SToid Atari ST Emulator?

carld · 07-10-2012, 12:40 PM

Sort of a random question, but I used an Atari ST for years back in the pre-PC days. I recently found an ST emulator for Android called SToid. Before I spend my hard earned $2.22 on it, I was wondering if any has tried it or knows if it's Fire compatible?

I did notice that comments on Google Play and AppBrain are pretty mixed, though it seems the newest 1.1 update is an improvement.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...or.stoid&hl=en

tomsem · 07-17-2012, 08:48 PM

Actually Atari ST came out well after the IBM PC and more than a year after the original Macintosh (June 1985 vs August 1981 and January 1984, respectively). I had both monitors (640x480 monochrome and 640x240 color) and a DOS emulator that clipped onto the CPU.

One of the games I used to play a lot was this one:
http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari...leks_9055.html
If I can find a download, I'd definitely give it a try.

carld · 07-18-2012, 01:35 AM

Yes, I should probably have said "my pre-pc" days. It took PCs a long time to catch up to the Atari, game and interface wise.

I still miss those 16-bit days. I had both monitors, and the Tuborcharger (I think it was called) PC emulator, and the Mac emulator that used the actual Mac Rom chips in a cartridge. Almost all my old computer stuff got thrown away, not by me, during a move.

07-10-2012, 12:40 PM	#1
carld Wizard Posts: 2,698 Karma: 4748723 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	SToid Atari ST Emulator? Sort of a random question, but I used an Atari ST for years back in the pre-PC days. I recently found an ST emulator for Android called SToid. Before I spend my hard earned $2.22 on it, I was wondering if any has tried it or knows if it's Fire compatible? I did notice that comments on Google Play and AppBrain are pretty mixed, though it seems the newest 1.1 update is an improvement. https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...or.stoid&hl=en

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07-17-2012, 08:48 PM	#2
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,478 Karma: 26425959 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	Actually Atari ST came out well after the IBM PC and more than a year after the original Macintosh (June 1985 vs August 1981 and January 1984, respectively). I had both monitors (640x480 monochrome and 640x240 color) and a DOS emulator that clipped onto the CPU. One of the games I used to play a lot was this one: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari...leks_9055.html If I can find a download, I'd definitely give it a try.

07-18-2012, 01:35 AM	#3
carld Wizard Posts: 2,698 Karma: 4748723 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Yes, I should probably have said "my pre-pc" days. It took PCs a long time to catch up to the Atari, game and interface wise. I still miss those 16-bit days. I had both monitors, and the Tuborcharger (I think it was called) PC emulator, and the Mac emulator that used the actual Mac Rom chips in a cartridge. Almost all my old computer stuff got thrown away, not by me, during a move.

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