CastCE for PocketPC Version 1.01 www.pocketinfinity.com The world first AtariST emulator for the PocketPC. ported from " Castaway PC " by Joachim Hoeing http://castaway.sourceforge.net/ Programmer : Ludovic Olivencia and Andrew Gower Graphics : CharlyV and Laurent Poupon Manual : CharlyV This emulator is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but without any warranty ! Copyright (C) 2002/2003 by Schtruck ------------------------------------------- Hardware requirements : The only thoroughly tested build at the time of writing is StrongARM (iPAQ). iPAQ series 36xx,37xx,38xx. For all other StrongARM PPC´s try to use the GAPI PPC2002 or PPC2000 versions. Installation : Choose your correct version for your PPC. Start the Setup.exe on your PC. The files will be copied via ActiveSync on your PocketPC. The installation will do following: create some new (sub)folders on your PocketPC : \Program Files\CastCE \Program Files\CastCE\Save \My Documents\ROM \My Documents\Disk copy the castce.exe in your \Program Files\CastCE folder. copy the castce.txt in your \Program Files\CastCE folder. copy the patch.txt in your \Program Files\CastCE folder. copy the gx.dll in your \Program Files\CastCE folder (only GAPI PPC2000/iPAQ36xx PPC2000 version). Put the TOS.rom in your \My Documents\ROM. CastCE support follwing TOS versions: 1.00, 1.02, 1.04 and Kaos TOS ( we recommend the English verison ). Put the game disk files in the \My Documents\Disk folder. CastCE support following game disk formats : *.sta, *.msa and *.zip ( zipped *.sta and *.msa files. Now that you have all you need, start CastCE. Select as first the Prefs > TOS rom > TOS.rom in your " My Documents " folder. You can check the current version in the Prefs > TOS rom menu. Furthermore you can choose following options : Sound : > Sound ON/OFF > Sample ON/OFF SpeedBar > ON/OFF Input: > Joystick Port 1 + Mouse > Joystick Port 0 > Stylus... Use As Joystick Sensibility ( Value range 0 - 50 ) Disable Taps > Patch... Apply Patch to solve game compatibility problems. > Autofire Speed... Speed range 0 - 50 ( fastest ) > Configure... D-pad + Hardware buttons assignment : D-pad > Up, Left, Right, Down Hardware buttons > Fire, Left Mouse Button, Right Mouse Button Mouse Calibration Disk Change Reset Frameskip : > 0 - 4, Automatic Compatibility : > No Prefetch/No Trace ON/OFF > Trace Only ON/OFF > Prefetch Only ON/OFF > Prefetch + Trace ON/OFF The Trace + Prefetch option will pass the protection scheme on game disk and make it playable on CastCE. You can switch ON the Trace Only , Prefetch Only or both before you load the disk and make a Reset. Switch OFF before the game start, you have passed the protection. *** Attention *** : If the game crashed, it is necessary to make a soft reset ! The default setting is OFF : No Prefetch/No Trace To start the TOS desktop tap on " Reset ". With the stylus you can move the mouse cursor on the desktop. The Soft-Keyboard : Tap on the Atari logo to leave the TOS desktop or game. To go back choose " Continue ", Beside (left side) the Atari logo are 2 Mouse-Buttons. On the right side is the Slide arrow-bar to move the Soft-Keyboard up or down. Between the Slide arrow-bar is the disk LED (orange color) which is blinking during the disk loading process. Below from the Soft-Keyboard is the virtual Joystick button. Tap on the Joystick button to switch to the virtual Joystick screen. The virtual Joystick has following features : 8-way Joystick direction Auto-Fire Fire Tap on the Keyboard button to leave the virtual Joystick screen. Load disk games (*.st, *.msa or *.zip) Choose " Load Disk A " for single game disk. Choose " Load Disk A " and " Load Disk B " for multiple game disks. " Eject Disk A " or " Eject Disk B " to to remove the game disk(s) to load new one. The State feature is very useful to save/load the last game position. " Load State " 1 - 5 , Path " Save State " 1 - 5 , Path Totally are 5 diferent slots available for the State. The State *.sst will be saved in the Save folder. In addition you can save/load the State *.ust in the " My Documents " folder. Frequently Asked Questions Q:Which TOS.rom version support CastCE ? A:TOS 1.00, 1.02, 1.04 and KAOSTOS ( all languages Q:I tried TOS 1.00, 1.02, 1.04 and KAOSTOS ( all languages ) but CastCE is not working, what´s wrong ? A:You have surely a modified TOS.rom version. CastCE can not detect the version number. Check as first in the menu >Prefs/TOS rom ... if you can not see any version number, CastCE will not work. Q:I have only a TOSxxx.img, how i can use it ? A:Just rename the *.img to *.rom extension. Q:Can I install CastCE on my Storage Card ? A:Yes, it works Q:How much memory does CastCE take up ? A:Minimum 8MB Q:I have a XDA, HP568 or another PPC which is not listed. Which version can I use ? A:Try to use the GAPI PPC2000 or GAPI PPC2002 version A:TOS 1.00, 1.02, 1.04 and KAOSTOS ( all languages Q:Which AtariST disk format support CastCE ? A:*.st, *.msa and both as zipped file *.zip Q:How I can speedup CastCE ? A:Disable the Sample, Prefetch and Trace function, set the Frameskip value higher (3) QWhen I released the fire button the ship stopped moving right or left, is this a bug ? A:No, just decrease the value for the Autofire Speed QWhen I released the fire button the ship stopped moving right, is this a bug ? A:No, just decrease the value for the Autofire Speed Q:I tap with the stylus on the TOS desktop or Game icon, nothing happens. What´s wrong ? A:Move the mouse cursor via stylus on the icon and press the left mouse button. You can find the mouse buttons on the left side of the Atari logo. It is also possible to assign the mouse buttons on your Hardware buttons Prefs/Input/Configure... Q:Can I use a GamePad on my iPAQ36xx, 37xx, 38xx ? A:Yes, we recommend the Q-Pad ( Tigerex ) Q:How I can save respectively resume the previous game ? A:Use the the Save State/Load State option. You can choose " Path " to give your own name for the SaveStat file. Q:The game xxx is not working, what can i do ? A: Switch ON the Prefetch and Trace function in the Compatibility menu. The reason can be the protection mode of the game. If you have any questions you can send me a e-mail : olivencia@wanadoo.fr ROM or game request will be deleted without consideration. I will not be engaged in any discussions regarding Piracy and Legality of emulation. Special thanks goes to my wife for her patience ! -= Schtruck =-