New to the (virtual) ST - emulator advice?

[neglectoru]

(Apologies if this is a FAQ, but I didn't see any pinned or recent threads...)

 

I did a lot of Atari 8-bit development, but unfortunately never had an ST. Now, with the power of emulation, I'd like to explore what I missed.

 

Can anyone recommend good emulators and resources for learning TOS / ST programming?

[jblenkle]

SainT is probably the best emulator for the ST...in my opinion, at least...

[+DarkLord]

But you should look at a couple of others too, try STeem and Hatari.

 

Lots of development going on there too.

[AnakiMana]

I really like STeem. I will try Hatari someday soon.

 

Honestly, you should try them all!

[neglectoru]

Thanks for the recommendations! I'll check those emulators out.

 

As for tinkering with ST development, are there folks doing development targeting the ST? Would emulated C compilers or assemblers be appropriate, or a cross assembler/compiler from a different system? Are there technical resources about the ST architecture out there?

 

I actually have substantial background in 68000 assembly, but never for TOS or the ST hardware.

[+wood_jl]

I really like STeem!

[+DarkLord]

 

As for tinkering with ST development, are there folks doing development targeting the ST? Would emulated C compilers or assemblers be appropriate, or a cross assembler/compiler from a different system? Are there technical resources about the ST architecture out there?

 

I actually have substantial background in 68000 assembly, but never for TOS or the ST hardware.

 

You really should check out Atari Forum as well as here:

 

http://www.atari-forum.com/

 

They are UK based, but because the ST had such a larger presense in Europe, there are a lot

of Atari people and activity there.

 

HTHs.