CastCE for PocketPC Version 1

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CastCE for PocketPC Version 1.0
www.pocketinfinity.com
The world first AtariST emulator for the PocketPC.
ported from " Castaway PC " by
Joachim Hoeing
Programmer : Ludovic Olivencia and
Andrew Gower
Graphics : CharlyV and Laurent Poupon
Manual : CharlyV
This emulator is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but without any warranty !
Copyright (C) 2002/2003 by Schtruck
Hardware requirements :
The only thoroughly tested build at the time of writing is StrongARM (iPAQ).
iPAQ series 36xx,37xx,38xx.
Installation :
1. Create a folder as example " CastCE " somewhere on Pocket PC (yes, it can be on CF
card) and copy included CastCE.exe and Patch.txt there.
The Patch.txt is for the internal Patcher to solve game compatibility problems.
Create a new subfolder called " Save " in your created folder.
Put the TOS.rom in the folder " My Documents ".
CastCE support follwing TOS versions:
1.00, 1.02, 1.04 and Kaos TOS any language.
Put the game disk files in the " My Documents " folder.
CastCE support following game disk formats : *.sta, *.msa and *.zip.
Now that you have all you need, start CastCE.
Select as first the TOS.rom in your
" My Documents " folder.
You can check the current version in the Prefs > TOS rom menu.
Furthermore you can choose following
options :
Sound
Sound ON/OFF
Sample ON/OFF
SpeedBar ON/OFF
Input
Joystick Port 1 + Mouse
Joystick Port 0
Autofire Speed ( default = 25, max. Speed = 50 )
D-pad + Hardware buttons assignment :
D-pad > Up, Left, Right, Down
Hardware buttons > Fire, Left Mouse
Button, Right Mouse Button
Patch
Patch... to solve game compatibility problems.
Frameskip
Frameskip : 0 - 4, Automatic
Compatibility
The Trace + Prefetch option will pass the protection scheme on game disk and make it
playable on CastCE.
You can switch ON the Trace Only , Prefetch Only or both before you load the disk and
make a Reset.
Switch OFF before the game start, you have passed the protection.
Attention : If the game crashed, it is necessary to make a soft reset !
The default setting is OFF : No Prefetch/No Trace
Because the game will be much faster.
To start the TOS desktop tap on Emulator > Reset .
Now you can see the TOS desktop.
With the stylus you can move the mouse cursor on the desktop.
The Soft-Keyboard :
Tap on the Atari logo to leave the TOS desktop or game.
To go back choose " Continue ",
Beside (left side) the Atari logo are 2 Mouse-Buttons.
On the right side is the Slide arrow-bar to move the Soft-Keyboard up or down. Between
the Slide arrow-bar is the disk LED (orange color) which is blinking during the disk loading
process.
Below from the Soft-Keyboard is the virtual Joystick button.
Tap on the Joystick button to switch to
the virtual Joystick screen.
The virtual Joystick has following features :
8-way Joystick direction
Auto-Fire
Fire
Tap on the Keyboard button to leave the virtual Joystick screen.
Load disk games (*.st, *.msa or *.zip)
Choose " Load Disk A " for single game disk.
Choose " Load Disk A " and " Load Disk B " for multiple game disks.
" Eject Disk A " or " Eject Disk B " to
to remove the game disk(s) to load new one.
The State feature is very useful to save/load the last game position.
" Load State " 1 - 5 , Path
" Save State " 1 - 5 , Path
Totally are 5 different slots available for the State.
The State *.sst will be saved in the
Save folder.
In addition you can save/load the State *.ust in the " My Documents " folder.
Have now fun …
If you have any questions you can send me a e-mail : [email protected]
ROM or game request will be deleted
without consideration. I will not be engaged in any discussions regarding
Piracy and Legality of emulation.
Special thanks goes to my wife for her patience !
-= Schtruck =-