Putting old hardware to good use
Aranym is a piece of software by Petr Stehlik to create a virtual Atari computer capable of running GEM software at lightning speeds. Most find Aranym rather awkward to set up from scratch, so a fella called Philippe Noble has developed something called EasyAraMint. This is a "ready-to-go" installation using EasyMint 1.18, which provides an incredible multitasking environment using the power of the host, be that a Mac or PC.
As you can see in my "expertly recorded" video, I'm using an old Mac Mini that was donated to me (thanks Mum!). My video shows me using unix 'scp', viewing images/PDF, listen to tunes, and playing Doom before ending with web browsing. Yes, this is as geeky as it gets. Love it!! :-)
EasyAraMint can be installed in minutes. It also comes pre-installed with many Atari programs. Philippe has done an outstanding job with this ready-to-go multitasking OS. I cannot recommend it highly enough!
Aranym and EasyAraMiNT can be downloaded and tinkered with, so let me know what you create!
I accessed another Mac via FTP and chatted online with a friend. What a geek!!
The command line might not look much fun, so I jazzed up my screen with PixArt...
Not all websites display perfectly, but what do you expect for free? :o)
Why not read a PDF document and listen to some background tunes too!
I accessed another Mac via FTP and chatted online with a friend. What a geek!!
The command line might not look much fun, so I jazzed up my screen with PixArt...
Not all websites display perfectly, but what do you expect for free? :o)
Why not read a PDF document and listen to some background tunes too!
