Greetings APE user!

APE_F32G.ATR contains:

 * APE's REMOTE.COM remote control software (new in 1.16)
 * APE's APETIME.COM time downloader        (new in 1.16)
 * The Shareware version of Spartados 3.2g.

APE_WARP.ATR contains:

 * APE's REMOTE.COM remote control software (new in 1.16)
 * APE's APE_WARP OS Patch for 3x SIO w/o a Warp+ OS
 * 'MyCopier' high speed sector copier
 * The public distribution of MyDos 4.53

APExxx.EXE contains:
  * The main APE executable

PROxxx.EXE contains:
  * The ProSystem executable

APExxx.DOC contains:
  * The APE users manual

PROxxx.DOC contains:
 * The ProSystem users manual

ORDER.DOC contains:
 * The APE order form (shown below)

For a complete list of archive contents, see the Ape Users Manual.

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                        NEW FEATURES/PROGRAM HISTORY

       _This version of APE has many new features not available in the
                  previous beta test and public releases._

   7/30/98 1.17. Added or improved since 1.16
     *         o ProSystem emulation mode added for special Mindscape games
               o Programs updated to run on fast machines (RTE 200 Bug)
               o Incorrectly formed ATR's could cause program abort.  Fixed.
               o Colors restored correctly upon program exit.

   1/30/98 1.16. Added or improved since 1.15.

     * _Summary of main program changes._

          + _APETIME.COM_ now included free with APE.
               o Included on image APE_F32G.ATR
               o Source code available.
               o Downloads the PC time to the Atari and updates the
                 Spartados clock.
               o Compatible w/ both Spartados and Spartados X.
               o Atari 800 and XL/XE compatible.

          + _REMOTE.COM_ now included free with APE.
               o Included on both APE_F32G.ATR and APE_WARP.ATR
               o Allows user to perform all APE functions from the Atari
                 keyboard.
               o Atari 800 and XL/XE compatible.
               o Compatible w/ all DOS systems.
               o See users manual for a complete description.

          + _Feature [F]ind Image_ implemented.
            Can recursively search an entire set of drives for any
            image(s)

          + Path configuration now supports 10 'spider' paths.

          + Configuration Option [_5_].
            Cables using the CTS line now supported.

          + Configuration Option [_P_].
            Registered users can now use persistent sessions.

          + Configuration Option [_Q_].
            Registered users can now bypass the startup screen
            permanently.

          + Configuration Option [_T_].
            Attempts to use Windows95 long filenames can be manually
            disabled.

          + Configuration Option [_U_].
            Force use of old smaller PC-MIRROR. (Spartados X)

          + Configuration Option [_B/F_].
            R: Atari Modem emulation can be manually disabled.

          + Configuration Option [_C/1-0_].
            Spider path settings.

          + Configuration Option [_C/D_].
            Default search drive list for find and REMOTE.COM

          + Configuration Option [_C/F_].
            Default filespec for find function.

          + Configuration Option [_C/R_].
            Persistent PC-MIRROR path switch.

     * _Summary of PC-Mirror changes._
          + Maximum file write size is now 7,864,320 bytes.
            Old limit was 93,000 bytes.
          + Maximum read size is now unlimited.
          + Configuration Setting allows switch back to old small image
            method.
          + Special SpartadosX 4.20 rom patch available on request.
          + Mirror can now be swapped like any other image, using keys
            1-8.
          + Mirror path and filespec are now separate items.

     * _Summary of APELOADER changes._
          + Now moves up a directory when _backspace_ is pressed.
          + Now executes APE macros on PC when Shift 1-0 pressed.
          + Complete loader rewrite, now totally relocatable anywhere in
            memory.

     * _Bugs Fixed in APE_
          + Screen color corruption in menu Z/C fixed.
          + DCM Decompression code fixed.
            Thanks to Ernest Schreurs (see IMAGIC.DOC).
          + Faster, more consistent, serial I/O routines written.
          + Keyboard buffer expansion code rewritten.
            Problem with an international keyboard driver.
          + Work around for faults in Microsoft's Win95 serial interrupt
            processing.
            Could cause APE to stop responding when Win95 drops an
            interrupt.

   5/13/97 1.15. Added or improved since 1.11b/1.12b
     * When a DOS shell is launched (Key _!_),
       APE will now try and swap itself out to EMS or disk.
     * Free's up about 300k of memory for shell usage.
     * New Config Opt: Default swap method.
          + EMS
          + DISK
          + NEVER
     * Various Screen Update Bugs Fixed
     * Fixed READ-ONLY File Problem w/ PC-MIRROR
     * New Printer Options
          + Print to file now supported
          + Print to any printer port supported
          + Turn off printer (allows real Atari printer to talk)
          + Print to file supports APPEND or OVERWRITE
          + (Next version will support multiple emulated printers e.g.
            P2,etc)
     * New Config Opt: Disable Happy/Syncromesh Detect
     * Patch available for Spartados X 4.20 for Ape Warp+ (request)
     * Added HARD Write protect, acts like a real drive (error returned).
     * New Config Opt: Hard/Soft Write Protect (Soft allows old method)
     * _APELOADER Software Created_
     * APELOADER Added via direct boot from PC-MIRROR drive.
     * (see Ape User's Manual for all the features!)
     * APELOADER updated to run even broken EXE files
     * APELOADER menu updated, allow base address switch from Atari
       keyboard
     * New Config Opt: Default APELOADER base address
     * Full support for .CAS digital cassette images added (key _Y_)
     * (see Ape User's Manual for all the features!)
     * New PC modem configuration interface
     * New configuration manager interface

   2/7/97 1.12. Added or improved since APE 1.10
     * APE now works 100% will all monochrome cards.
     * Lockup bug fixed.
     * Indus GT Syncromesh is now supported
     * Many internal changes
     * Crashes caused by file access violations are fixed.
     * Printer emulation reworked. APE now supports many new printer
       options.
     * PC Mirror could be crashed by unexpected file permissions, fixed.

   11/11/96 1.10. Added or improved since APE 1.09:

     * Added initial ATR-FAST code.
     * Buffers are allocated earlier in the initialization for computer
       with low memory.
     * ATR FAST system now supports multiple call methods and keystroke
       activation
     * Setting the framing threshold sometimes caused an infinite loop,
       fixed.
     * The TILDE character used in Windows95 long filenames caused
       filenames in the PC MIRROR to be garbled. Files now use the
       underscore character for long filename translation
     * While writes to the PC mirror under spartados are not supported,
       trying to do it caused a crash instead of a warning. Fixed.
     * SpartaDOS X cartridge support for floppy formatting added
     * SpartaDOS X cartridge support for PC Mirror added
     * SpartaDOS X cartridge now sees the PC mirror and can read it.
     * SDX COPY command now compatible with PC Mirror.
     * Problem with last path used in ATR file selection fixed
     * Ultraspeed and Ape Warp+ 3x SIO now compatible with more software,
       Top Mag, Superdos, etc
     * ATR FAST now displays ATASCII comments properly
     * ATR FAST system now responds to shift driven option
     * Extra SIO commands added for more support of the 1050 Speedy
       upgrade. Bibocopy 1.5 now works at 56k
     * Some functions optimized to allow faster performance with the APE
       Warp+ OS
     * Configuration menu totally revamped
     * New configuration options: Safety Margin, Sio Control Method, file
       selector choice.
     * Cursor was sometimes left visible after a pick box was displayed.
       Fixed.
     * More robust configuration file checking installed
     * Many new features added to the Win95 file selector
     * APE sometimes left stray characters at the right margin. Fixed.
     * Write protect no longer clobbers byte 15 of ATR header
     * APE fully supports CRC32 ATR Authentication. ATR Authentication
       standard and documentation available at the APE Home Page.
     * Warp_453 from 1.09 now obsolete due to new driver in APE_WARP.ATR.
       3x SIO patch for MyDOS/Atari DOS now much more reliable.
     * New versions of MyCopier included on the APE_WARP.ATR. Old version
       was also corrupted.

   5/22/96 1.09. Added or improved since APE 1.07:

     * Distribution Change: FTED32F.ATR contains the Shareware version of
       Spartados 3.2f. Spartados is an advanced _high speed_ DOS system
       from Fine Tooned Engineering.
     * Distribution Change: 453_WARP.ATR contains MyDos 4.53, as well as
       2x Happy High Speed I/O Patch, 3x APE+ Warp Speed Patch (modified
       Happy patch), and MyCopier ultra high speed sector copier that is
       compatible with APE+ 3x SIO.
     * Ape 1.09 and ProSystem 1.50 now support images of enhanced density
       and a extension of the .PRO format was changed to help this along.


       You _must_ convert your old v2 .PRO images to v3 .PRO images or
       they cannot be used with Ape 1.09. A fast and automated program,
       PRO2TO3.EXE is included to convert all your old images. You can
       give it a wildcard filespec so you should be able to convert all
       your .PRO images in one pass :)
     * Executable file now smaller because of internal changes in
       allocation of dynamic memory vs. the old static method.
     * Executable now uses overlays for routines that are not time
       critical, freeing page space for more features in the main
       program.
     * 850 Emulation Fixed - A problem in 1.07 caused a 6502 vector in
       the stage 3 handler to point to a BRK instruction (OOPS!).
     * 850 Emulation Fixed - Problem with concurrent I/O dropping out the
       instant it starts cured.
     * Fixed DCM code to allow decompression of double density images,
       bug has been in the DCM code since its was written.
     * PC Mirror: Files written to the PC mirror would fail with a DISK
       FULL message after about 400 sectors, fixed. Mirror now supports
       capture of files up to 8 Megs.
     * PC Mirror: Writing to a file that already existed in the PC Mirror
       drive would cause the program to fail with a device timeout.
       Mirror now supports writes to any file, even if it exists.
     * PC Mirror: Files written to the PC Mirror would on rare occasions
       be truncated to 125 byte intervals, or have an extra 125 bytes
       appended. Fixed.
     * Pc Mirror: Files written to the PC Mirror would appear in the
       default DOS path instead of the current PC Mirror path. Fixed.
     * Ape and ProSystem now be more monochrome friendly. If MDA adapters
       are detected all screens are displayed in white on black _only_.
     * Ape 1.07 could be crashed about 10 ways with runtime error 203.
       This sloppy memory problem has been fixed and wont happen anymore.
     * Spartados 3.2x (XF551 version) is now fully supported. Thanks to
       the user who sent 3.2x for testing. Problems included failure to
       format any disk floppy or HD). Unknown if this will effect the X
       cart situation.
     * When ATR images were created, they could then be mounted on the
       same drive as the PC Mirror, caused some interesting effects but
       is fixed.
     * When creating ATR images they would appear in the default DOS path
       if no path was specified, they now appear in the default ATR/PRO
       path.
     * APE ProSystem emulation code rewritten and streamlined, added 5
       extra emulation modes (more coming). ProSystem now _requires_
       version 3 format images. See the above instructions for converting
       your existing .PRO images.
     * Many improvements to file selector including better path handling,
       type highlighting, drive change entries, visible marker (mono
       friendly) and internal changes.
     * Ape now includes an XFD conversion utility in addition to an
       improved and hopefully now complete DCM conversion utility. Image
       conversion is available to all users and is invoked with the 'A'
       keystroke.
     * Many users asked for APE to handle commands sent by Nick Kennedy's
       program REMOTE.OBJ. Ape now handles these requests, but obviously
       you must use APE keystrokes. Keystrokes accepted for registered
       users only.
     * REMOTE.OBJ was created by and is the property of another software
       author and is therefore not included in this software package. I'm
       not aware of any restrictions on its use, but if it requires some
       type of payment for use of course please register it.
     * You can now select a new ProSystem emulation mode for any image
       directly from within APE as of 1.09. This _greatly_ speeds up the
       PRO image testing process. Registered users only.
     * Sometimes the screen was left 'dirty' from previous menus, little
       dots at the right edge, etc. Fixed.
     * The shareware version of APE could crash in the Atascii/Ascii
       viewer. Fixed.
     * The file selector has again changed and you should note a
       significant change to the usage of the 'Additional Extension'
       option of configuration menu 3. This option used to specify the
       extension of the files to be displayed in the file browser.

       This setting _no longer_ performs this function. It now specified
       an _extra_ extension to be displayed in the file browser. ATR and
       PRO extensions are now automatically displayed at the proper
       times. If you have this option set to '*' I suggest you clear it
       so you do not have to wade through tons of useless files to get to
       your disk images.

   11/20/95 1.07. Added or improved since APE 1.06:

     * Most of the changes I had noted were lost when I had a file
       corruption problem. So anything new thats not listed here... :)
     * Screen blanker was causing many systems to crash after loading
       APE. It has been removed. Other more stable freeware screen
       blankers are available anyway.
     * Old .PRO format totally scrapped. Old .PRO riders are no longer
       compatible with APE and will not be supported in the future.
     * New .PRO v2 image format created.
     * Coded or re-coded about 1000 lines of code to install full dual
       ATR/PRO compatibility. First public release in 1.07.
     * Bug causing ignored writes to disk images for many users has
       hopefully been eliminated.
     * Beta .PRO image creator coded and made available to registered
       users.
     * APE now 100% functional in dual ATR/PRO mode.
     * Added multiple compatibility modes for PRO images, now allows all
       my copy protected software to run!!! :)
     * Added compatibility timing to PRO v2 format. Disks which require
       reads at normal 1050 speed (300 rpm) can now be emulated.
     * Added sector overrides for all .PRO functions. Each sector can now
       be modified individually (if desired) to bypass any of the global
       .PRO settings.
     * Minor improvments/bugfixes for the file selector
     * Minor improvments/bugfixes for the text browser
     * Misc improvements to the core routines
     * Pro System 1.02b now available to the public.
     * Plans for the PRO CABLE added to APE.DOC

   9/2/95 Added or improved since APE 1.04:

     * Titles added to file selector
     * TAB can now be used to edit file selector path/filespec
     * Misc HELP screen fixes
     * Found memory leak in load disk image routine, fixed.
     * Added first Diskcomm3 -> ATR conversion code
     * DCM -> ATR converter now part of APE program, option [A]
     * DCM -> ATR converter can now handle batch processing using
       wildcards
     * DCM -> ATR converter now asks if you want to mount the image you
       just converted (if you convert only 1 image).
     * Integrated new COMM routines, speed and reliability improved
     * Verified HAPPY HS I/O w/ Diskcomm3, ok.
     * Verified Ultraspeed I/O w/ Bitter Reality Demo, ok.
     * APE now rejects corrupt/invalid ATR files
     * HAPPY SECTOR COPY from the Happy System Disk verified to work ok.
     * Bug in Happy write routine found and fixed.
     * Bug in computation of high sector numbers found and squashed.
       Nobody complained about this, anyone out there? :)
     * Added UART/COMM configuration screen and code, now available in
       [Z] Configuration, [4] Option 4.
     * UART/COM settings now saved in APE.CFG
     * Eliminated '.' from file selector, useless entry and its now
       easier to navigate using the browser.
     * Added '>' and ' PC Mirror updated to work a 2x speed w/ Happy HS
       I/O
     * * PC Mirror now compatible with Spartados. Can now copy files of
       any size from the PC mirror into spartados using COPY, XCOPY, etc.
       Spartados still has a bug in its i/o routine but i found a way
       around it.
     * Happy HS I/O writes were still causing jumps to ultraspeed on
       occasion. Found a problem in the timing code and its now a very
       solid routine.
     * XF551 high speed I/O didn't work most of the time, again nobody
       reported this monster bug. Fixed and verified with XFTOOLS.ZIP.
     * Much of APE recoded and optimized. Many sections were in the
       original beta 'just make it work' form and were real electronic
       elephants. A few sections of non time-critical repetitive code
       centralized. Code and data segment sizes reduced significantly and
       program speed increased.
     * Started recoding I/O routines for 3x SIO.
     * Recoding of 3x SIO routines finished.
     * Patched WARP.COM to allow 3x SIO speed, now renamed to
       APE_WARP.COM to avoid confusion. Verified reads and writes with
       MyDOS 4.53.
     * * Added support for 3x SIO speed using Spartados 3.2g with NO
       DRIVER REQUIRED. Spartados now boots in APE+ (3x SIO) mode
       automatically.
     * 'Force' in the help screed was spelled 'Forse', duh.
     * Added Spartados Configuration Menu (Cfg [Z] Option [5]) to allow
       selection of default Spartados speed for very slow PC machines
       that cannot handle 3x SIO.
     * 3x SIO verified NOT to work with Spartados versions 3.2d and
       earlier. Spartados SIO routines in these versions cannot keep up
       with APE+ SIO and get choppy.
     * Cursor turned off, guess it annoyed some folks just sitting there
       and blinking.
     * Added 'APE+' display to indicate 3x sio running.
     * APE+ SIO (3x) verified to work w/ 3.2g in single and double
       density.
     * APE+ SIO (3x) verified to work at 3x speed w/ bitter reality demo.
       Any program that follows the Spartados model should work w/ APE+
       IO.
     * APE+ SIO (3x) verified to work with MyCOPIER at 3x SIO speed.
     * APE+ SIO (3x) verified to work w/ Diskcomm3
     * * Added support for 'simple' PROTECTED DISK images. Protection
       information is stored in a 1k file of the same name with the
       extension '.PRO'.
       Sample Images
       APPLE.ATR/PRO - Apple Bandits protected version SPY.ATR/PRO - Spy
       vs Spy protected version
     * Fixed a bug in the DCM->ATR conversion code, leftover junk from
       the standalone version eliminated.
     * Unregistered users restricted to only 2 command line switches.
     * Fixed PC MIRROR to allow APE+ (3x) sio access.
     * [The following code is complete, but is not included in APE 1.06
       because without the ability to use the READ/WRITE TRACK commands
       properly, they are not really useful except for show. When I get a
       Happy/Archiver drive to test with, these may be included]
     * Happy Controller Ram emulated.
     * HAPPY System Disk now recognizes APE as HAPPY w/ Controller Option
       installed.
     * Happy Tracer Buffer emulated. HAPPY system disk now recognizes its
       presence and displays it contents.
     * Happy code buffer emulated and high speed transfers working. Able
       to completely load 'BACKUP ANY DISK' and accept drive programming.
     * Happy move head command recognized
     * Archiver READ TRACK command recognized, only response figured out
       so far indicates a totally empty track.
     * Archiver FORMAT TRACK command accepted.
     * Screen blanker added, now blanks screen after 2 minutes of
       keyboard and SIO inactivity.
     * Ultraspeed timing tightened, better performance.

   Added or improved since public beta 8:

     * Bugfix for 1050 formatting and status routines
     * Happy high speed reads now supported
     * New syncro code added, great improvement!
     * Better swapping method, you no longer have to press the existing
       image first, either is fine.
     * Happy high speed write support added
     * Some extended Happy commands now supported
     * Write protection of images now effective
     * Command line options added
     * User now asked to mount image after creation
     * 850 Interface serial emulation now working at 9600 baud
     * Scrapped 850 interface code and starting rewriting some public
       domain R: code.
     * Automatic switching between command and concurrent i/o mode now
       working
     * PC MIRROR directories are now built on the fly
     * Support for 43/50 line screens installed
     * 850 Interface R: emulation now working at 19.2k bps
     * Added General/Serial configuration screen
     * Added command filters
     * Added slow machine display options
     * Added user definable framing value
     * New streamlined core serial i/o routines. Much faster now.
     * Now recognizes many more extended happy commands
     * Added hardware flow control for PC modem, now works automatically.
     * Added user definable flow control threshold
     * Added the ability to load and save block configurations
     * Added enhanced command line help and registered CL features
     * Added Path/Macro configuration screen
     * Added support for default paths and file extensions
     * Added support for quick macros, and editing code
     * New consolidated configuration menu, 'I' function for printer
       configuration now in this menu.
     * Improved and incorporated my multi-type text browser into APE. Can
       also be called from the command line. (reg)
     * Improved file selector, now has title and user can enter own
       path/filespec using the TAB key.


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 REGISTRATION AND ORDER FORM

  Send orders to:       Steven Tucker
                        3978 Brookside Blvd
                        Clevveland, Ohio  44111

  Program information:  Telephone:      216-688-0001

                        E-Mail:         classics@nacs.net (primary address)
                                        ai123@freenet.carleton.ca



  -----------------   Single Computer Licenses Includes   ----------------

    1. Enhanced & Registered versions!
    2. Priority Tech Support (E-Mail, Phone, Mail)
    3. Notice of Major Upgrades

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    Item Description                                  Price     Quantity

    _Atari Peripheral Emulator_

    Registered & Enhanced Version of APE              $39.99      [  ]

    _Ape WARP+ OS Upgrade Option for XL/XE Computers

    APE Warp+ XL/XE OS_ w/ Installation Kit           $49.99      [  ]
    APE Warp+ XL/XE OS_ Installed (see shipping note) $79.99      [  ]

    _Preassembled Interface Cables_

    APE 1489 Serial Interface Cable                   $59.99      [  ]
    ProSystem .PRO Imaging Cable                      $59.99      [  ]

    _Imagic_

    Imagic-95 Registered and Enhanced                 $10.00      [  ]
    Imagic-DOS Registered and Enhanced                $10.00      [  ]
    (GET BOTH IMAGIC-DOS and IMAGIC-95 for only $15)              [  ]

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    _Total + Shipping (less any discount)_            [              ]

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              shipping details see the Ape WARP+ OS Info Page.

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Thanks to everyone who sent images, bugs, raves, etc.

Of course a teriffic thanks to all that have registered since 1.07.  Most
 all the above enhancments are only for you, and I hope they make APE
 a better and easier to use product for _you_.

Steven Tucker

Author of APE: The Atari Peripheral Emulator, APE ProSystem, and
          Imagic 95/NT/DOS: The Universal disk image converter.

          http://www.nacs.net/~classics
          mailto:classics@nacs.net
          mailto:dh395@cleveland.freenet.edu
