8211; SYSTEM: TOS 1.04 (FR)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5723\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/atarist-sel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/atarist-sel.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/atarist-sel-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here are the results:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>TOS 1.0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/atarist-tos1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/atarist-tos1.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/atarist-tos1-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>TOS 1.04 (FR, Beta, identifying itself as 1.4)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/atarist-tos104.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/atarist-tos104.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/atarist-tos104-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bolo (I spend sooo much time playing with it in the late 80&#8217;s)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/atarist-bolo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/atarist-bolo.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/atarist-bolo-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prehistorik<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5728\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/atarist-prehistorik.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/atarist-prehistorik.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/atarist-prehistorik-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[Edited 20\/04\/2023, adding Falcon compatibility, Monochrome mode, VGA mode and MultiTOS]<\/p>\n<p>Then I though: &#8220;<strong>what about the monochrome monitor ?<\/strong>&#8221; Indeed, that was the configuration I had. Let&#8217;s have a look !<\/p>\n<p>Even though I am using Libretro-Hatari, there no core parameter for such settings. Changing <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">hatari.cfg<\/span> configuration file or trying to override <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">hatari.cfg<\/span> was also a failure&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Damned<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>So, I tried to change Hatari settings &#8220;<em>in game<\/em>&#8220;, pressing the &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">start<\/span>&#8221; button on the gamepad:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hatari-conf.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"266\"><\/p>\n<p>From the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">Hatari main menu<\/span>, I selected &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">Atari screen<\/span>&#8220;, then selected &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">Mono<\/span>&#8221; and hit &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">Reset machine<\/span>&#8221; + &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">OK<\/span>&#8220;:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6123\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-1.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-1-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6124\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-2.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-2-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And &#8230; well <strong>it did not work that well<\/strong> (which is <strong>strange<\/strong>, because change to &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">Mono<\/span>&#8221; works <strong>perfectly well<\/strong> when using Hatari as a <strong>standalone emulator<\/strong> on my Mac):<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-3.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-3-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Are we stuck color modes ?<\/strong> Well &#8230; no so fast !<\/p>\n<p>The (short-lived) <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atari_Falcon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atari Falcon<\/a>, released in 1992, was the <strong>high-end<\/strong> model of the Atari ST line of computers. Among its new features was <strong>new high resolution video modes<\/strong>: maybe will I be able to access these video modes from the GEM Desktop using a Falcon instead of a regular Atari ST ?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Let&#8217;s try !<\/strong> Recalbox and Hatari provide ways to select the kind of machine to run: <strong>ST, STE, Mega ST<\/strong> or <strong>Falcon<\/strong>:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/en\/tutorials\/games\/guides\/atari-st\/faq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/en\/tutorials\/games\/guides\/atari-st\/faq<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I followed an easy path:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Created a <strong>folder<\/strong> nammed &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">Falcon<\/span>&#8221; : <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/roms\/atarist\/Falcon<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Dropped a few ROMS into that folder: 1ST Word, GFA Basic 3.5, Lattice C, LDW Power, MultiTOS , etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A new &#8220;Falcon&#8221; folder appeared in the Recalbox selection menu:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-sel1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-sel1.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-sel1-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-sel2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-sel2.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-sel2-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For all the <strong>ROMs inside the &#8220;Falcon&#8221;<\/strong> folder, Hatri will emulate a <strong>Falcon machine<\/strong>, automagically selecting the <strong>proper<\/strong> <strong>BIOS<\/strong> file.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s see &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6129\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-boot1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-boot1.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-boot1-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Oh woah !<\/strong> It <strong>booted<\/strong> in what looks like a <strong>high-res mode<\/strong> ! But &#8230; it launched the GEM Desktop into a tiny, scaled down low resolution color mode:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6132\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-boot2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-boot2.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-boot2-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That been said, the Falcon allows, from the &#8220;<strong>Option \/ Set Video &#8230;<\/strong>&#8221; menu, to select video modes, including &#8220;Compatibility Modes&#8221;: &#8220;<strong>ST LOW<\/strong>&#8220;, &#8220;<strong>ST MEDIUM<\/strong>&#8221; and &#8230; <strong>&#8220;ST HIGH<\/strong>&#8220;:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6133\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-boot3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-boot3.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-boot3-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6134\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-boot4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-boot4.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-boot4-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I selected the last option, and &#8230; <strong>it restarted the GEM Desktop into ST High mode ! <\/strong>(at the proper size)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-bootmono.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-bootmono.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-bootmono-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Victory ? Well &#8230; almost. Strangely, the screen is slightly <strong>shifted down<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6128\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-1stword.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-1stword.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-1stword-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Can you do better than that ?<\/strong> Why not trying the &#8220;<strong>VGA<\/strong>&#8221; mode of Hatari. Let&#8217;s pop up the &#8220;Hatari main menu&#8221; and select &#8220;VGA&#8221; on the &#8220;Atari monitor&#8221; panel:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6136\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-monitor.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-monitor.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-monitor-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yes ! <\/strong>And it even displays the proper black border now ! It&#8217;s kind of a dirty trick, but it is <strong>so cool<\/strong> to be able to run Hatari in monochrome mode with Recalbox !<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6139\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-vga1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-vga1.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-vga1-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here are a few screenshots:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Publishing Partner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6140\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-vga2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-vga2.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-vga2-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>GFA Basic 3.5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-vga3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-vga3.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-vga3-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>LDW Power (I had to remove&nbsp; the GDOS to make it work)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6142\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-vga4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-vga4.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-vga4-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The GEM Desktop (640&#215;480 color mode)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6143\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-vga5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-vga5.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-vga5-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since Hatari is running in Falcon mode, let&#8217;s <strong>crank up the memory to 4Mb<\/strong> (via the Hatari main menu) and try <strong>MultiTOS<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6137\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-multitos1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-multitos1.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-multitos1-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6138\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-multitos2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-multitos2.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-falcon-multitos2-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yeah, multi-tasking ! Not bad at all !<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Edited 26\/04\/2023, added <strong>GEMDOS Drive<\/strong> + <strong>HDD image<\/strong>]<\/p>\n<p>Let go a little further and add a <strong>GEMDOS drive<\/strong> for the MultiTOS configuration. To do this:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>I gathered Falcon software from here : <a href=\"http:\/\/christophe.bray.free.fr\/informatique\/falcon\/archives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/christophe.bray.free.fr\/informatique\/falcon\/archives<\/a>. <br>More specifically, I downloaded the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">.zip<\/span> archives of the 4 original (French) Falcon030 floppy disks<\/li>\n<li>I uploaded the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">.zip<\/span> archives into <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/roms\/atarist\/Falcon<\/span><\/li>\n<li>I converted the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">.zip<\/span> archives into <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">.st<\/span> images. For example, to convert the first floppy disk archive into a .st file:<br><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">bash \/usr\/share\/hatari\/zip2st.sh disk1_falcon.zip disk1.st<\/span><\/li>\n<li>I created a <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">gemdos<\/span> folder inside <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/roms\/atarist\/Falcon<\/span><\/li>\n<li>I booted via the MultiTOS entry in my Recalbox selection menu<\/li>\n<li>I launched the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">Hatari Main Menu<\/span> (pressing the &#8220;start&#8221; button), selected the &#8220;Hard Disks&#8221; sub-menu and added the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">gemdos<\/span> folder as a GEMDOS drive:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-gemdos1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-gemdos1.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-gemdos1-768x462.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After choosing the right Monitor and expanding the RAM to 4Mb, I hit the reset button to restart the boot process. Once I had access to the GEM desktop, the GEMDOS drive was accessible (new <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">C:<\/span> drive), though containing nothing, since the gemdos folder was empty.<\/p>\n<p>I populated the GEMDOS drive from the Falcon030 disk images I downloaded earlier on. To do that, I lauched <em>in session<\/em> the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">Hatari Main Menu<\/span>, selected floppy disk images, then went back to the desktop, copied the content to the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">C:<\/span> drive.<\/p>\n<p>I added accessories, utilities and new apps to the GEMDOS drive, then saved the desktop configuration to <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">C:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here is a screenshot of <strong>MultiTOS<\/strong>, with the <strong>GEMDOS drive<\/strong> opened, and <strong>multitasking<\/strong> with a <strong>Calendar<\/strong> app and a <strong>Breakout<\/strong> game:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6179\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-gemdos2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-gemdos2.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-gemdos2-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nice !<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now, let&#8217;s play with a <strong>Hard Disk<\/strong> image. Recalbox includes an Hatari <strong>script<\/strong> to <strong>create <\/strong>Hard Drive images from scratch. I created an empty 16Mb HD image &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">hd.img<\/span>&#8221; with a partition named &#8220;Falcon&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">bash \/usr\/share\/hatari\/atari-hd-image.sh 16 hd.img falcon<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I used the first Falcon030 TOS disk image to boot, since it includes <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">AHDI<\/span> drivers and <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">HDX<\/span> utils to handle Hard Disk Drives. I launched the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">Hatari Main Menu<\/span>, selected the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">Hard disks<\/span> sub-menu, and selected the newly created disk image (selecting <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">IDE HD master image<\/span>, since ACSI emulation does not work in Falcon mode)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hdd1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hdd1.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hdd1-768x462.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once configured, I hit the &#8220;Reset&#8221; button from the Hatari Main Menu. It rebooted, and used AHDI 6.06 in the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">AUTO<\/span> folder to scan Hard Disk Drives:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hdd2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hdd2.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hdd2-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It <strong>recognized<\/strong> the &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">Hatari IDE master<\/span>&#8221; disk image I created. <strong>Alas<\/strong>, it would not appear on the GEM Desktop, <strong>no matter what I tried:<\/strong> changing <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">AHDI<\/span> version, using <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">HDX<\/span> tools, &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Then &#8230; I read Hatari documentation (<a href=\"https:\/\/hatari.tuxfamily.org\/doc\/manual.html#IDE_hard_drive_emulation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/hatari.tuxfamily.org\/doc\/manual.html#IDE_hard_drive_emulation<\/a>), and found out about <strong>C\u00e9cile<\/strong>: &#8220;Hatari doesn&#8217;t currently support partitioning IDE disks with AHDI, but you can do it with <em>C\u00e9cile<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>C\u00e9cile<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/centek.free.fr\/atari\/softs\/s_cecile.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/centek.free.fr\/atari\/softs\/s_cecile.htm<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I removed the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">AHDI<\/span> drivers in the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">AUTO<\/span> folder, and replaced it with the <strong>C\u00e9cile 2.22<\/strong> ones:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hdd3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hdd3.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hdd3-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And guess what ? I worked ! <strong>Nice !<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6187\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hdd4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hdd4.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hdd4-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was now just a matter of <strong>fine tuning<\/strong> and <strong>adding<\/strong> new software to the Hard Drive DIsk and <strong>testing<\/strong> them:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Screenshot of the GEM desktop, once <strong>customized<\/strong> from a newly installed <strong>Control Panel<\/strong> accessory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hdd5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hdd5.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hdd5-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Screenshot of <strong>Cannon<\/strong> <strong>Fodder<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6189\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hdd6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hdd6.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hdd6-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hdd6-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Screenshots of <strong>Specci<\/strong>, a &#8230; <strong>ZX Spectrum Emulator<\/strong> for Atari ST:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6190\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hdd7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hdd7.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hdd7-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6191\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hdd8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hdd8.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hdd8-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Not bad ! Now I&#8217;ve got 2 Falcon configurations to play with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One with MultiTOS and a GEMDOS drive<\/li>\n<li>One with TOS and a HDD drive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hdd-gemdos.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hdd-gemdos.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hdd-gemdos-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Not everything is rosy in Falcon mode though: there are software <strong>compatibility<\/strong> <strong>issues<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It seems that one cannot have both the GEMDOS drive and an HDD image. Even when checking the &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">after ASCI \/ IDE partition<\/span>&#8221; GEMDOS option, only the GEMDOS drive would be accessible (as <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">C:<\/span> drive). Not sure it is a bug or a configuration problem. I&#8217;ll have to dig a little more on when I&#8217;ll have some time.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<strong>Bolo<\/strong>&#8221; <strong>bombed<\/strong> (it is a pity, I would have <strong>loved<\/strong> to play Bolo in high-res mode, like I did in the days)<\/li>\n<li>Same for &#8220;<strong>Le R\u00e9dacteur<\/strong>&#8221; word processor (not matter which version I tried)<\/li>\n<li>And <strong>TOS 4.92<\/strong> bombed too &#8230; though it was designed <strong>for<\/strong> the Falcon !&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nevertheless, let&#8217;s celebrate with a few pictures of Hatari on Recalbox running in Falcon high-res mode:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hatari-monochrome-falcon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hatari-monochrome-falcon.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hatari-monochrome-falcon-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hatari-falcon-multitos.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hatari-falcon-multitos.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hatari-falcon-multitos-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a few links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Documentation<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Recalbox&nbsp; (Libretro Hatari)<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/en\/emulators\/computers\/atari-st\/libretro-hatari\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/en\/emulators\/computers\/atari-st\/libretro-hatari<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>ROMs<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Planet Emulation<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetemu.net\/machine\/atari-st\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.planetemu.net\/machine\/atari-st<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Atari Mania<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atarimania.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.atarimania.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Christophe Bray&#8217;s web site<\/strong> (for Falcon related software): <a href=\"http:\/\/christophe.bray.free.fr\/informatique\/falcon\/archives\/atari_falcon_archives.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/christophe.bray.free.fr\/informatique\/falcon\/archives\/atari_falcon_archives.htm<\/a> (French)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dedicated web sites and forums<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>System.cfg Forum (16bits topic)<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.system-cfg.com\/viewforum.php?f=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/forum.system-cfg.com\/viewforum.php?f=2<\/a> (French)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Exxos Forum<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exxosforum.co.uk\/forum\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.exxosforum.co.uk\/forum\/index.php<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>La Bible Atari<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.labibleatari.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.labibleatari.fr\/<\/a> (French)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Atari Forum<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atari-forum.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.atari-forum.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>YouTubers<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ctrl-alt-rees<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/ctrlaltrees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/ctrlaltrees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Vretrocomputing<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/Vretrocomputing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/Vretrocomputing<\/a> (French)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adrian\u2019s Digital Basement<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/adriansdigitalbasement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/adriansdigitalbasement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mr Luch\u2019s Things<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MrLurchsThings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MrLurchsThings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>RMC \u2013 The Cave<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RMCRetro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RMCRetro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rodrik Studio<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RodrikStudio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RodrikStudio<\/a> (French)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jan Beta<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/JanBeta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/JanBeta<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><strong id=\"alice\">Matra-Hachette Alice 90<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s move on a new vintage computer: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/?p=4494\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matra-Hachette Alice 90<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5738\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/file-alice90.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/file-alice90.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/file-alice90-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And here is a picture of this cute little computer:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5616\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-alice.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-alice.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-alice-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This one is a little odd: the Alice 90 is \u2026 a derivative of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tandy_Corporation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tandy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TRS-80_MC-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TRS-80 MC-10<\/a>, built in France by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matra<\/a> in collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hachette_(publisher)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hachette<\/a>. And, indeed, <strong>RecalBox has a core meant to emulate Tandy computers<\/strong>. This core is <strong>not<\/strong> based on Libretro: so, there won&#8217;t be nice overlays around the screen, and less options to play with. It is based on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.6809.org.uk\/xroar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">XRoar<\/a>, a Dragon and Tandy 8-bit emulator.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>1.3.x<\/strong> version of <strong>XRoar<\/strong> is <strong>able to emulate an Alice computer<\/strong>, and I <strong>successfully<\/strong> tried it on my Mac:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5744\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/xroar-mac.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"760\" height=\"1024\"><\/p>\n<p>RecalBox 9, on the other hand, embeds <strong>XRoar 1.0.9<\/strong>, and <strong>cannot<\/strong> emulate the Matra-Hachette Alice line of computers:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5739\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/xroar.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"998\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/xroar.png 998w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/xroar-768x421.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 998px) 100vw, 998px\" \/>That been said, it does support the <strong>Tandy MC-10<\/strong>, which is <strong>very close<\/strong>. Let&#8217;s give it a try !<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5746\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-alice.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-alice.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-alice-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>RecalBox uses <span style=\"font-family: 'Andale Mono', Times;\">XRoar<\/span> as a core to run TRS-80 Colo Computers (CoCo&#8217;s). It uses the following BIOS files, to be dropped into &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/bios\/trs80coco\/<\/span>&#8220;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>bas10.rom (optional)<\/li>\n<li><strong>bas11.rom <\/strong>(mandatory)<\/li>\n<li>bas12.rom (optional)<\/li>\n<li><strong>bas13.rom<\/strong> (mandatory)<\/li>\n<li><strong>extbas10.rom<\/strong> (mandatory)<\/li>\n<li><strong>extbas11.rom<\/strong> (mandatory)<\/li>\n<li>hdbdw3bck.rom (optional)<\/li>\n<li>mx1600bas.rom (optional)<\/li>\n<li>alice32.rom (not used)<\/li>\n<li>alice4k.rom (not used)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This core is not Libretro based, there are not overlays, and, unfortunatly, not much options to select a particular system.<\/p>\n<p>Since there were no artwork for TRS80 in the old theme I use as a basis, I took a picture of my own Alice 90, and created a &#8220;Matra&#8221; logo. These can be downloaded here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/trs80coco.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trs80coco.jpg<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/trs80coco.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trs80coco.png<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here is the result:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5748\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/alice-artwork.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/alice-artwork.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/alice-artwork-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To boot into an Operating System, I found out that creating an entry into the game list (<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">gamelist.xml<\/span>, into <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/roms\/trs80coco<\/span>) pointing to a non-existing file (here, the file &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">boot.cc<\/span>&#8221; is not present in the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">trs80coco<\/span> folder) would boot XRoard into its default system (more on why I labelled it &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">BASIC 1.0<\/span>&#8221; later on):<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">&lt;game source=&#8221;Recalbox&#8221; timestamp=&#8221;0&#8243;&gt;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;path&gt;boot.cc&lt;\/path&gt;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">&nbsp; &lt;genre&gt;&lt;\/genre&gt;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;publisher&gt;&lt;\/publisher&gt;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;developer&gt;&lt;\/developer&gt;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;video&gt;&lt;\/video&gt;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;thumbnail&gt;&lt;\/thumbnail&gt;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;image&gt;&lt;\/image&gt;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;desc&gt;&lt;\/desc&gt;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;ratio&gt;auto&lt;\/ratio&gt;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;core&gt;&lt;\/core&gt;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;emulator&gt;&lt;\/emulator&gt;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;name&gt;0 &#8211; System: Basic 1.0&lt;\/name&gt;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">&lt;\/game&gt;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here is the resulting menu selection:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5751\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/alice-sel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/alice-sel.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/alice-sel-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is a <strong>dirty trick<\/strong>, but it <strong>works<\/strong> :<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/alice-basic11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/p>\n<p>I could quite probably also have used an empty disc image. But, since it worked straight away, I was a lazy boy and I did not bother to try.<\/p>\n<p>It boots into <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">EXTENDED COLOR BASIC 1.1<\/span>. Looking as the processes I found out that it defaults on a <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">Coco2b<\/span> Tandy machine:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5759\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/psaux.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1004\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/psaux.png 1004w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/psaux-768x421.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1004px) 100vw, 1004px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So, it makes sens to boot into <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">EXTENDED COLOR BASIC 1.1<\/span>. For the fun of it, I tried to move around the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">extbas11.rom<\/span> BIOS file, and found out that it would still boot, but using the next usable <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">.rom<\/span> file. And only leaving bas10.rom, the core booted into <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">COLOR BASIC 1.0<\/span>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5749\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/alice-basic1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/p>\n<p>This is the closest to the Matra-Hachette Alice configuration I could get. <strong>Close, but no cigar<\/strong>. Maybe in one of the next releases of RecalBox, <span style=\"font-family: 'Andale Mono', Times;\">XRoar<\/span> will be bumped to 1.3 and therefore will be able to use Alice BIOS files. In the meantime, it is close enough for what I need.<\/p>\n<p>Note: in the end, I cleaned the mess I did playing around with <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">.rom<\/span> files and switched back to a normal BIOS set of files. Still, it is nice to know that booting into other Operating Systems than the default one is possible !<\/p>\n<p>Now comes the big question: <strong>will it run Matra-Hachette Software<\/strong> ? Well &#8230; it depends.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Andale Mono', Times;\">XRoad<\/span> <strong>cannot<\/strong> use <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">.k7<\/span> file format. This is unfortunate because my collection of Alice Software comes from the (fantastic) <a href=\"http:\/\/alice32.free.fr\/programmes\/_html\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DCAlice software repository<\/a> and is using the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">.k7<\/span> format. That being said, the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">.k7<\/span> format can be converted into <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">.wav<\/span> files, that XRoad can actually use. I uploaded the &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: 'Andale Mono', Times;\">crocky.wav<\/span>&#8221; file <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/?p=4494\">I already had handy<\/a> and tried it. It loaded the tape (or at lease the first stage of it), but bombed right after:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/alice-crockyfail.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/p>\n<p>Humm, what a pity&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Then I found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/colorcomputerarchive.com\/repo\/Disks\/\">TRS-80 Color Computer Archive<\/a> a bunch of <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">.dsk<\/span> files with Alice Software: &#8220;Jeu de dames&#8221;, &#8220;Le moteur \u00e0 explosion&#8221;, &#8220;Ecologie, Le cycle de la vie&#8221;, &#8220;Annexion&#8221; and &#8220;G\u00e9ographie Mondiale&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>That was nice because I do have old cassettes of the last two and ran them on actual hardware:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5762\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-alicek7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-alicek7.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-alicek7-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I uploaded the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">.dsk<\/span> files into <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/roms\/trs80coco<\/span> and tried them all. And it freakin&#8217; worked !<\/p>\n<p>There was nevertheless a little trick: the games wouldn&#8217;t auto load \/ start for some reasons. All I had to do is type-in these at the BASIC prompt:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">RUN &#8220;ANNEXION&#8221;<\/span> (to load and run the &#8220;Annexion&#8221; game)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Same for the other ones : <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">RUN &#8220;BIO&#8221;<\/span>, <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">RUN &#8220;DAME&#8221;<\/span>, <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">RUN &#8220;MOTOR2&#8221;<\/span>, <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">RUN &#8220;GEO&#8221;<\/span>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Here is a screenshot of &#8220;Annexion&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5747\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/alice-annexion.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/p>\n<p>To conclude, here is a picture showing Infogrames&#8217; &#8220;Le moteur \u00e0 explosion&#8221; educational software for Alice, running on RecalBox with the XRoar core:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5753\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-alicemotor.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-alicemotor.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-alicemotor-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a few links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Documentation<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Recalbox&nbsp; (XRoar)<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/en\/emulators\/computers\/trs-80-coco\/xroar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/en\/emulators\/computers\/trs-80-coco\/xroar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>ROMs<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The TRS-80 Color Computer Archive<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/colorcomputerarchive.com\/repo\/Disks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/colorcomputerarchive.com\/repo\/Disks\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dedicated web sites and forums<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Le [wiki] d\u2019alice<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/alice.system-cfg.com\/about.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/alice.system-cfg.com\/about.php<\/a> (French)<\/li>\n<li><strong>System.cfg Forum (8bits)<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.system-cfg.com\/viewforum.php?f=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/forum.system-cfg.com\/viewforum.php?f=1<\/a> (French)<\/li>\n<li><strong>DCAlice<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/alice32.free.fr\/emulateur\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/alice32.free.fr\/emulateur\/index.html<\/a> (French). Also a good source for <a href=\"http:\/\/alice32.free.fr\/programmes\/_html\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">software<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>YouTubers<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Adrian\u2019s Digital Basement<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/adriansdigitalbasement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/adriansdigitalbasement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>GalaMoon Retrogaming<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHoSrYaPSHUIMXoXH3bRRbQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHoSrYaPSHUIMXoXH3bRRbQ<\/a> (French)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><strong id=\"oric\">Oric Atmos<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The next vintage computer is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/?p=5065\">Oric Atmos<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/file-atmos.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/file-atmos.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/file-atmos-768x305.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As of today, this is the latest vintage computer I acquired:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-oricatmos.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-oricatmos.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-oricatmos-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is the summary my RecalBox configuration for the Oric Atmos:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5772\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-oricatmos.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-oricatmos.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-oricatmos-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>RecalBox uses <a href=\"https:\/\/osdk.org\/index.php?page=documentation&amp;subpage=oricutron\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oricutron<\/a> as a core in order to emulate the Oric Atmos. This is not a Libretro based core, so there is no overlay and little room for configuration within RecalBox.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Its requires the following BIOS files (to be dropped in <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/bios\/oricutron<\/span>):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>basic11b.rom<\/strong> (mandatory)<\/li>\n<li><strong>basic10.rom<\/strong> (mandatory)<\/li>\n<li><strong>jasmin.rom<\/strong> (mandatory)<\/li>\n<li><strong>microdis.rom<\/strong> (mandatory)<\/li>\n<li><strong>pravetzt.rom<\/strong> (mandatory)<\/li>\n<li><strong>teleass.rom<\/strong> (mandatory)<\/li>\n<li><strong>hyperbas.rom<\/strong> (mandatory)<\/li>\n<li><strong>telmon24.rom<\/strong> (mandatory)<\/li>\n<li>bd500.rom (optional)<\/li>\n<li>8dos2.rom (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t have to tweak anything on the theme I use:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5774\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-atmos.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-atmos.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-atmos-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For the core to boot into <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">ORIC EXTENDED BASIC 1.1<\/span>, i found a disk image of <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">ORIC DOS V 1.3<\/span> here:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetemu.net\/rom\/tangerine-oric-1-atmos-telestrat-disk\/zzz-unk-oricdos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.planetemu.net\/rom\/tangerine-oric-1-atmos-telestrat-disk\/zzz-unk-oricdo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But the disk auto-started with a menu I didn&#8217;t want. So I launched <span style=\"font-family: 'Andale Mono', Times;\">Oricutron<\/span> on my Mac and booted of this image disk:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/oricutron-tweak.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"752\" height=\"836\"><\/p>\n<p>I listed the content of the disk, removed protection on files and erased the unnecessary ones, keeping only the &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">SYSTEM.DOS<\/span>&#8221; file:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5778\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/oricutron-end.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"752\" height=\"836\"><\/p>\n<p>Once done, I uploaded the image disk to <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/roms\/oricatmos<\/span> and labelled it &#8220;0 &#8211; SYSTEM: BASIC 1.1&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5773\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-atmos-sel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-atmos-sel.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-atmos-sel-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is the result:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5775\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/oric-basic.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/p>\n<p>And here is a screenshot of &#8220;Space: 1999&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/oric-space1999.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/p>\n<p>And here is the mandatory &#8220;Defence Force&#8221; game picture:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5779\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-defence.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-defence.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-defence-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a few links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Documentation<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Recalbox&nbsp; (Oricutron)<\/strong>:&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/en\/emulators\/computers\/oric-atmos\/oricutron\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/en\/emulators\/computers\/oric-atmos\/oricutron<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>ROMs<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Planet Emulation<\/strong>:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetemu.net\/machine\/oric\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> https:\/\/www.planetemu.net\/machine\/oric<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dedicated web sites and forums<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>System.cfg Forum (8bits)<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.system-cfg.com\/viewforum.php?f=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/forum.system-cfg.com\/viewforum.php?f=1<\/a> (French)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Defence Force<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defence-force.org\/index.php?page=main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.defence-force.org\/index.php?page=main<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>OSDK<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/osdk.org\/index.php?page=main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/osdk.org\/index.php?page=main<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dbug\u2019s blog<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.defence-force.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/blog.defence-force.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Muso\u2019s ORIC Site<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.48katmos.freeuk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.48katmos.freeuk.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Oric site<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oric.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.oric.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>YouTubers<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ddbug\u2019s stuff<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@DbugII\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@DbugII<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>ctrl-alt-rees<\/strong>:&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCe7aGwKsc40TYqDJfjggeKg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCe7aGwKsc40TYqDJfjggeKg<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Noel\u2019s Retro Lab<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/NoelsRetroLab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/NoelsRetroLab<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>GalaMoon Retrogaming<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHoSrYaPSHUIMXoXH3bRRbQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHoSrYaPSHUIMXoXH3bRRbQ<\/a> (French)<\/li>\n<li><strong>RetroLab<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@retrolabo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@retrolabo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Re-Tech<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Re-Tech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Re-Tech<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><strong id=\"apple2\">Apple II<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s move on an try the Apple II:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5787\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-apple2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-apple2.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-apple2-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Apple II is on my wish list of vintage computer (either a IIc, a II+ or IIe). Up to now, I couldn&#8217;t find one at a reasonable price unfortunately&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, I can have fun and learn on an emulator. Here is my Recalbox configuration:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5803\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-appleII.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-appleII.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-appleII-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I tried two different cores:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>GSPlus: this core is actually meant to emulate an Apple IIGS, which is 95% backward compatible with the Apple II. Indeed, this core was able to run all the Apple II ROMs I tested, sometimes better than LinApple (mouse support seems better for example), sometimes worse. But it does what it is meant to be: it looks and feels like an Apple II GS running Apple II software &#8230; so it doesn&#8217;t feel quite like an Apple II (at least, the way I remember how it felt 40 years ago)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/linapple.sourceforge.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinApple<\/a>: I finally settled for this core. It was a very subjective choice: it feels closer to an Apple II than GSPlus when it comes to run Apple II software. It has drawbacks: I couldn&#8217;t get it to use a 4\/3 ratio, thus the display is stretched to 16\/9 on my Samsung TV. I could not find a way to modify the default settings, so I could add mouse support (default is &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">Mouse in slot 4 = 0<\/span>&#8220;, which implies that mouse won&#8217;t work). On the other hand, I really like the way you can cycle between the various video modes !<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The &#8220;LinApple&#8221; core is not Libretro-based: there are therefore no nice overlay, and no straightforward way to change settings.<\/p>\n<p>Note: the LinApple core does not require BIOS files.<\/p>\n<p>The theme I am using had already a good artwork and logo for the Apple II, here is how it looks:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Booting into different Operating was very easy: all I had to do was to find proper <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">.dsk<\/span> files here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mirrors.apple2.org.za\/ftp.apple.asimov.net\/images\/masters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/mirrors.apple2.org.za\/ftp.apple.asimov.net\/images\/masters\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I downloaded images for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Apple DOS 3.3 (labelled &#8220;0 &#8211; System: APPLE DOS 3.3&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li>ProDos 8 (labelled &#8220;0 &#8211; System: PRODOS 8&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li>GEOS (labelled &#8220;0 &#8211; System: GOS&#8221;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5802\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2-sel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2-sel.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2-sel-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a screenshot of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apple_DOS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple DOS 3.3<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5806\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2-dos.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2-dos.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2-dos-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As you can see, the image is stretched (4\/3 to 16\/9), and there is no scanline \/ shader. Here how it look using the &#8220;GSPlus&#8221; core:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The image is not stretched<\/li>\n<li>Shader + scanline configuration are applied<\/li>\n<li>But it feels like a IIGS running DOS 3.3 (because &#8230; it is)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5805\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2-dos-gs.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2-dos-gs.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2-dos-gs-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Of course, I can always change the TV settings to force a 4\/3 ratio, which looks better (though slightly cropped on the left for some reasons):<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5807\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-appledoslive.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-appledoslive.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-appledoslive-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I tried various methods to set LinApple options, including <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/en\/advanced-usage\/configuration-override\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">overriding<\/a> RecalBox core and global configurations, with no luck. This was a little expected with this kind of &#8220;standalone&#8221; core. Forcing to 4\/3 has to be done manually on my old Samsung TV, so &#8230; until I found a way to change LinApple settings, I guess I&#8217;ll have to cope with a stretched display.<\/p>\n<p>Here a screenshot of LinApple running <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apple_ProDOS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ProDOS 8<\/a> (in 80-column mode, using <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apple_80-Column_Text_Card\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PR#3<\/a> command):<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2-prodos.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2-prodos.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2-prodos-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of the nice features of LinApple is the ability to cycle between video modes by pressing the F9 key (Color Standard, Color Text Optimized, Color TV, Color Half-Shift, Monochrome Amber, Monochrome Green, Monochrome White). Here is how it looks in green-monochrome display mode:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2-prodos-greenmono.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2-prodos-greenmono.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2-prodos-greenmono-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This feature can be extremely useful. Here is a screenshot of LinApple running <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GEOS_(8-bit_operating_system)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GEOS<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5812\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2-prodos-geos.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2-prodos-geos.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2-prodos-geos-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Because of the way Apple II computers are handling color graphics, it is almost impossible to use with the default LinApple settings. But, thanks to the video mode switching feature of this emulator, here is how it looks in Amber Monochrome mode (pressing F9 a couple of times to reach the desired video mode):<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5809\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2-prodos-geos-ambermono.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2-prodos-geos-ambermono.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2-prodos-geos-ambermono-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So much better ! And amber monochrome is so early 80&#8217;s !! I love it !!!<\/p>\n<p>The remaining problem is &#8230; that there is no mouse support (unless I find a way to set the proper LineApple settings). Using the GSPlus core to run GEOS solves the mouse problem, but add some other problems:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>it defaults on color mode, so the display is mangled (but uses a correct 4\/3 ratio),<\/li>\n<li>for some reasons, it is really, really slow (which is a bit strange, since the other ROMs I tested were running really fast on GSPlus)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here are a few other screenshots in color mode:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Karateka&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2-karateka.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2-karateka.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2-karateka-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Donkey Kong&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5811\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2-kong.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2-kong.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2-kong-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And here is how &#8220;Lode Runner&#8221; looks:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5815\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-loderunner.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-loderunner.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-loderunner-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a few links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Documentation<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Recalbox&nbsp; (LinApple)<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/fr\/emulators\/computers\/apple-2\/linapple\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/fr\/emulators\/computers\/apple-2\/linapple<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>ROMs<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>apple2.org.za<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/mirrors.apple2.org.za\/ftp.apple.asimov.net\/images\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/mirrors.apple2.org.za\/ftp.apple.asimov.net\/images\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>YouTubers<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Adrian\u2019s Digital Basement<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/adriansdigitalbasement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/adriansdigitalbasement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mr Luch\u2019s Things<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MrLurchsThings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MrLurchsThings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>RMC \u2013 The Cave<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RMCRetro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RMCRetro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Retro Channel<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TheRetroChannel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TheRetroChannel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><strong id=\"apple2gs\">Apple IIGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s move on, and try the Apple II&#8217;s little brother : the Apple IIGS<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5822\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-appleIIgs.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-appleIIgs.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-appleIIgs-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is a computer I have been interested in since it was announced way back in 1986 (see below the cover of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hebdogiciel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hebdogiciel<\/a> French computer magazine &#8220;<em>The Apple II GS is coming<\/em>&#8220;), but I never used one.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hhhebdo-2gs.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hhhebdo-2gs.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-hhhebdo-2gs-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, it is not yet on my wish list of computers to acquire. Maybe testing it through an emulator will change my mind&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Here is a summary of my RecalBox configuration for the Apple IIGS:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5823\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-apple2gs.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-apple2gs.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-apple2gs-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I used the &#8220;GSPlus&#8221; core that I tried for Apple II emulation. This is not a Libretro based core, so there is no overlay and little room for specific settings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Its requires the following BIOS files (to be dropped in <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/bios<\/span>):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>apple2gs1.rom<\/strong> (mandatory)<\/li>\n<li><strong>apple2gs3.rom<\/strong> (mandatory)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The theme I am using had no artwork nor logo for the Apple II GS, so I found a nice artwork and create a new logo:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Artwork: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/apple2gs.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">apple2gs.jpg<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Logo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/apple2gs.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">apple2gs.png<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here is how it looks:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5848\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2gs.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2gs.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2gs-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Booting into <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apple_GS\/OS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GS\/OS<\/a> System 6.0.4 was rather simple. It was a matter of collecting an image disk from there;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mirrors.apple2.org.za\/ftp.apple.asimov.net\/images\/gs\/os\/gsos\/\">https:\/\/mirrors.apple2.org.za\/ftp.apple.asimov.net\/images\/gs\/os\/gsos\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I uploaded it to <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/roms\/apple2gs<\/span> and labelle it &#8220;0 &#8211; SYSTEM: 6.0.4&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5851\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2gs-sel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2gs-sel.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2gs-sel-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a screenshot of the core running GS\/OS 6.0.4:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2gs-system.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2gs-system.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2gs-system-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It really runs nice and smoothly ! It was the same for other ROMs. Here are a few other screenshots<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arkanoid for Apple IIGS:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5854\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2gs-arkanoid.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2gs-arkanoid.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2gs-arkanoid-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lemmings for Apple IIGS:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5867\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2gs-lemmings.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2gs-lemmings.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-apple2gs-lemmings-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And here is a picture of Lode Runner for IIGS:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5868\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-loderunner-2gs.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-loderunner-2gs.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-loderunner-2gs-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a few links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Documentation<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Recalbox&nbsp; (GSPlus)<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/fr\/emulators\/computers\/apple-2-gs\/gsplus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/fr\/emulators\/computers\/apple-2-gs\/gsplus<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>ROMs<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>apple2.org.za (OS)<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/mirrors.apple2.org.za\/ftp.apple.asimov.net\/images\/gs\/os\/gsos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/mirrors.apple2.org.za\/ftp.apple.asimov.net\/images\/gs\/os\/gsos\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>apple2.org.za (games)<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/mirrors.apple2.org.za\/ftp.apple.asimov.net\/images\/gs\/games\/\">https:\/\/mirrors.apple2.org.za\/ftp.apple.asimov.net\/images\/gs\/games\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>YouTubers<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Adrian\u2019s Digital Basement<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/adriansdigitalbasement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/adriansdigitalbasement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Action Retro<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ActionRetro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ActionRetro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mr Luch\u2019s Things<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MrLurchsThings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MrLurchsThings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><strong id=\"c64\">Commodore 64<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s have a look at the mythical Commodore 64:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5865\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-c64.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-c64.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-c64-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is a vintage computer high on my wish list. I have a few leads, hopefully I will soon get my hands on one of them ! In the meantime, since this is a computer I never had the chance to real use, let&#8217;s try it in an emulator ! Here is my RecalBox configuration:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5870\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-c64.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-c64.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-c64-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I selected the &#8220;Libretro VICE_X64&#8221; core. It is Libretro-based, meaning that it could customized the overlay and easily tweak core options.<\/p>\n<p>The are <strong>no mandatory BIOS<\/strong> files needed, but there are a few <strong>optional<\/strong> ones, mostly to use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c64-wiki.com\/wiki\/JiffyDOS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JiffyDOS<\/a>, to be dropped into <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/bios\/vice<\/span>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>JiffyDOS_C64.bin<\/li>\n<li>JiffyDOS_C128.bin<\/li>\n<li>JiffyDOS_C1541-II.bin<\/li>\n<li>JiffyDOS_1571_repl310654.bin<\/li>\n<li>JiffyDOS_1581.bin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Concerning the core options, I only changed one parameter:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">vice_drive_true_emulation = &#8220;disabled&#8221;<\/span>: this speeds up loading time from .d64 (floppy disks), at the cost of minor incompatibilities (I did not run into while testing games)&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I kepts the default artwork, but tweaked a little bit the C64 logo from the theme I use:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/c64.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">c64.png<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here is how it looks:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5881\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-c64.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-c64.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-c64-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To boot into <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">Commodore 64 BASIC V2<\/span>, all I have to do was creating an entry in <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">gamelist.xml<\/span> (in <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/roms\/c64<\/span>) pointing to a non-existing image disk (same dirty trick I used for the Matra-Hachette Alice). I labelled the entry &#8220;0 &#8211; SYSTEM: BASIC V2&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5880\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-c64-sel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-c64-sel.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-c64-sel-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I created a new overlay for the C64 that can be downloaded here (to be used using the overlay override process seen before, in <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/overlays\/c64<\/span>): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/c64-overlay.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">c64.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is how it looks where using Commodore 64 BASIC V2:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5877\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-c64-basic.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-c64-basic.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-c64-basic-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here are a few other screenshots:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kung Fu Master:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5879\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-c64-kfmaster.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-c64-kfmaster.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-c64-kfmaster-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The famous <a href=\"https:\/\/csdb.dk\/release\/?id=200763\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adrian Black 8bit-dance Party<\/a> : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=o5nPVknI0Nk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=o5nPVknI0Nk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5876\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-c64-abdance.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-c64-abdance.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-c64-abdance-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And here is a picture of the core running Commando:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-c64-commando.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-c64-commando.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-c64-commando-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a few links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Documentation<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Recalbox&nbsp; (VICE_X64)<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/fr\/emulators\/computers\/commodore-64\/libretro-vice_x64\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/fr\/emulators\/computers\/commodore-64\/libretro-vice_x64<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>ROMs<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Planet Emulation<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetemu.net\/machine\/commodore-64\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.planetemu.net\/machine\/commodore-64<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Edge Emulation<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/edgeemu.net\/browse-c64-B.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/edgeemu.net\/browse-c64-B.htm<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>YouTubers<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Adrian\u2019s Digital Basement<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/adriansdigitalbasement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/adriansdigitalbasement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Retro Channel<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TheRetroChannel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TheRetroChannel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jan Beta<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/JanBeta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/JanBeta<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>RMC \u2013 The Cave<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RMCRetro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RMCRetro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mr Luch\u2019s Things<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MrLurchsThings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MrLurchsThings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Retro is the new black<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@RetroWK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@RetroWK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mark Fixes Stuff<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/markfixesstuff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/markfixesstuff<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><strong id=\"amiga\">Amiga 500<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s continue with another vintage computer from Commodore: the Amiga 500:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5885\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-a500.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-a500.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-a500-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This one is also on my wish list of computers to acquirer (and I have a few leads). I was an Atari ST fan &#8230; so I did not have one myself, but had a few friends who owned one. That been said, I am not that familiar with its system, so it is great to be able to emulate one before getting a real Amiga. Here is a summary of my RecalBox configuration:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5886\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-a500.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-a500.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-a500-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are several possible cores: Amiberry, Libretro PUAE and Libretro UAE4ARM. I tried all of them, and finally settled for UAE4ARM, because it is Libretro-based (thus, gives me latitude for overlays and settings), but most of all, because it gave me the best results when using Workbench 1.3.<\/p>\n<p>Two BIOS files are mandatory (to be dropped into <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/bios<\/span>)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>kick34005.A500<\/strong> (mandatory)<\/li>\n<li><strong>kick40063.A600<\/strong> (mandatory)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I tweaked the following parameters:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">uae4arm_model = &#8220;A500&#8221;<\/span>: to emulate an Amiga 500<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">uae4arm_resolution = &#8220;768&#215;270&#8221;<\/span>: to set higher resolution (nice with Workbench)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">uae4arm_floppy_speed = &#8220;800&#8221;<\/span>: to speed up floppy access<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">uae4arm_leds_on_screen = &#8220;off&#8221;<\/span>: to turn off the LEDs indicators<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I also tweaked the default artwork and logo of the theme:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Artwork: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/amiga600.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">amiga600.jpg<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Logo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/amiga600.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">amiga600.png<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here is the result:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5891\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-a500.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-a500.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-a500-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To boot into Workbench, all I had to do is download a disk image from here: <a href=\"http:\/\/amigaga.chez-alice.fr\/amigaos\/download\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/amigaga.chez-alice.fr\/amigaos\/download\/index.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I upload the image to <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/roms\/amiga600<\/span> and labelled it &#8220;0 &#8211; SYSTEM: WORKBENCH 1.3&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5887\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-a500-sel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-a500-sel.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-a500-sel-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I created a new overlay for the Amiga that can be downloaded here (to be used using the overlay override process seen before, in <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/overlays\/amiga600<\/span>):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/amiga600-overlay-2.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">amiga600-overlay-2.png<\/a> (to be renamed <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">amiga600.png<\/span>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here is a screenshot with the core running <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Workbench_(AmigaOS)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Workbench<\/a> 1.3:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5889\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-a500-wb13.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-a500-wb13.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-a500-wb13-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is another one with Turrican:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5888\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-a500-turrican.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-a500-turrican.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-a500-turrican-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And finally, a picture with Xenon:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-a500-xenon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-a500-xenon.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-a500-xenon-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a few links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Documentation<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Recalbox&nbsp; (UAE4ARM)<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/fr\/emulators\/computers\/amiga-600\/libretro-uae4arm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/fr\/emulators\/computers\/amiga-600\/libretro-uae4arm<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>ROMs<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Planet Emulation<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetemu.net\/machine\/amiga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.planetemu.net\/machine\/amiga<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Edge Emulation<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/edgeemu.net\/browse-amiga-num.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/edgeemu.net\/browse-amiga-num.htm<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>YouTubers<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Adrian\u2019s Digital Basement<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/adriansdigitalbasement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/adriansdigitalbasement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jan Beta<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/JanBeta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/JanBeta<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>RMC \u2013 The Cave<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RMCRetro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RMCRetro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Retro is the new black<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@RetroWK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@RetroWK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>GalaMoon Retrogaming<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHoSrYaPSHUIMXoXH3bRRbQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHoSrYaPSHUIMXoXH3bRRbQ<\/a> (French)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rodrik Studio<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RodrikStudio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RodrikStudio<\/a> (French)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><strong id=\"ti99\">TI99\/4A<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And now &#8230; something completely different : the Texas Instruments TI-99\/4A<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5901\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-ti99.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-ti99.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-ti99-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is one of the earliest computers I have encountered. I didn&#8217;t own one, by my older cousin Patrick did, and, as a 10 years old kid, I was impressed (especially by the speech synthesis features). It is on my wish list (and I have also a few leads, crossing fingers). Here is my RecalBox configuration:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5911\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-ti99.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-ti99.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-ti99-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The TI-99\/SIM core is not a Libretro-based (no overlays, little room for straighforward configuration tweaks) but works really well. It required the following BIOS files:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>TI-994A.ctg<\/strong> (mandatory)<\/li>\n<li>spchrom.bin (optional, for speech synthesis)<\/li>\n<li>ti-disk.ctg (optional, DOS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I selected an artwork and created a logo for the theme. Here is how it looks:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5915\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-ti99.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-ti99.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-ti99-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>TI-99\/SIM only uses .ctg ROMS, which <strong>are not so easy to find<\/strong>. Fortunately, I found this <strong>treasure trove with 129 cartridge images<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.99er.net\/download2\/index.php?act=view&amp;id=254\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.99er.net\/download2\/index.php?act=view&amp;id=254<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Amongst these cartridges was one named &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">xb25.ctg<\/span>&#8221; which is the image of this cartdrige:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5913\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ti_ext_basic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"241\"><\/p>\n<p>It includes both the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">TI BASIC<\/span> and the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">EXTENDED BASIC V2.5<\/span>. I dropped the image intor <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/roms\/ti994a<\/span> and labelled it &#8220;0 &#8211; SYSTEM: BASIC, EXTENDED BASIC 2.5&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5914\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-ti99-sel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-ti99-sel.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-ti99-sel-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just like the LinApple, TI-99\/SIM runs fullscreen, meaning that the 4\/3 original display is stretched on a 16\/9 screen:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-ti-boot.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-ti-boot.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-ti-boot-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Being a standalone core, there is no obvisous way to fix this (at least, I couldn&#8217;t find one). Of course, it is always possible to manually change to a 4\/3 ratio via the Samsung TV settings:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5917\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-ti-boot2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-ti-boot2.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-ti-boot2-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Appart from this, the TI-99\/SIM core runs perfectly well. Here are a few screenshots:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The welcome screen:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5927\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-ti99-welcome..png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-ti99-welcome..png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-ti99-welcome.-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The menu for the TI Extended BASIC cartridge:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5925\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-ti99-menu..png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-ti99-menu..png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-ti99-menu.-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Extended BASIC 2.5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5924\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-ti99-exb25..png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-ti99-exb25..png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-ti99-exb25.-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dig-Dug<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5923\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-ti99-digdug..png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-ti99-digdug..png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-ti99-digdug.-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Parsec<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5926\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-ti99-parsec..png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-ti99-parsec..png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-ti99-parsec.-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I must say it is pretty impressive when compared to other 1981 computers !<\/p>\n<p>To conclude this part on the TI99\/4A, here is a picture of Burger Time.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5918\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-ti-burgertime.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-ti-burgertime.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-ti-burgertime-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a few links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Documentation<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Recalbox&nbsp; (TI-99\/SIM)<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/fr\/emulators\/computers\/ti-99-4a\/ti-99-sim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/fr\/emulators\/computers\/ti-99-4a\/ti-99-sim<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>ROMs<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>99er.net<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.99er.net\/download2\/index.php?act=view&amp;id=254\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.99er.net\/download2\/index.php?act=view&amp;id=254<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Edge Emulation<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/edgeemu.net\/browse-amiga-num.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/edgeemu.net\/browse-amiga-num.htm<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>YouTubers<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Adrian\u2019s Digital Basement<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/adriansdigitalbasement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/adriansdigitalbasement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mr Luch\u2019s Things<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MrLurchsThings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MrLurchsThings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>GalaMoon Retrogaming<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHoSrYaPSHUIMXoXH3bRRbQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHoSrYaPSHUIMXoXH3bRRbQ<\/a> (French)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Noel\u2019s Retro Lab<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/NoelsRetroLab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/NoelsRetroLab<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><strong id=\"msx\">MSX<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MSX was a line of standardized home 8-bit computers. It was initially conceived in the early 80&#8217;s by Microsoft and the Japanese company <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ASCII_Corporation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ASCII Corporation<\/a>. They were manufactured by quite a bit of companies, from Japan (NEC, Panasonic, Canon, Casio, Yamaha, Pioneer, Sanyo, Fujitsu, JVC, Sony, Toshiba, Mitsubishi, Sharp, Kyocera, &#8230;), Korea (Daewoo, Goldstar, Yeno, &#8230;), Netherlands (Philips), France (Radiola), Brazil (Gradiente Electr\u00f4nica), &#8230; Therefore, there was a lot of MSX models available. For the sake of it, let&#8217;s focus on the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philips_VG-8020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Philips VG 8020<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5932\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-msx.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-msx.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-msx-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I did not own an MSX at the time, and, if memory serves, I don&#8217;t think any of my friends had one either. Of course, there were MSX computers everywhere in stores. But, at least in France, it wasn&#8217;t a huge success, probably because of the Amstrad CPC, which took over the market at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Here is my configuration for RecalBox:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5958\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-MSX1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-MSX1.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-MSX1-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are differents cores available in RecalBox for MSX emulation. I settled for <strong>blueMSX<\/strong>, with gave me the best results. It requires quite a bit of BIOS files, since it supports the many variations of the MSX standards \/ manufacturers. I recommand getting BIOS files from <a href=\"http:\/\/There are differents cores available in RecalBox for MSX emulation. I settled for blueMSX, with gave me the best results. It requires quite a bit of BIOS files, since it supports the many variations of the MSX standards \/ manufacturers. It recommand getting BIOS files from here https:\/\/retrogaming.me\/recalbox-telecharger-les-bios\/ and dropping the Machines folder into \/recalbox\/share\/bios.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">here<\/a> and dropping the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">Machines<\/span> folder into <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/bios<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Since I am not very familar with the MSX line of computers, I didn&#8217;t tweak the core options.<\/p>\n<p>Nor did I changed the default artwork, which was pretty nice:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5941\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-msx.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-msx.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-msx-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To boot into <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">MSX-DOS<\/span>, I downloaded the MSX-DOS 1.8 (COMMAND 1.12) image disk here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetemu.net\/rom\/msx-various-dsk\/msx-dos-v1-8-1986-microsoft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.planetemu.net\/rom\/msx-various-dsk\/msx-dos-v1-8-1986-microsoft<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I uploaded it to <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/roms\/msx1<\/span> and labelled it &#8220;0 &#8211; SYSTEM: MSX-DOS V1.8&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5940\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-msx-sel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-msx-sel.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-msx-sel-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I slightly tweaked the overlay, available here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/msx1.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">msx1.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is a screenshot of <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">MSX-DOS<\/span>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5944\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-msx-dos.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-msx-dos.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-msx-dos-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To launch <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">MSX BASIC<\/span>, juste type in &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">BASIC<\/span>&#8221; at the prompt:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5943\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-msx-basic.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-msx-basic.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-msx-basic-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here are a few other screenshots:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yie Ar Kung Fu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5946\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-msx-yiearkungfu.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-msx-yiearkungfu.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-msx-yiearkungfu-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pac-Man<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5945\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-msx-pacman.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-msx-pacman.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-msx-pacman-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And, to conclude, here is a picture of Ghostbusters:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5947\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-msx-ghostbusters.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-msx-ghostbusters.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-msx-ghostbusters-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Note: I <strong>failed<\/strong> at installing <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">SymbOS<\/span> for MSX (<a href=\"http:\/\/symbos.de\/download.htm\">http:\/\/symbos.de\/download.htm<\/a>), maybe I&#8217;ll give it a try again sometimes later.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a few links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Documentation<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Recalbox&nbsp; (blueMSX)<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/fr\/emulators\/computers\/msx-1\/libretro-bluemsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/fr\/emulators\/computers\/msx-1\/libretro-bluemsx<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>ROMs<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Planet Emulation<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetemu.net\/machine\/msx-1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.planetemu.net\/machine\/msx-1-2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>msx.org<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msx.org\/downloads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.msx.org\/downloads<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>YouTubers<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Adrian\u2019s Digital Basement<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/adriansdigitalbasement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/adriansdigitalbasement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mr Luch\u2019s Things<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MrLurchsThings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MrLurchsThings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Noel\u2019s Retro Lab<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/NoelsRetroLab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/NoelsRetroLab<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jan Beta<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/JanBeta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/JanBeta<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><strong id=\"to7\">Thomson TO7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s move on to a French line of 8-bits computers by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thomson_computers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomson<\/a>. They were designed between 1982 and 1987 and marketed mainly in France. This line of computers is made up of two distinct series<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>TO: <\/strong>&#8220;T\u00e9l\u00e9-Ordinateur&#8221; Thomson 9000, TO7, TO7\/70, TO8, TO9, TO9+<\/li>\n<li><strong>MO: <\/strong>&#8220;Micro-Ordinateur&#8221; MO5, MO5E, MO5NR, MO6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most of Thomson&#8217;s success is linked to the choice of the French government to equip schools with these models (&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Computing_for_All\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Informatique Pour Tous<\/a>&#8221; plan).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5902\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-to7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-to7.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-to7-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Not all schools were equipped though &#8230; and mine wasn&#8217;t. It&#8217;s a pity, because &#8220;<strong>nanor\u00e9seau<\/strong>&#8221; educational network features would probably have more than interested me. That been said, I had a neighbour friend that owned a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thomson_TO7#Thomson_TO7\/70\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TO7\/70<\/a> computer, and, dare I say, I<strong> wasn&#8217;t impressed at all<\/strong> when compared to my Amstrad CPC. For about half the price of a TO7\/70, my CPC kicked its butt so hard ! At least to <strong>my eyes<\/strong> at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe getting my hands on an emulated TO7\/70 will reconcile me with it:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-to7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-to7.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-to7-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">Theodore<\/span> core is Libretro-based, and easy to customized. It doesn&#8217;t need any BIOS file. I tweaked one core option:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">theodore_rom = &#8220;TO7\/70&#8221;<\/span>: to force the emulator into the TO7\/70 mode<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I added an new artwork and created a new logo for the theme:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Logo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/to8.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to8.png<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Artwork: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/to8.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to8.jpg<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here is the result:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5955\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-to7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-to7.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-to7-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To boot directly into the welcome screen, I created an empty disk image with DCFDUTIL, available here: <a href=\"http:\/\/dcmoto.free.fr\/emulateur\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/dcmoto.free.fr\/emulateur\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5961\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/dcfdutil.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/dcfdutil.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/dcfdutil-768x608.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I uploaded the image disk to <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/roms\/thomson<\/span> and labelled it &#8220;0 &#8211; SYSTEM: TO7\/70&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5964\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-to770-sel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-to770-sel.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-to770-sel-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I created a new overlay, available here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/thomson.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thomson.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is the result with the welcome screen of the TO7\/70:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5963\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-to770.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-to770.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-to770-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a screenshot when selecting &#8220;BASIC MICROSOFT 1.0&#8221; in the menu:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5952\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-to7-basic.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-to7-basic.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-to7-basic-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And here is a screenshot of &#8220;L&#8217;Aigle d&#8217;Or&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5951\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-to7-aigledor.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-to7-aigledor.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-to7-aigledor-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To end this section on Thomson&#8217;s MO\/TO computers, here is a picture of Arkanoid on the TO7\/70 core:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-to-arkanoid.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-to-arkanoid.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-to-arkanoid-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a few links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Documentation<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Recalbox&nbsp; (Theodore)<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/fr\/emulators\/computers\/thomson-mo-to\/libretro-theodore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/fr\/emulators\/computers\/thomson-mo-to\/libretro-theodore<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>ROMs<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Planet Emulation<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetemu.net\/machine\/to7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.planetemu.net\/machine\/to7<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dedicated web sites and forums<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>System.cfg Forum (8bits)<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.system-cfg.com\/viewforum.php?f=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/forum.system-cfg.com\/viewforum.php?f=1<\/a> (French)<\/li>\n<li><strong>DCMoto<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/dcmoto.free.fr\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/dcmoto.free.fr\/index.html<\/a> (French). Also a good source for <a href=\"http:\/\/dcmoto.free.fr\/programmes\/_html\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">software<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>YouTubers<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>GalaMoon Retrogaming<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHoSrYaPSHUIMXoXH3bRRbQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHoSrYaPSHUIMXoXH3bRRbQ<\/a> (French)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rodrik Studio<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RodrikStudio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RodrikStudio<\/a> (French)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Atari 800<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s try another set of 8-bit computers. The Atari 8-bit familiy was introduced in 1979 with the Atari 400 and the Atari 800:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-atari800.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-atari800.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/label-atari800-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This series was upgraded with the Atari 1200XL, Atari 800XL &amp; Atari 600XL, and later on, during the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jack_Tramiel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tramiel<\/a> era, with the Atari 65XE, Atari 130XE, Atari 800XE or the XEGS console.<\/p>\n<p>I did not own an Atari 8-bit machine myself, but the <strong>600XL<\/strong> was popular in France. I must say, I did not know much &#8211; nor care much &#8211; about the Atari 800 until I watched Adrian Black&#8217;s and Mr Lurch&#8217;s videos. They changed my mind about this heavily shelded little fellow. It seems the Atari 800 is practically <strong>unobtainium<\/strong> here these days, so let&#8217;s give it a try virtually:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5969\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-atari800.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-atari800.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-atari800-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Atari800 core is Libretro-based and easyly configured (though it did not change its default configuration). It needs the following BIOS files, to be dropped into <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/bios<\/span>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ATARIXL.ROM (mandatory)<\/li>\n<li>ATARIBAS.ROM (mandatory)<\/li>\n<li>ATARIOSA.ROM (mandatory)<\/li>\n<li>ATARIOSB.ROM (mandatory)<\/li>\n<li>ATARIXL.ROM (mandatory)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I updated the Atari artwork from the theme I use, and kept its nice logo. The artwork can be downloaded here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/atari800.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">atari800.jpg<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here is the result:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5976\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-atari800.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-atari800.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-atari800-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To boot into the Atari BASIC, all I had to do is download a image ROM here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/fr\/emulators\/computers\/atari-800\/libretro-atari800\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/fr\/emulators\/computers\/atari-800\/libretro-atari800<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It corresponds to this Atari 800 cartridge:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5977\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/atari800-cartdrige-basic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p>I uploaded the image into <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/roms\/atari800<\/span> and labelled it &#8220;0 &#8211; SYSTEM: ATARI BASIC REV.C&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5974\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-atari800-sel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-atari800-sel.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-atari800-sel-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I created a customized overlay, available here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/atari800.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">atari800.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is the result with the core running the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">Atari BASIC REV.C<\/span>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5970\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-atari800-basic.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-atari800-basic.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-atari800-basic-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here are a few other screenshots:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pac-Man<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5973\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-atari800-pacman.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-atari800-pacman.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-atari800-pacman-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Galaxian<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5972\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-atari800-galaxian.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-atari800-galaxian.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-atari800-galaxian-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Star-Wars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5975\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-atari800-starwars.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-atari800-starwars.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-atari800-starwars-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s finish this section with a picture of Donkey Kong on the Atari 800:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5971\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-atari800-dk.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-atari800-dk.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-atari800-dk-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a few links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Documentation<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Recalbox&nbsp; (Atari800)<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/fr\/emulators\/computers\/atari-800\/libretro-atari800\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/fr\/emulators\/computers\/atari-800\/libretro-atari800<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dedicated web sites and forums<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>System.cfg Forum (8bits)<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.system-cfg.com\/viewforum.php?f=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/forum.system-cfg.com\/viewforum.php?f=1<\/a> (French)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Atari Wiki<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/atariwiki.org\/wiki\/Wiki.jsp?page=Main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/atariwiki.org\/wiki\/Wiki.jsp?page=Main<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>ROMs<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gametronik<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gametronik.com\/site\/emulation\/atari_8bit\/A\/All\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.gametronik.com\/site\/emulation\/atari_8bit\/A\/All\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>YouTubers<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Adrian\u2019s Digital Basement<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/adriansdigitalbasement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/adriansdigitalbasement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mr Luch\u2019s Things<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MrLurchsThings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MrLurchsThings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>RMC \u2013 The Cave<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RMCRetro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RMCRetro<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><strong id=\"pc\">IBM PC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s conclude this long post &#8230; with a last but long section on PC\/DOS emulation.<\/p>\n<p>DOS gaming has been available on RecalBox for a long time, based on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DOSBox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dosbox<\/a>. Since the 9.0 release, RecalBox is also bundeling <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">Dosbox Pure<\/span>, wich means that is can now also run Windows-based game. Nice ! Actually, it is Dosbox Pure and the support of Classic Macintoshes with MinivMac that triggered for me this vintage computer emulation madness !<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5986\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/file-pc.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/file-pc.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/file-pc-768x305.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Of course, I owned PC compatible machines, mostly laptops, home-made desktop computers and a home made server for self hosting. I started to drop MS Windows for Unix-like OS in the late 90&#8217;s on most of these my machines, and lived happily ever after.<\/p>\n<p>Nowadays, I use only Macintoshes and Raspberry Pi-based computers. This is a picture of an <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Asus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ASUS<\/a> dual-<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Xeon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xeon<\/a> motherboard from 2004, that was at the heart of the last home-made PC I built :<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-pc.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-pc.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-pc-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a summary of my RecalBox configuration:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5987\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-pc.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-pc.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/config-pc-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I used the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">Dosbox Pure<\/span> core, which is Libretro-based. This core is easy to customize, though I did not change its default parameters for now. It doesn&#8217;t need any BIOS file.<\/p>\n<p>I tweaked the default artwok and logo from the RecalBox theme I use:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Logo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pc.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pc.png<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Artwork: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/pc.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pc.jpg<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here is the result:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I tried to <strong>install as much possible Operating Systems as I could<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5990\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-sel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-sel.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-sel-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Note: make sure you hold the corresponding <strong>licence keys<\/strong> before any of these installations.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MS-DOS 5.0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By default, <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">DosBOX Pure<\/span> provides a DOS 5.0-compatible &#8220;cocoon&#8221; for the software it runs. Nevertheless, I wanted be able to boot straight into <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">MS-DOS 5.0<\/span> from a boot disk. This was quite easy. I grabbed a bootable from the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Internet_Archive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Internet Archive<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/dos-5.0-bootdisk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/dos-5.0-bootdisk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I created a&nbsp;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">dos5.zip<\/span> archive file and added the boot disk image, then uploaded the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">.zip<\/span> file to <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/rom\/bios<\/span>. and labelled it &#8220;0 &#8211; SYSTEM: MS-DOS 5.0&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>I also created a custom overlay, available here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/dos.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dos.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is the result:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5992\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-dos5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-dos5.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-dos5-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-dos5-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MS Windows 1.01<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To boot into <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">MS Windows 1.01<\/span>, I downloaded an image floppy from the Internet Archive:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/windows1-floppy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/windows1-floppy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I followed the same procedure I used for MS-DOS: creating a <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">windows1.zip<\/span> archive, adding the bootable floppy image and uploaded the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">.zip<\/span> file to <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/rom\/dos<\/span>. I labelled this image &#8220;0 &#8211; SYSTEM: WINDOWS 1.01&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the result:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5996\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win1.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win1-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The overlay I created wasn&#8217;t suited for the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Enhanced_Graphics_Adapter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EGA<\/a> display mode this image uses. So, I tweaked it a bit and created this new overlay:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/dos-ega.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dos-ega.png<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To override the default configuration and use this particular overlay for that specific image, I did the following:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>create a &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">windows1.zip.cfg<\/span>&#8221; file into <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/overlays\/dos<\/span>, with the following content:\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">input_overlay = &#8220;\/recalbox\/share\/overlays\/dos\/windows1_overlay.cfg&#8221;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">input_overlay_enable = &#8220;true&#8221;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">input_overlay_opacity = &#8220;1.0&#8221;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">input_overlay_hide_in_menu = &#8220;true&#8221;<br><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>create a &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">windows1_overlay.cf<\/span>&#8221; file into <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/overlays\/dos<\/span>, with the following content:\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">overlays = 1<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">overlay0_overlay = dos-ega.png<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">overlay0_full_screen = true<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">overlay0_descs = 0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>drop the &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">dos-ega.png<\/span>&#8221; overlay <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">.png<\/span> file into <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/overlays\/dos<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Here is the result:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5995\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win1-1.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win1-1-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Better, but not perfect (still a bit cropped). But &#8230; oh man, I had no recollection of how bad Windows 1.0 was. And &#8230; I stopped right there !<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MS Windows 2.x<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I <strong>failed miserably<\/strong> at installing MS WIndows 2.x. I tried a plain vanilla version, as well as the 286 and the 386 versions. The installation went well for all of them. But, each time, it froze after the boot Window logo, with random characters appearing.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MS Windows 3.0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After the failure of Windows 2.x, I went the easy way. I found a MS Windows 3.0 hard drive image on the Internet Archive:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/windows-3-hd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/windows-3-hd<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I proceeded as usual: creating a <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">windows30.zip<\/span> archive, adding the image, uploading the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">.zip<\/span> file to <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/rom\/dos<\/span>. Easy peasy !<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6004\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win30.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win30.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win30-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MS Windows 3.11<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For Windows 3.11, I decided to proceed to a more usual installation. I couldn&#8217;t not find a bootable <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">.iso<\/span>, only a collection of floppy images, like it was back in the days:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winworldpc.com\/product\/windows-3\/wfw-311\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/winworldpc.com\/product\/windows-3\/wfw-311<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I followed this procedure:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>I downloaded the archive from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abandonware#WinWorld\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WinWorld<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Unzipped the archive<\/li>\n<li>Mounted each of the floppy images that were inside the archive<\/li>\n<li>Created a <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">windows311<\/span> folder<\/li>\n<li>Copied the content of each mounter floppy image into the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">windows311<\/span> folder<\/li>\n<li>Zipped the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">windows311<\/span> folder into <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">windows311.zip<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Uploaded <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">windows311.zip<\/span> into <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/roms\/dos<\/span> and labelled it &#8220;0 &#8211; SYSTEM: WINDOWS 3.11&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>I clicked on the &#8220;0 &#8211; SYSTEM: WINDOWS 3.11&#8221;, then selected the &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">SETUP.EXE<\/span>&#8221; program to start the installation process:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6012\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-wfwsetup.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-wfwsetup.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-wfwsetup-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I completed each step (skipping the network configuration) until the end of the setup, then rebooted and selected the newly created &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">AUTOEXEC.BAT<\/span>&#8221; file to launch Windows 3.11.<\/p>\n<p>I was welcome by the boot screen, alas the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">Program Manager<\/span> window was empty (no group icons). From the &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">File<\/span>&#8221; menu of the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">Program Manager<\/span>, I was able to explore the disk, and launch &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">NOTEPAD.EXE<\/span>&#8221; on <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">PROGRAM.INI<\/span>, Its <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">[GROUPS]<\/span> entries appeared to be corrupted (as reported in the old KB &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">Q85960: Group Icons Missing After Windows 3.1 Installation<\/span>&#8220;).<\/p>\n<p>Once fixed by hand with proper values, I restarted Windows. Et voil\u00e0 !<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6005\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win31.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win31.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win31-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>How nice ! Fancy a game of Solitaire ?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MS Windows 95<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Time to install Windows 95 ! For this, I downloaded an ISO image and a boot floppy disk (required if the ISO is not bootable):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winworldpc.com\/product\/windows-95\/osr-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/winworldpc.com\/product\/windows-95\/osr-2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winworldpc.com\/product\/microsoft-windows-boot-disk\/95-osr2x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/winworldpc.com\/product\/microsoft-windows-boot-disk\/95-osr2x<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[Edited 19\/04\/2023 to add the boot floppy disk, thanks to @SteamPirate for the remark]<\/p>\n<p>I followed the now usual procedure:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Create a <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">windows95.zip<\/span> archive<\/li>\n<li>Add both images to <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">windows95.zip<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Upload <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">windows95.zip<\/span> to <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/roms\/dos<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Label it &#8220;0 &#8211; SYSTEM: WINDOWS 95&#8221; and click to start the installation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The DosBox Pure Start Menu <strong>automounts<\/strong> the <strong>ISO<\/strong> image and proposes to <strong>Boot from it to install a new Operating System<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/dosboxpure-menu1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/dosboxpure-menu1.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/dosboxpure-menu1-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/dosboxpure-menu1-480x300.png 480w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/dosboxpure-menu1-640x400.png 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[ Screenshot taken from the <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/en\/tutorials\/games\/guides\/dos\/play-win-95-98-games-dosbox-pure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recalbox Wiki<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<p>From this menu, it proposes to create a new hard disk image, which will be created into <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/bios<\/span>, in my case &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/bios\/windows95.img<\/span>&#8220;:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6022\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/dosboxpure-menu2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/dosboxpure-menu2.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/dosboxpure-menu2-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/dosboxpure-menu2-480x300.png 480w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/dosboxpure-menu2-640x400.png 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[ Screenshot taken from the <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/en\/tutorials\/games\/guides\/dos\/play-win-95-98-games-dosbox-pure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recalbox Wiki<\/a> ]<\/p>\n<p>Once created, it boots off the ISO image, and starts the setup process:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-6016\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-37-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-6016 ml-slider ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"Slideshow\" aria-label=\"New Slideshow\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_6016\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_6016\">\n            <ul aria-live=\"polite\" class=\"slides\">\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-6019 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-6019\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win95-s1.png\" height=\"638\" width=\"850\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-6016 slide-6019\" title=\"recal-dos-win95-s1\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-6020 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-6020\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win95-s2.png\" height=\"638\" width=\"850\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-6016 slide-6020\" title=\"recal-dos-win95-s2\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-6032 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-6032\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win95-s3.png\" height=\"638\" width=\"850\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-6016 slide-6032\" title=\"recal-dos-win95-s3\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-6033 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-6033\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win95-s4.png\" height=\"638\" width=\"850\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-6016 slide-6033\" title=\"recal-dos-win95-s4\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-6034 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-6034\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win95-s5.png\" height=\"638\" width=\"850\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-6016 slide-6034\" title=\"recal-dos-win95-s5\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-6035 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-6035\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win95-s6.png\" height=\"638\" width=\"850\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-6016 slide-6035\" title=\"recal-dos-win95-s6\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>There we go ! Very, very nice !<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6008\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win95.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win95.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win95-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I must say the whole process was really smooth ! The Operating System is really stable. Thus, I went forward and installed a few Windows 95 games:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Diablo II<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6007\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win95-diablo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win95-diablo.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win95-diablo-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Civilization II<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6006\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win95-civ2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win95-civ2.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win95-civ2-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Really, really nice !<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MS Windows 98<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let&#8217;s move on and install MS Windows 98. I went straight to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abandonware#WinWorld\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WinWorld<\/a> and grabbed a bootable ISO:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winworldpc.com\/product\/windows-98\/windows-98\">https:\/\/winworldpc.com\/product\/windows-98\/windows-98<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I followed the exact same procedure as Windows 95. But, Windows 98 being what it is, it was a bumpy ride, with many, many crashes (and curse words) !<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-6027\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-37-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-6027 ml-slider ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"Slideshow\" aria-label=\"New Slideshow\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_6027\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_6027\">\n            <ul aria-live=\"polite\" class=\"slides\">\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-6042 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-6042\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win98-k1.png\" height=\"638\" width=\"850\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-6027 slide-6042\" title=\"recal-dos-win98-k1\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-6043 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-6043\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win98-k2.png\" height=\"638\" width=\"850\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-6027 slide-6043\" title=\"recal-dos-win98-k2\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-6044 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-6044\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win98-k3.png\" height=\"638\" width=\"850\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-6027 slide-6044\" title=\"recal-dos-win98-k3\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-6045 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-6045\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win98-k4.png\" height=\"638\" width=\"850\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-6027 slide-6045\" title=\"recal-dos-win98-k4\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-6168 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-6168\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win98-k5.png\" height=\"638\" width=\"850\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-6027 slide-6168\" title=\"recal-dos-win98-k5\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A tried different versions: First Edition, Second Edition, OEM, Retail, &#8230; In the end, installing the simplest possible configuration, without network support, I managed to finish the installation and get a (somewhat) stable system<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6009\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win98.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win98.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-win98-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Note: if, like me, you proceeded to numerous installations, even if you deleted the <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">\/recalbox\/share\/bios\/windows98.img<\/span> file, you would end with multiple references of your tries in the <span style=\"font-family: 'Andale Mono', Times;\">Dosbox Pure<\/span> Start Menu:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">WINDOWS98<\/span>,<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">WINDOWS98(2)<\/span>,<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">WINDOWS98(3)<\/span>, &#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you want to clear the menu, invoque the RetroArch menu pressing <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">[hot key] + [B]<\/span>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-retroarch.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"217\"><\/p>\n<p>In the RetroArch menu, select: &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">Audio Options &gt; MIDI Output &gt; Scan System Directory<\/span>&#8220;:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6047\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-retroarch-clean.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-retroarch-clean.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-retroarch-clean-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This will clean the cache, leaving only the actual entries.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Games<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I had a few games that were working nicely with <span style=\"font-family: 'Andale Mono', Times;\">Dosbox<\/span>. Making them work with <span style=\"font-family: 'Andale Mono', Times;\">Dosbox Pure<\/span> was as simple as replacing each game folder with a <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">zip<\/span> archive of the said folders. Here is a few screenshots:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dungeon Keeper (I love that game !)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6051\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-dk.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-dk.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-dk-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alone In the Dark<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6050\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-aitd.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-aitd.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-aitd-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Incredible Machine (loved that one too !)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6054\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-tim.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-tim.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-tim-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dune<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6052\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-dune.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-dune.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-dune-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dune II<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6053\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-dune2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-dune2.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-dune2-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Other<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I installed <span style=\"font-family: Andale Mono, Times;\">Turbo Pascal 5.5.<\/span> Because &#8230; why not ?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6055\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-tp5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-tp5.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-dos-tp5-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I think it is now safe to conclude this long long blog post:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6058\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-end.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-end.png 850w, https:\/\/www.quantum-bits.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/recal-end-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a few links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Documentation<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Recalbox&nbsp; (Dosbox Pure)<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/fr\/emulators\/computers\/dos\/libretro-dosbox-pure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wiki.recalbox.com\/fr\/emulators\/computers\/dos\/libretro-dosbox-pure<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>ROMs<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Internet Archive<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/archive.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>WinWorld<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/winworldpc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/winworldpc.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Abandonware France<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abandonware-france.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.abandonware-france.org\/<\/a> (french)<\/li>\n<li><strong>My Abandonware<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abandonware-france.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.myabandonware.com\/browse\/platform\/dos\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>All boot disks<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allbootdisks.com\/download\/dos.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.allbootdisks.com\/download\/dos.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>YouTubers<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>LGR<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@LGR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@LGR<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Adrian\u2019s Digital Basement<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/adriansdigitalbasement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/adriansdigitalbasement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>RMC \u2013 The Cave<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RMCRetro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RMCRetro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rodrik Studio<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RodrikStudio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RodrikStudio<\/a> (French)<\/li>\n<li><strong>This Does Not Compute<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ThisDoesNotCompute\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ThisDoesNotCompute<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a couple of months since my last vintage computer acquisition. 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