<sect>Overview<p>
-This file contains an overview of the Telestrat runtime system as it comes
-with the cc65 C compiler. It describes the memory layout, Telestrat-specific
+This file contains an overview of the Telestrat runtime system as it comes
+with the cc65 C compiler. It describes the memory layout, Telestrat-specific
header files, available drivers, and any pitfalls specific to that platform.
Please note that Telestrat-specific functions are just mentioned here, they are
information.
Oric Telestrat is the last Oric computer (Released in 1986, mainly in France).
-This computer is an Atmos with extra hardware : RS232, cardridge (banking system),
+This computer is an Atmos with extra hardware: RS232, cardridge(banking system),
joysticks (2 ports) or mouse (on joystick port), FDC.
Video chip, CPU, keyboard management, tape hardware are the same than Atmos.
-Telestrat can start in Atmos mode with Atmos Cardridge (which is only the atmos
-Basic 1.1 ROM).
+Telestrat can start in Atmos mode with Atmos Cardridge (which is only the atmos
+Basic 1.1 ROM).
Telestrat can start in Sedoric (Atmos OS) and Atmos mode with Stratoric Cardridge.
-This Cardridge is a Sedoric ROM, Basic 1.1 ROM (Atmos), Basic 1.0 ROM (Oric-1).
+This Cardridge has 3 banks of 16KB of rom with:
+<itemize>
+<item>a Sedoric ROM.
+<item>a Basic 1.1 ROM (Atmos).
+<item>a Basic 1.0 ROM (Oric-1).
+</itemize>
-The main Telestrat's configuration is the Telemon/Hyperbasic Cardridge inserted
+The main Telestrat's configuration is the Telemon/Hyperbasic Cardridge inserted
with Stratsed in floppy drive.
-Anyway, there is no way to load a tape file in Telemon/Hyperbasic mode without
+Anyway, there is no way to load a tape file in Telemon/Hyperbasic mode without
alternative program.
There is also no software to write a Stratsed dsk file on PC.
-This Telestrat target build an Orix binary file. But, in the future, it will be possible
+This Telestrat target build an Orix binary file. But, in the future, it will be possible
to build a Stratsed disk. Orix uses the same systems calls than Telemon mode.
-That is why if you need to do software for telestrat target, you have the choice to :
+That is why if you need to do software for telestrat target, you have the choice to:
<itemize>
-<item>use cc65 Atmos target and start Telestrat in Atmos mode : a tape file is required
-<item>use cc65 Atmos target and start Telestrat in Stratoric mode : a dsk file or tape file is required
+<item>use cc65 Atmos target and start Telestrat in Atmos mode: A tape file is required.
+<item>use cc65 Atmos target and start Telestrat in Stratoric mode: A dsk file or tape file is required.
<item>use cc65 Telestrat target and start Telestrat in Orix mode (see <url
-name="here" url="http://orix.oric.org/download/">)
-<item>use cc65 Telestrat target, remove Orix header from binary, code a dsk tool for Stratsed,
-add Stratsed header on your binary, insert your binary on floppy disk (this solution will be possible is the future)
+name="here" url="http://orix.oric.org/download/">).
+<item>use cc65 Telestrat target, remove Orix header from binary, code a dsk tool for Stratsed,
+add Stratsed header on your binary,insert your binary on floppy disk (this solution will be possible is the future).
</itemize>
Telestrat (from cardridge) can handle 8 banks (from $C000 to $FFFF): Bank 0 is the overlay ram. Others banks can be ROM or RAM.
This header is used for Telemon 3.0.
-Anyway, for Telemon 2.4, there is no file management, there is no TAPE routine
+Anyway, for Telemon 2.4, there is no file management, there is no TAPE routine
in Telemon, there is no way to load a binary easily.
-Stratsed (the Telestrat operating system) handles files management. Stratsed
+Stratsed (the Telestrat operating system) handles files management. Stratsed
is loaded to memory from floppy disk. Stratsed vector are declared in asminc/telestrat.inc.
-But, reverse engineering is required to find how theses vectors works. Please, note that
+But, reverse engineering is required to find how theses vectors works. Please, note that
Stratsed is located in overlay memory (bank 0)
There is no tool to insert a binary in a Stratsed floppy disk.
<itemize>
<item>remove the 20 bytes header
<item>download <url name="osdk" url="http://osdk.defence-force.org/index?page=download">
-<item>use Floppybuilder in OSDK to insert the binary with the tool (please read
-FloppyBuilder manual to insert your binary, and to start microdisc boot sector
+<item>use Floppybuilder in OSDK to insert the binary with the tool (please read
+FloppyBuilder manual to learn how to insert your binary and how to start Microdisc boot sector
when Telestrat starts)
</itemize>
Access to the VIA (Versatile Interface Adapter) chip is available via the
<tt/VIA/ variable. The structure behind this variable is explained in <tt/_6522.h/.
-</descrip><p>
-
-<descrip>
-
<tag><tt/VIA2/</tag>
Access to the VIA2 (Versatile Interface Adapter) chip is available via the
<tt/VIA2/ variable. The structure behind this variable is explained in <tt/_6522.h/.
-</descrip><p>
-
-<descrip>
-
- <tag><tt/6551/</tag>
+ <tag><tt/ACIA/</tag>
Access to the 6551 ACIA chip is available via the
- <tt/6551/ variable. The structure behind this variable is explained in <tt/_6551.h/.
+ <tt/ACIA/ variable. The structure behind this variable is explained in <tt/_6551.h/.
</descrip><p>
<sect1>TGI<p>
-TGI drivers is available on Oric Telestrat with some functions :
+TGI drivers is available on Oric Telestrat with some functions:
<itemize>
<item>tgi_clear
<sect1>Extended memory drivers<p>
-No extended memory drivers are currently available for the Telestrat.
-This feature could be done because telestrat can manage RAM inserted in his
-port cardridge.
+No extended memory drivers are currently available for the Telestrat.
+This feature could be done because telestrat can manage RAM inserted in his
+port cardridge.
<sect1>Joystick drivers<p>
-<descrip>
-
-Telemon 2.4 & 3.0 manages joysticks but it had been handled yet. This means that
+Telemon 2.4 & 3.0 manages joysticks but it had been handled yet. This means that
joysticks driver could be written easily.
Telemon 2.4 returns in keyboard buffer the direction of the joysticks. This means that
if you get input from keyboard by conio cgetc function, you will get direction from joysticks.
-</descrip>
-
-
<sect1>Mouse drivers<p>
-<descrip>
-
-Telestrat manages also mouse, but it had been no handled yet in this version.
+Telestrat manages also mouse, but it had been no handled yet in this version.
Telestrat mouse is really difficult to find.
-</descrip>
-
<sect1>RS232 device drivers<p>
-<descrip>
-
-Telestrat has a RS232 port, but it's not usable in cc65. It is possible to use
+Telestrat has a RS232 port, but it's not usable in cc65. It is possible to use
RS232 port with Telemon calls (see XSOUT primitive for example)
-</descrip>
-
<sect>Limitations<label id="limitations"><p>
<sect1>Disk I/O<p>
Telemon 3.0 handles fopen, fread, fclose primitives. It means that this
function will crash the Telestrat because Telemon 2.4 does not have these
primitives. By the way, Telemon 3.0 uses an extension "ch376 card" which
-handles sdcard and FAT 32 usb key. In the next version of Telemon, FT DOS,
-Sedoric, Stratsed will be handled in these 3 primitives (fopen, fread,
-fclose).
+handles sdcard and FAT 32 usb key. In the next version of Telemon, FT DOS, Sedoric, Stratsed will be handled in these 3 primitives (fopen, fread, fclose).
<itemize>
<item>fclose
freely, subject to the following restrictions:
<enum>
-<item> The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
- claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
- in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
- appreciated but is not required.
-<item> Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not
- be misrepresented as being the original software.
-<item> This notice may not be removed or altered from any source
- distribution.
+<item> The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
+ claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
+ in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
+ appreciated but is not required.
+<item> Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not
+ be misrepresented as being the original software.
+<item> This notice may not be removed or altered from any source
+ distribution.
</enum>
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