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<TITLE>X-BOOT 4.0 Manual</TITLE>
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<H1>X-BOOT version 4.0</H1>
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by <A HREF="mailto:pfusik@elka.pw.edu.pl">Fox/Taquart</A><P>
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<H2>INTRODUCTION</H2>
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This tool converts Atari executable file (.OBX) into Atari disk image (.ATR),
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which can be used in emulator. For loading executable into real Atari
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you need no .ATR, try using <A HREF="xload.htm">X-LOAD</A>.
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<H3>CHANGES</H3>
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<H4>Version 4.0</H4>
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<UL>
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<LI> wildcards support - now you can convert a set of files
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<LI> .ATR name not required - name can be taken from executable
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<LI> no length limit - files longer than 60k allowed
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<LI> truncated executables handling
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<LI> checking for memory conflicts
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<LI> better errors handling
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</UL>
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<H4>Version 3.2</H4>
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<LI> .OBX is default extension of Atari executable
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<H4>Version 3.1</H4>
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<LI> first release
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<H2>USAGE</H2>
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There are two ways of running X-BOOT:
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<LI><TT>XBOOT [/p] obxfile [atrfile]</TT>
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<LI><TT>XBOOT [/p] obxfiles [atrpath]</TT>
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</UL>
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The former converts single file, the latter a set of files.<P>
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Parameters in brackets are optional.<P>
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<TT>/p</TT> switch forces writing 'professional loader', which allows you to load
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code/data under ROM and disables ROM and interrupts while starting program.
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By default, standard loader is used, which can load any Atari executable
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not demanding DOS or any special loader.<P>
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Both loaders disable Atari Basic, so you needn't hold OPTION key while
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booting.<P>
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<H2>DETAILS</H2>
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Produced ATR is single density and as short as possible.
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Loader occupies one boot sector.<P>
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X-BOOT does not write executable in ATR as Atari file.
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You can't read it from DOS or extract it somehow or other.
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You can only run it by booting.<P>
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For more details, view sources of loaders:
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<LI>Standard: <A HREF="xbootstd.asx">XBOOTSTD.ASX</A>
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<LI>Professional: <A HREF="xbootpro.asx">XBOOTPRO.ASX</A>
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</UL>
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Loaders are so simple that they even do not detect end of file. Instead,
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they are modified when end of file is reached: disk image contains one
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additional block, which doesn't belong to executable file, but changes
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loader to run program instead of initializing.
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