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<center><h2><b>A multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator</b></h2></center>
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<center><h4><b>Release 1.3</b></h4></center>
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<br><br><br>
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<center><h4><b>Release 1.4</b></h4></center>
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<br><br>
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<center><h2><b>User's Guide</b></h2></center>
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<br><br><br><br>
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<br><br>
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<ol>
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<li><a href="#Introduction">Introduction</a></li>
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<li><a href="#Starting">Starting A Game</a></li>
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<li><a href="#Keyboard">Keyboard Layout</a></li>
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<li><a href="#Properties">Game Properties</a></li>
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<li><a href="#Adaptor">Real Paddle Adaptor</a></li>
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<li><a href="#Adaptor">Stelladaptor Support</a></li>
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<li><a href="#Acknowledgments">Acknowledgments</a></li>
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<li><a href="#License">License and Disclaimer</a></li>
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</ol>
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<br><br><br><br><br>
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<br><br><br>
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<center><b>February 1999 - February 2003</b></center>
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<center><b>February 1999 - June 2004</b></center>
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<center><b>The Stella Team</b></center>
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<center><b><a href="http://stella.sourceforge.net">Stella Homepage</a></b></center>
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Sega Dreamcast, Unix, and Windows.
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</p>
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<h2><b>New in Release 1.3</b></h2>
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<h2><b>New in Release 1.4</b></h2>
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<p>FIXME - add feature list</p>
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<!--
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<ul>
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<li>Improved TIA sound system so that games with digitized audio work</li>
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<li>Added saving and loading of game state to the core; X11, SDL, and DOS
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specified path, then in <i>%STELLA_HOME%/ROMS</i>, and finally
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in <i>%STELLA_HOME%</i></li>
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</ul>
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-->
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<p>
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<h2><b>Features</b></h2>
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<li>Emulates the Atari 2600 Joystick Controllers using your computer's keyboard or joysticks
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<li>Emulates the Atari 2600 Keyboard Controllers using your computer's keyboard
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<li>Emulates one Atari 2600 Paddle Controller using your computer's mouse
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<li>Emulates four Atari 2600 Paddle Controllers using a special PC game port adaptor
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<li>Support for real Atari 2600 controllers using the
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<a href="http://www.pixelspast.com/products">Stelladaptor</a>
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<li>Emulates the Atari 2600 Driving Controllers using your computer's keyboard or joysticks
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<li>Emulates the CBS Booster-Grip Controller using your computer's keyboard or joysticks
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<li>Supports cartridges using Atari's standard 2K and 4K format
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<li>Supports the NTSC and PAL television palettes
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<li>Supports several "undocumented features" of the TIA graphics chip used by some games
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<li>TIA emulation supports full collision checking
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<li>DOS version of Stella works with most emulator game shells such as "Game Menu" by Jim Pragit
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<li>DOS version of Stella supports the standard 320x200 VGA graphics mode as well as the extended 320x240 VGA graphics mode
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<li>Linux version of Stella works with the KStella frontend by Stephen Anthony
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</ul>
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<p>Note that for this version of Stella, you are <b>required</b> to have a
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stella.pro file. It is no longer optional as it was for past versions.</p>
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<p>
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<h2><b>DOS</b></h2>
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<p>The DOS version of Stella is designed to work on an IBM-PC or 100%
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compatible system with the following:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>DOS 5.0 or higher
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<li>8 MB of RAM
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<li>256 color VGA graphics card
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<li>586/166 MHz required
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<li>At least 2 megabytes of hard disk space available
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<li>Sound Blaster or 100% compatible sound card required for sound
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<li>Joysticks or gamepads are highly recommended
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<li>Mouse and mouse driver required for paddle emulation using the mouse
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<li>Special adaptor required for using real Atari 2600 paddles
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<li>Emulator game shell highly recommended
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</ul>
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<p>
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<h2><b>Linux/UNIX</b></h2>
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<li>15 bit color minimum; 16 bit color graphics card highly recommended
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<li>486/120 MHz required; 586/166 MHz highly recommended
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<li>SDL version 1.2.0 or greater
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<li>ALSA or OSS drivers with a supported sound card required for sound; ALSA 0.9 highly recommended
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<li>Joystick device driver version 1.2.x required for joystick support
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<li>Joysticks or gamepads are highly recommended
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<li>Mouse required for paddle emulation using the mouse
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<!-- <li>Special adaptor required for using real Atari 2600 paddles-->
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</ul>
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<p>
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<h2><b>Macintosh</b></h2>
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<p>FIXME</p>
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<p>The MacLinux version of Stella is designed to work on a Linux Workstation with
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the following:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Linux Kernel 2.0.x
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<li>X Window System
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<li>GNU C++ compiler version 2.95 and the make utility are required for compiling the Stella source code; GNU C++ compiler version 3.2.x or later is highly recommended
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<li>16 MB of RAM required; 32 MB highly recommended
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<li>15 bit color minimum; 16 bit color graphics card highly recommended
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<li>486/120 MHz required; 586/166 MHz highly recommended
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<li>SDL version 1.2.0 or greater
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<li>Joysticks or gamepads are highly recommended
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<li>Mouse required for paddle emulation using the mouse
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</ul>
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-->
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<p>
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<h2><b>Windows</b></h2>
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<p>FIXME</p>
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<p>The Linux version of Stella is designed to work on a Linux Workstation with
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the following:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Linux Kernel 2.0.x
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<li>X Window System
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<li>GNU C++ compiler version 2.95 and the make utility are required for compiling the Stella source code; GNU C++ compiler version 3.2.x or later is highly recommended
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<li>16 MB of RAM required; 32 MB highly recommended
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<li>15 bit color minimum; 16 bit color graphics card highly recommended
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<li>486/120 MHz required; 586/166 MHz highly recommended
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<li>SDL version 1.2.0 or greater
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<li>Joysticks or gamepads are highly recommended
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<li>Mouse required for paddle emulation using the mouse
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</ul>
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<br><br>
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<p><h1>
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<a name="Installation">3. Installation</a></h1>
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see the installation instructions included with the distribution for your system.</p>
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<p>
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<h2><b>DOS</b></h2>
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<p>The DOS version of Stella is distributed as a ZIP archive containing the DOS
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executable as well as some other files. The DOS version of Stella
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works with DOS as well as Windows 9x. The DOS version will run under
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Windows NT, 2000, and XP, however, the sound may not operate correctly.
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You should install it as follows:</p>
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<ol>
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<li>Change directories to the root directory:<br>
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<pre> CD C:\</pre></li>
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<li>Extract the Stella distribution:
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<pre> unzip st<i>release</i>.zip</pre></li>
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<li>Add the following to your <b>AUTOEXEC.BAT</b> file:
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<pre> SET PATH=%PATH%;C:\STELLA</pre></li>
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<li>If you have a Sound Blaster or 100% compatible sound card make sure
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the <b>BLASTER</b> environment variable is set in your <b>AUTOEXEC.BAT</b> file.
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The sound driver will attempt to auto-detect your card if the <b>BLASTER</b> variable
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isn't correctly specified.
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For example:
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<pre> SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1</pre></li>
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<li>If you have a mouse make sure your mouse driver is loaded in either the
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<b>CONFIG.SYS</b> file or the <b>AUTOEXEC.BAT</b> file</li>
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<li>Reboot your system</li>
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</ol>
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<p>For the second step you'll need a program for extracting ZIP archive files.
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You can use PKUNZIP for DOS, the Info-Zip UnZip tool for DOS, or a number of
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other programs available for extracting ZIP files.</p>
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<p>
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<h2><b>Linux</b></h2>
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<h2><b>Linux/UNIX</b></h2>
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<p>The Linux versions of Stella are distributed in both executable and source code
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form, and in compressed tar files as well as (S)RPM's.
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<p>If you're using the executables from a compressed tar file, follow these instructions:
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<ul>
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<li>Extract files from the distribution:
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<pre> tar -jxvf stella-<i>release</i>-linux-<i>arch</i>.tar.bz2</pre></li>
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<li>Login as root and change directories to the distribution directory</li>
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<li>Copy the executable to a directory that's in your path:
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<pre> cp stella.sdl /usr/local/bin</pre></li>
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<li>Copy the supplied stella.pro properties file to the system-wide location:
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<pre> cp stella.pro /etc</pre> or to your home directory:
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<pre> mkdir ~/.stella<br> cp stella.pro ~/.stella</pre></li>
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</ul>
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<p>If you're compiling the source from a compressed tar file, follow these instructions:
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<ul>
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<li>Extract files from the distribution:
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<pre> tar -jxvf stella-release-src.tar.bz2</pre></li>
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<pre> tar jxvf stella-release-src.tar.bz2</pre></li>
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<li>Change directories to the stella-<i>release</i>/src/build directory</li>
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<li>Edit the <b>makefile</b> to meet your needs</li>
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<li>Build the executable with the following command:
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<pre> make linux-sdl</pre></li>
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<pre> make linux (or make linux-gl)</pre></li>
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<li>Copy the executable to a directory that's in your path:
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<pre> cp stella.sdl /usr/local/bin</pre></li>
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<pre> cp stella /usr/local/bin</pre></li>
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<li>Copy the supplied stella.pro properties file to the system-wide location:
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<pre> cp stella.pro /etc</pre> or to your home directory:
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<p>If you're using the binary RPM's or source SRPM's, consult your distribution on
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how to proceed.</p>
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<p>If you have a supported joystick and driver installed,
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<p>If you have a supported joystick and driver installed and SDL can see the device,
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you can play games using joysticks. For additional information about the Linux
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joystick driver see the following web site:
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<a href="http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~vojtech/input">
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Linux Input Drivers</a>.</p>
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<p>Currently, sound is supported using the ALSA v0.9 API (-sound alsa), the Open Sound
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System or OSS emulation under ALSA (-sound oss), or SDL (-sound sdl). Sound has been
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tested and is known to work under Linux and BSDI. For additional information on
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OSS or ALSA see the following web sites:</p>
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<p>Currently, sound is supported using SDL. As long as SDL can see your sound card, Stella
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will be able to produce sound.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.4front-tech.com">4Front Technologies (OSS)</a><br>
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<a href="http://www.alsa-project.org">Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA)</a>
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<p>
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<h2><b>Macintosh</b></h2>
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<p>FIXME - add info for Mac</p>
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<p>
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<h2><b>Windows</b></h2>
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<p>FIXME - add info for Windows</p>
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<p>Support for the external sound server has been deprecated as of Stella 1.3. The sound
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code has been integrated into the core.</p>
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playing. To play a game follow the directions for your operating system.</p>
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<p>
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<h2><b>DOS</b></h2>
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<p>The DOS version of Stella uses command line arguments to specify the game
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you'd like to play as well as other options. To see the list of available
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arguments, simply run stella without any options or filename. The options are
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provided here for reference. To run Stella use a command line
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of the following format:</p>
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<pre> stella.exe [options ...] filename.bin</pre>
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<p><b>Options</b></p>
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<table BORDER=2>
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<tr>
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<th>Argument</th>
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<th>Description</th>
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<td><pre>-fps <number></pre></td>
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<td>Attempt to display n frames per second instead of the default 60
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frames per second (if the computer isn't fast enough then it may
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be unable to display the desired number of frames per second)</td>
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<td><pre>-modex</pre></td>
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<td>Indicates that the 320x240 graphics mode should be used instead of
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<td><pre>-nosound</pre></td>
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<td>Indicates that the sound blaster support should be disabled</td>
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<td><pre>-paddle <0|1|2|3|real></pre></td>
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<td>Indicates which paddle the mouse should emulate or that real Atari
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<td><pre>-pro <props file></pre></td>
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<td>Use the given properties file instead of stella.pro</td>
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<td><pre>-showinfo</pre></td>
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<td>Shows some game info on exit</td>
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<td>Indicates that the emulation should synchronize with the video card instead
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<p>Instead of using the command line to run Stella you may find it easier to
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use an emulator game shell. An emulator game shell allows you to pick games
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from a menu without having to type everything at the command line. One such
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game shell is Jim Pragit's "Game Menu". Other frontends can be found at the
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<a href="http://www.atariage.com">Atari Age</a> website under
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<a href="http://www.atariage.com/2600/emulation/index.html?SystemID=2600">
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2600 - Emulation</a>.</p>
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<p>
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<h2><b>Linux and Unix</b></h2>
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<h2><b>Linux/Unix</b></h2>
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you'd like to play as well as other options. To see the list of available
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arguments, simply run stella without any options or filename. To run Stella
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use a command line of the following format:</p>
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<pre> stella.sdl [options ...] filename.bin</pre>
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<pre> stella [options ...] filename.bin</pre>
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<p><b>Options</b> (0 indicates false, 1 indicates true, others are self-explanatory)
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<td>Disable sound entirely, or use the given backend.</td>
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<td><pre>-sound <0|1></pre></td>
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<td>Enable or disable sound.</td>
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<p><a href="http://kstella.sourceforge.net">KStella</a>, which concentrates on
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Stella only and includes manuals, snapshots, cartridge labels, etc.</p>
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<p><a href="http://kemulator.sourceforge.net">Kemulator</a>, which concentrates
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on several different emulators (Super Nintendo, Stella, MESS, etc.)</p>
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<p><a href="http://home.tu-clausthal.de/~ifmar/asmsoftware/stellashell.html">
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Stella Shell</a>, which has been around the longest.</p>
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<p><b>INI File</b></p>
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<p>This version of Stella has support for INI files. This file can contain your
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<p>See the sample stellarc file for more information.</p>
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<p>
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<h2><b>Macintosh</b></h2>
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<p>The Mac version of Stella is a native Cocoa-based application.</p>
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<p> FIXME - add more info</p>
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<p>
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<h2><b>Windows</b></h2>
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<p>The Windows version of Stella is either commandline based or can use a GUI.
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If you wish to use the commandline version, the options are the same as for the
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Linux version (described above).</p>
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<p> FIXME - add more info about GUI StellaX launcher</p>
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<br><br>
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<p><h1>
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<a name="Keyboard">6. Keyboard Layout</a></h1>
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<p><b>Other Keys (cannot be remapped)</b></p>
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<p>The following keys are not present in all versions, so they are listed by
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version here:</p>
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<table BORDER=2>
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<tr>
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<th>Function</th>
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<th>Key</th>
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<th>Version</th>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Resize window to next <i>larger</i> size</td>
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<td>Alt + =</td>
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<td>SDL</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Resize window to next <i>smaller</i> size</td>
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<td>Alt + -</td>
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<td>SDL</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Grab mouse (keep mouse in game window)</td>
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<td>Control + g</td>
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<td>SDL</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Hide cursor (hide cursor in game window)</td>
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<td>Control + h</td>
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<td>SDL</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Toggle fullscreen/windowed mode</td>
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<td>Alt + Enter</td>
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<td>SDL</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Toggle OpenGL filtering modes</td>
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<td>Alt + f</td>
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<td>SDL</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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Erik Kovach, <a href="http://home.earthlink.net/~voch/atari">here</a>.</p>
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<p>
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<h2><b>DOS</b></h2>
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<p>The DOS version of Stella looks for a property file <i>stella.pro</i> in the
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current working directory. If this file isn't found then the emulator will
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try to guess the best settings for the game.</p>
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<p>
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<h2><b>Linux and Unix</b></h2>
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<h2><b>Linux/Unix</b></h2>
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<p>The Linux and Unix versions of Stella looks for the property file
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<i>stella.pro</i> in your <i>$HOME/.stella</i> directory. If this file is not found there,
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|
@ -1440,6 +1323,19 @@
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If the file isn't found in either place, then the emulator wil try to
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guess the best settings for the game.</p>
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||||
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<p>
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<h2><b>Macintosh</b></h2>
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||||
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||||
<p>The Mac version of Stella looks for the property file in the $HOME directory.</p>
|
||||
<p> FIXME - check to see where the Mac port looks for the properties file.</p>
|
||||
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||||
<p>
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||||
<h2><b>Windows</b></h2>
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||||
|
||||
<p>The Windows version of Stella looks for the property file in the directory
|
||||
containing the application. In the future, support may be added for storing the
|
||||
property file in the users profile (Windows 2000 and higher).</p>
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||||
|
||||
<p>
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||||
<h2><b>Property File</b></h2>
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||||
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@ -1613,34 +1509,32 @@
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|||
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||||
<br><br>
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||||
<p><h1>
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<a name="Adaptor">8. Real Paddle Adaptor</a></h1>
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||||
<a name="Adaptor">8. Stelladaptor Support</a></h1>
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||||
<hr>
|
||||
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||||
<p>The DOS and Linux versions of Stella support real Atari 2600 paddles using
|
||||
a special adaptor which connects to the PC game port. The adaptor requires the
|
||||
following parts:</p>
|
||||
<p>Stella supports real Atari 2600 joysticks and paddles using the
|
||||
<a href="http://www.pixelspast.com/products">Stelladaptor</a> device.
|
||||
The 1.4 release of Stella does not yet support driving controllers connected
|
||||
to a Stelladaptor.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>Stella can use up to <b>two</b> Stelladaptors; any extra ones are ignored.
|
||||
Stelladaptor devices will be automatically detected and configured. The
|
||||
detection and configuration is as follows:
|
||||
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
<li>1 DB15 male connector (joystick extension cable plugs into this)</li>
|
||||
<li>2 DB9 male connectors (paddles plug into these)</li>
|
||||
<li>4 115k resistors</li>
|
||||
<li>1 Small project box</li>
|
||||
<li>1 Joystick extension cable</li>
|
||||
<li>Some wire or ribbon cable</li>
|
||||
<li>The first Stelladaptor found will act as either the left physical
|
||||
joystick or paddles 1 & 2. Basically, whatever controller you plug
|
||||
into it will behave as if it were plugged in to the <b>left game
|
||||
port</b> on a real Atari.</li>
|
||||
|
||||
<li>The second Stelladaptor found will act as either the right physical
|
||||
joystick or paddles 3 & 4. Basically, whatever controller you plug
|
||||
into it will behave as if it were plugged in to the <b>right game
|
||||
port</b> on a real Atari.</li>
|
||||
|
||||
<li>Any other Stelladaptors will be ignored.</li>
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>Most of these parts can be found at Radio Shack. I could not find a DB15
|
||||
connector there or the 115k resistors, however, if you're willing to sacrifice
|
||||
a joystick extension cable you can do without the DB15 connector and you can
|
||||
always place a 100k resistor and 15k resistor in series to make a 115k
|
||||
resistor. A schematic of the adaptor is shown below:</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p><a><img src="graphics/circuit.png"></a></p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>As you build the adaptor be careful not to short the +5V and GND
|
||||
connections. Although several people have built this adaptor and use it
|
||||
no guarantee is given that the circuit is error free therefore
|
||||
<b>USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK!</b></p>
|
||||
|
||||
<br><br>
|
||||
<p><h1>
|
||||
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