Just press OK and wait until you see the usual Atari TOS GUI: Since you changed the ROM, the emulator will open a dialog box telling you that it must restart. After that, press the Back to main menu button, and finally OK. A single click over the file is enough to select it.

Navigate until you see the TOS 2.06 available in the list. As you will see, the dialogs is not like the usual Windows (or Mac) file explorer, but it is pretty much straightforward to use. For example, if you need to go up one folder level, press the button with the “. Press the ROM button, then press Browse in the TOS Setup configuration.

First, press F12 to bring up the initial configuration screen: The first time you run Hatari, an empty/gray windows will be displayed, and after several seconds, if you don’t press F12, it will boot the default EmuTOS image.Įven it it was loaded, it is time to configure it properly to run Atari TOS 2.06. Although this is not mandatory, I think it makes easier for the tutorial if everything is place on the same spot. From there, I’ve got the ZIP file and unzipped it into the same folder Hatari is. Hatari distribution provides the EmuTOS image which is a open source replacement for the Atari TOS. Since our objective is to have the experience of an actual Atari ST, I prefer to use the Atari TOS version 2.06, which can be easily find on websites like EmuParadise. Don’t run it yet.Īs usual on most of the emulators, you need a ROM image in order to make it boot. On Windows, the emulator executable is the hatari.exe. There is no conventional installer you just need to unzip the Hatari zip file in a folder of your choice. You can download Hatari for your OS here. My choice here is Hatari, which works very well and it is available for Windows, Mac and Linux. There are a handful of Atari ST emulators, and some of them are really good and easy to use.

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