Re: [Atari800-users] Atari800 v7.0.0 released

[Thom C. <tho...@gm...>]

Why did you guys not use FujiNet?

On Sat, Jun 27, 2026, 1:09 PM Petr Stehlík <pst...@so...> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have just released version 7.0.0 of the Atari800 emulator. I
> increased the major version number because this release is rather
> significant: it's the first release ever to welcome new users with the
> familiar Atari Self Test, provided the host machine is connected to the
> Internet.
>
> An even cooler feature is mounting disk images directly from the
> Internet. You need to try something like this:
>
> $ atari800 https://a8.fandal.cz/download.php?files_id=2780
>
> I am extremely excited about this new feature, and I can already see
> some very interesting use cases :-)
>
> I spent more than a hundred hours on getting all the binaries built
> automatically, on producing both installable and portable Windows
> binaries (as users requested) and on special support for Windows
> binaries.
>
> Version 7.0.0 (2026/06/27) — the first with built-in Internet downloads
> =======================================================================
>
>  New features:
>
>   * Auto-download missing OS/BASIC ROMs from the Internet
>   * Mount zipped disk images directly from the Internet
>   * Portable mode — config file and data storage next to the executable
>
>  Platform specific:
>
>   * Windows: both installer executable, portable zip archive
>   * Windows: app icon, MP3 recording support
>   * Windows: win32-no-network build for XP compatibility
>   * macOS: ready-to-run .dmg archive
>   * Linux: AppImage builds (x86_64 + i386)
>   * Android: auto-download ROMs, upgrade dialog
>
>  Changes to config file search order:
>
>   1. --config argument — exact path given on command line
>   2. Portable exe dir — exe_dir/.atari800.cfg if exe dir is writable
>   3. $HOME default — ~/.atari800.cfg (if neither of the above applies)
>
>   plus $HOME now respects MS Windows specifics (USERPROFILE etc.)
>
>   If the resolved path (1, 2, or 3) doesn't exist:
>   4. HOME fallback — try ~/.atari800.cfg (only in portable mode)
>   5. System-wide — /etc/atari800.cfg (only if steps 1-4 all failed)
>   6. Fresh defaults — create new config at the path from step 1/2/3
>
> P.S. AppImage and Windows binaries have been updated within 5 hours
> after release so whoever downloaded them before this mail went out
> might want to re-download them.
>
> Also, please send me binaries for Raspberry Pi and all other platforms.
>
>
>
>
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