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Image 1 — Every note in this was written by a Windows app I built — and it exports a real .ym
Image 2 — Every note in this was written by a Windows app I built — and it exports a real .ym
Image 3 — Every note in this was written by a Windows app I built — and it exports a real .ym
Image 4 — Every note in this was written by a Windows app I built — and it exports a real .ym
Image 5 — Every note in this was written by a Windows app I built — and it exports a real .ym
Image 6 — Every note in this was written by a Windows app I built — and it exports a real .ym
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Every note in this was written by a Windows app I built — and it exports a real .ym

I've been building a chiptune app called Renata for about nine months of evenings. The tune in the video is one it wrote, on the YM2149 profile, at 150 BPM in F# minor — 56 bars, seven tracks. You can watch me set the eight dials in the video and then paste a seed back in to get the same song a second time.

The Atari bits: one of the nine themes is the GEM desktop in the real ST system font. While it composes you get raster bars, a starfield and a rotating vector cube in the YM's own colours. It exports .ym, .ay and VGM, and it browses the SNDH archive from inside the app.

The .ym is a proper YM5 register log — 4,477 frames, 70 KB. The MP3 of the exact same tune is 3.5 MB, because the .ym stores the chip writes rather than the sound.

On origin, plainly: there is no model of any kind. It is rule-based — music theory plus statistical tables — and it runs offline on your own machine.

It goes to Kickstarter on 8 September 2026 if you want to follow along: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/markwrightretro/renata-make-your-own-copyright-free-chiptune-music

u/Renatachiptune — 16 hours ago
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Where to sell

I have an Atari Mega ST4, SC1224 color monitor, and STM1 mouse,. All working. I also have a non-working 1040st and a sort of working SM147 monochrome monitor. I have all original boxes as well. I was wondering where the best place to sell was?

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u/ThermalShok — 4 days ago
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VCF Ontario / CANADA - 2027 Pre-Event Survey

Hey ST fans!

You're invited to help the planning of VCF Ontario 2027 by completing this short anonymous survey:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VL2QD8N

The Vintage Computer Federation is contemplating running "Vintage Computer Festival in Ontario" which would be in the Greater Toronto Area in 2027.

If you receive this invitation multiple times, please only complete it once to avoid duplication.

u/Marcio_D — 4 days ago
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Boomrock+Pablo STe

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My STE 520 + 1mb mod, blew up
Got replacements 1040 STFM - wont play the games + 520 ST. wont

I know i need the STe model

Anyone know the games Pablo + Boomrock?

The disks are at my dads if they can be found beside the STFM which i want STE instead to play games- nothin works on FM model

I appreciate any help

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u/Graemeski — 4 days ago
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Atari ST System Config - Week 04 - Chuck Rock!

Chuck Rock is a great example of graphics and game integration for the Atari ST. Not only does it have an engaging intro, but the actual gameplay graphics are also far above most.

No pixelated images, flashing image generation. Just smooth scrolling game backgrounds with an engaging player image. No, Chuck can't compare with today's hi resolution game characters, but his movements and action related images make the game the cartoonish gem that it is.

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u/theatarigeek — 5 days ago
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Atari 1040 STE: Does anyone remember the name of a plug-in device that allowed you to get screen grabs from a VHS?

I think it plugged into both the VCR and the 1040 STE and converted the video to the lower resolution of the STE. I had one in the late 1980s.

Edit: I never realized there were so many.

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u/Syllogism19 — 7 days ago
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Atari System Emulator (ASE) | The Atari ST emulation reimagined: Features, Setup & Guide 🤓💡

I have just come across this Atari ST emulator for the first time and I have to say it looks quite brilliant.

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u/EightBitEddie — 11 days ago
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PREDATOR

Who remembers Predator? My retrospective video takes us back to 1987 to rediscover the games based on one of Arnie’s best movies. Was this a good game or was it the typical movie tie in trash? Share your thought and memories of this game.

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u/Speccy-Boy124 — 12 days ago
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Keyboard and ROM.

Here is a question for you ST experts. I got an ST 1040 of eBay for an absolute steal. Powered it on and all working. What I did notice at the time was it’s an AZERTY keyboard not QWERY. (French).

Am I correct in assuming if I find a dinner key board it’s a simple swap but would also have to update the ROM to UK built ?

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u/Covids-dumb-twin — 11 days ago
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Lode Runner - Gameplay, Download and Atari ST System Config!

Here's the third video in my game of the week series. It's intended to help you configure your Atari ST emulator to successfully run and play certain games. This week, it's a genuine classic - Lode Runner. It has been tested on both the STeem and Hatari emulators. The same specifications for the game should work on either.

The download links for game binaries (Floppy and HD versions) and instructional PDFs are in the description of the video.

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u/theatarigeek — 13 days ago