History of Atari TOS - Revision history

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	\| TOS \|\| Atari \|\| 2.02, 2.05, 2.06 \|\| MegaSTE \|\| Last version of Atari TOS for the 68000 line. Many bug fixes. Atari logo display at boot-up; automatic cold boot memory test. Supports higher resolutions, 1.4MB diskettes, 6ms step rate, better media-change detection. Adds GTP program support (GEM-Takes-Parameters)		\| TOS \|\| Atari \|\| 2.02, 2.05, 2.06 \|\| MegaSTE \|\| Last version of Atari TOS for the 68000 line. Many bug fixes. Atari logo display at boot-up; automatic cold boot memory test. Supports higher resolutions, 1.4MB diskettes, 6ms step rate, better media-change detection. Adds GTP program support (GEM-Takes-Parameters)
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			\| TOS \|\| Atari \|\| 2.07 \|\| Sparrow FX-1 \|\| Falcon prototype
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	\| TOS \|\| Atari \|\| 2.08 \|\| STbook \|\| Special version for 1992 notebook ST. ROM also contains some notebook-specific utilities: STTRANS (null-modem/ parallel-cable data transfer), power management tools, hard disk drive tools and drivers (AHDI, XHDI, BOOKINST and BOOKFMT) and a RAMdisk installer.		\| TOS \|\| Atari \|\| 2.08 \|\| STbook \|\| Special version for 1992 notebook ST. ROM also contains some notebook-specific utilities: STTRANS (null-modem/ parallel-cable data transfer), power management tools, hard disk drive tools and drivers (AHDI, XHDI, BOOKINST and BOOKFMT) and a RAMdisk installer.
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	\| TOS \|\| Atari \|\| 4.00, 4.01, 4.02, 4.04 \|\| Falcon \|\| New version for the Falcon. 68030 only. Adds support for DSP, 16MHz blitter and video overlay. New v3.40 AES (last single-tasking version, but MiNT/MultiTOS-multitasking-aware) supports: and pop-up menus; 3D window and dialog objects (later modified to to use more compatible ob_state flags instead of extended type); 256-colour "animated" icons; soft-loaded fonts; inter-app drag&drop; background window manipulation; extensible filesystems. New CPX module for international localisation configuration. V4.04 was the last official Atari version of TOS. AKA "3D TOS".		\| TOS \|\| Atari \|\| 4.00, 4.01, 4.02, 4.04 \|\| Falcon \|\| New version for the Falcon. 68030 only. Adds support for DSP, 16MHz blitter and video overlay. New v3.40 AES (last single-tasking version, but MiNT/MultiTOS-multitasking-aware) supports: and pop-up menus; 3D window and dialog objects (later modified to to use more compatible ob_state flags instead of extended type); 256-colour "animated" icons; soft-loaded fonts; inter-app drag&drop; background window manipulation; extensible filesystems. New CPX module for international localisation configuration. V4.04 was the last official Atari version of TOS. AKA "3D TOS".
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			\| TOS \|\| Milan \|\| 4.08 \|\| Milan clone \|\| Developed for Milan Atari clone with official TOS license
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	\| TOS \|\| none (developed by Atari) \|\| 4.92, 4.98 \|\| Never officially released; distribution illegal \|\| Bug-ridden internal developer version, but sometimes offered for download. Would have become TOS 5.0, "Falcon TOS".		\| TOS \|\| none (developed by Atari) \|\| 4.92, 4.98 \|\| Never officially released; distribution illegal \|\| Bug-ridden internal developer version, but sometimes offered for download. Would have become TOS 5.0, "Falcon TOS".
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	\|1.05 \|\| (31 Jan 2001) Finally converted to HTML		\|1.05 \|\| (31 Jan 2001) Finally converted to HTML
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			\|1.xx \|\| (2010) Added some more versions for clones etc.
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>Wongck at 05:51, 28 July 2011

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	~~<pre>~~		This document is maintained by Liam Proven <br />
	This document is maintained by Liam Proven		Please submit any corrections, additions or comments to geminfo@lproven.cix.co.uk
	Please submit any corrections, additions or comments to
	geminfo@lproven.cix.co.uk

	My thanks to the following people, who were of inestimable		My thanks to the following people, who were of inestimable assistance in preparing this.
	assistance in preparing this.		* Mark S. Baines (msbaines@cix.co.uk)
	Mark S. Baines (msbaines@cix.co.uk)		* Joe Connor (jconnor@cix.co.uk)
	Joe Connor (jconnor@cix.co.uk)		* Derryck Croker (derryck@cix.co.uk)
	Derryck Croker (derryck@cix.co.uk)		* Andrew Giddings (gidds@cix.co.uk)
	Andrew Giddings (gidds@cix.co.uk)		* Paul Glover (stclub@cix.co.uk)
	Paul Glover (stclub@cix.co.uk)		* Matt Jaap (mjaap@atari-computer.de)
	Matt Jaap (mjaap@atari-computer.de)		* Ronald van der Kamp (atarist@xs4all.nl)
	Ronald van der Kamp (atarist@xs4all.nl)		* Johan Klockars (rand@cd.chalmers.se)
	Johan Klockars (rand@cd.chalmers.se)		* Ken Macdonald (macdonald@cfc.dnd.ca)
	Ken Macdonald (macdonald@cfc.dnd.ca)		* Eddy Morfan (eddy.morfan@mail.dotcom.fr)
	Eddy Morfan (eddy.morfan@mail.dotcom.fr)		* Frank Naumann (fnaumann@prinz-atm.CS.Uni-Magdeburg.De)
	Frank Naumann (fnaumann@prinz-atm.CS.Uni-Magdeburg.De)		* Martin-Âric Racin (q-funk@funkyware.atari.org)
	Martin-Âric Racin (q-funk@funkyware.atari.org)		* Henk Robbers (H.Robbers@cable.A2000.nl)
	Henk Robbers (H.Robbers@cable.A2000.nl)		* Oliver Schildmann (Oliver_Schildmann@LU.maus.de)
	Oliver Schildmann (Oliver_Schildmann@LU.maus.de)		* John Stean (jstean@cix.co.uk)
	John Stean (jstean@cix.co.uk)		* John Whalley (john@whalley.demon.co.uk)
	John Whalley (john@whalley.demon.co.uk)		* Michael White (michael@fastlane.net)
	Michael White (michael@fastlane.net)		* The members of the news:comp.sys.atari-st newsgroup
	The members of the news:comp.sys.atari-st newsgroup		* The members of the CIX atari.st conference
	The members of the CIX atari.st conference

	~~Version history~~
	~~1 Original version~~
	~~1. Information from Mark Baines' "The Atari A to Z" and other~~
	~~01 sources~~
	~~1. (20 Oct 1999) Information on replacement desktops added~~
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	~~1. (24 Oct 1999) Information on GDOS added; re-ordered~~
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	~~1. (25 Oct 1999) SpeedoGDOS relegated to "historical"~~
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	~~1. (31 Jan 2001) Finally converted to HTML~~
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			<u>Version history</u>
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			\|1.01 \|\| Information from Mark Baines' "The Atari A to Z" and other sources
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			\|1.03 \|\| (24 Oct 1999) Information on GDOS added; re-ordered
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			\|1.04 \|\| (25 Oct 1999) SpeedoGDOS relegated to "historical"
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			\|1.05 \|\| (31 Jan 2001) Finally converted to HTML
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>Wongck at 15:55, 9 April 2011

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	TOS stand for The Operating System		<br />TOS stand for The Operating System

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	Henk Robbers (H.Robbers@cable.A2000.nl)		Henk Robbers (H.Robbers@cable.A2000.nl)
	Oliver Schildmann (Oliver_Schildmann@LU.maus.de)		Oliver Schildmann (Oliver_Schildmann@LU.maus.de)

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	Oliver Schildmann (Oliver_Schildmann@LU.maus.de)		Oliver Schildmann (Oliver_Schildmann@LU.maus.de)

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>Tompee at 04:40, 26 October 2008

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