antic mode 4 char editor needed

[mutil8]

In need of a antic mode 4 character editor, wondering what you guys would suggest.

 

The one I am currently trying to get (in disk form) is the apx Envision editor. Located the documents on atariverse site.

I have contacted best electronics (he doesnt have it) and b & c (he may have it but seems too busy to track it down. He did state he had many apx titles on in storage).

 

However there may be a more current, better option that I am not aware of. I realize there are editors on the PC, at this point i am only interested in keeping all 

development, programming, etc on original atari hardware. 

 

If someone has a better option than Envision let me know - thanks.

[_The Doctor__]

@mutil8

 

I don't understand, go here and scroll down, click the disks to download them...

https://seriouscomputerist.atariverse.com/pages/utility/utility.atari.htm#Envision

or here

https://www.atariarchives.org/APX/showinfo.php?cat=AP0185

or here

https://archive.org/details/atr_APX20185-Envision

or here

http://www.atarimania.com/utility-atari-400-800-xl-xe-envision_17942.html

or here for old source code and another atr (disk image)

https://archive.org/download/AtariEnvisionSourceCode

 

once you download the disks, use your favorite method to write out the disks, APE, ProSystem, Respeqt, and others using a serial or usb SIO2PC cable, you could also go the FujiNet route...  they are crazy easy to buy or make and are a must for anyone using an Atari these days.

Edited December 13, 2022 by _The Doctor__

[mutil8]

sio port on atari broken - have part ordered. ill try to order usb SIO2PC cable as well

 

[+MrFish]

I've used MacroEdit (EdMac) since back in the day, and still use it from time to time. It's a very capable font and screen editor, with an intuitive interface, which also can handle macros for groups of characters to be pasted about the screen. It edits Antic 2 & 4, and also Antic 2 for the GTIA (9, 10, & 11) modes. It supports the joystick, a Koala Pad, or the Atari Touch Tablet for input.

 

About the only negative I have for the program is that it doesn't support typing of characters (duh!). Characters (or macros of character groups) are selected and then pasted to the screen via the cursor.

 

[mutil8]

On 12/16/2022 at 3:45 PM, MrFish said:

I've used MacroEdit (EdMac) since back in the day, and still use it from time to time. It's a very capable font and screen editor, with an intuitive interface, which also can handle macros for groups of characters to be pasted about the screen. It edits Antic 2 & 4, and also Antic 2 for the GTIA (9, 10, & 11) modes. It supports the joystick, a Koala Pad, or the Atari Touch Tablet for input.

 

About the only negative I have for the program is that it doesn't support typing of characters (duh!). Characters (or macros of character groups) are selected and then pasted to the screen via the cursor.

 

thanks I checked out the documentation looks good

[Ecernosoft]

On 12/17/2022 at 11:07 PM, mutil8 said:

thanks I checked out the documentation looks good

Is that an old PC app?

[mutil8]

7 hours ago, Ecernosoft said:

Is that an old PC app?

Well its for old atari 8 bit pcs. Pretty much before IBM pcs took over the market. I am not familiar with the program - it is one of many character editors.

Edited January 2 by mutil8

[DearHorse]

On 12/13/2022 at 1:24 PM, mutil8 said:

In need of a antic mode 4 character editor, wondering what you guys would suggest.

 

The one I am currently trying to get (in disk form) is the apx Envision editor. Located the documents on atariverse site.

I have contacted best electronics (he doesnt have it) and b & c (he may have it but seems too busy to track it down. He did state he had many apx titles on in storage).

 

However there may be a more current, better option that I am not aware of. I realize there are editors on the PC, at this point i am only interested in keeping all 

development, programming, etc on original atari hardware. 

 

If someone has a better option than Envision let me know - thanks.

Hi,

I stumble OVER your post.

Just try ataritools-800 first tool is a charset editor witch can load and save envision format and in 5 antic modes. Sure it's a pc thing but with exact memory, color codes and files as real A800 do, files as is can be loaded by A8 through APE or via sd on A8 via sio.

More over, you can generate asm (mads) or atari basic text code from charset graphic data and copy past in your editor. 

 

Google it  because last time I put à https link, my comment was backed off the forum. 

Best

Rudy

Edited January 8 by DearHorse
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