Looking for an XEX version of Atari Pilot language for XL

[ACML]

Anyone know where to find a copy of an XEX version of Pilot that works on an XL OS? I don't need the ROM file, but an XEX. I'm surprised that I can't seem to find one anywhere.

[Fres]

It is surprising. I wouldn't mind playing around with that a bit myself.

[+CharlieChaplin]

Okay,

 

 

attached you will find a COM/XEX version of Pilot as well as some other languages. And before you ask for some sources, I have also attached three images with Pilot sources for you to play around...

 

-Andreas Koch.

 

lang.zip

[+Stephen]

Great - thanks for the post. I just found my PILOT fold out reference the other day. Odd timing.

[ACML]

Okay,

 

 

attached you will find a COM/XEX version of Pilot as well as some other languages. And before you ask for some sources, I have also attached three images with Pilot sources for you to play around...

 

-Andreas Koch.

 

Thanks, but these are not compatible with the XL OS. They have to run on the 800 OSB. It appears no one ported a Pilot cartridge that works on an XL OS in an XEX format. Still hoping someone has one ????

[Fres]

Funny that they're all Turbo DOS XE from 1990, but pilot.com is OSB only. Thanks for the post, though, Andreas Koch.

[1050]

Thanks for the post, though, Andreas Koch.

I'll second that as one of the goodies enclosed was EASMD version 1, I've been looking forever for that one. I for one am amazed at the goodies you keep coming up with, Andreas. Your vast collection of files and memory in order to find them makes you quite an asset at this site, keep up the good work.

 

If a link to the ROM file can materialize, I could take a look at it at least. I strongly suspect it's a super cart and as such does not lend itself to such conversions easily or most likely not possible at all, unless someone goes to the trouble of back engineering the code to run as desired if that is even possible. A bit before my time so forgive me when I ask, was PILOT an OSS release or just who did sell these back in the day? TIA

[FULS]

I'll second that as one of the goodies enclosed was EASMD version 1, I've been looking forever for that one. I for one am amazed at the goodies you keep coming up with, Andreas. Your vast collection of files and memory in order to find them makes you quite an asset at this site, keep up the good work.

 

If a link to the ROM file can materialize, I could take a look at it at least. I strongly suspect it's a super cart and as such does not lend itself to such conversions easily or most likely not possible at all, unless someone goes to the trouble of back engineering the code to run as desired if that is even possible. A bit before my time so forgive me when I ask, was PILOT an OSS release or just who did sell these back in the day? TIA

Hi,

Here is the rom.

Pilot (1981).bin

It's just a regular 8kb rom.

Good Luck!

[Xuel]

I made a .XEX out of FULS' Pilot (1981).bin:

pilot.xex

Seems to work under XL OS. Source on github.

[Fres]

A bit before my time so forgive me when I ask, was PILOT an OSS release or just who did sell these back in the day? TIA

 

Pilot was released by Atari.

[Fres]

I made a .XEX out of FULS' Pilot (1981).bin:

 

pilot.xex

 

Seems to work under XL OS. Source on github.

 

Not sure how you did that, but nice work!

Edited October 3, 2013 by Fres

[ACML]

I made a .XEX out of FULS' Pilot (1981).bin:

 

pilot.xex

 

Seems to work under XL OS. Source on github.

Thank you so much. It works great on an XL OS. Very cool!!

[Xuel]

The graphics commands don't work properly in my previous attempt. Here's a new version that seems to fix that. I also added a DOSINI handler so that you can press RESET without corrupting memory.

 

pilot.xex

 

Source on github.

[FULS]

The graphics commands don't work properly in my previous attempt. Here's a new version that seems to fix that. I also added a DOSINI handler so that you can press RESET without corrupting memory.

 

pilot.xex

 

Source on github.

Now it's Great!

Thank You for your time in making this contribution.

[1050]

Here is my version, a tribute to Russ Gilbert's EdAssm executable that he made way before this site even existed if that don't bend your brain too much. He wanted to use the EdAss cart without having to reboot and plug it in so he just added the proper file header to load the code where it lives and added INIT and RUN vectors to the end to make it all work. This approach allows for returning to DOS and still have it use DOSINI the way DOS is supposed to as a side note. If MEM.SAV is functioning you should be fine when loading it back it in too provided you haven't used COPY files past the end of DUP.SYS. In which case you could just reload your Pilot source code again and be good to go at the point. At least that's how it's supposed to all work out, but I can't swear to it since my Atari is down for the moment and I haven't tested it first hand.

 

This is not a 'better' version than what was already posted, this is just an example of how to turn a standard cart into a run file for people who would like to know how to do this. I did exactly as Russ did above. There are six extra file header bytes in this version and eight more at the end to properly load the cart's INIT and RUN vectors into DOS's location for these same vectors. That's it, that's all you need to have happen.

 

Pilot.zip