Atari ST AGT Version Differences

Hardware requirements
   
   The Atari ST version may be run on either a 520ST or a 1040ST with either a
   single- or double-sided drive.

AGT Files and File Names

   A) The ST version uses the files RUN.TTP and COMPILE.TTP, rather than the
      .EXE files on the PC.  Execute the programs by double-clicking on the
      icon, entering the eight-character game name into the dialog box, and
      either clicking on the OK button or pressing <Return>.  Running from a
      Command Line Interface (CLI) will vary with the CLI being used, so
      check the CLI documentation for the method.  The RUN.TTP and COMPILE.TTP
      files should be in the same directory as the game data/run files.
   
   B) All other AGT naming conventions apply as in the PC and MacIntosh
      versions.

Function and Keypad keys

   It is possibe to use various key combinations to input many frequently-used
   adventure game commands and directions.  The following short-cut inputs are
   available:

         Function Keys        Cursor Keys          Keypad

         <F1> Get             <Up>     North       <-> Up
         <F2> Drop            <Down>   South       <+> Down
         <F3> Examine         <Left>   West
         <F4> Read            <Right>  East
         <F5> Open            <Insert> Enter
         <F6> Close           <Home>   Exit
         <F7> Inventory       <Help>   (guess!)
         <F8> Look
         <F9> Score


Command line options

   The Command Line options in the ST version should behave as they do for the
   PC version, where possible, and not limited by OS or hardware differences.

Creating your source data files

   The Atari ST version of AGT assumes that your game source files are
   "standard" text files consisting of individual lines of up to 80 ASCII
   characters with each line terminated by a carriage return (or a carriage
   return and a line feed).  Acceptable files are normally created using
   any program or text editor.  In addition, almost all Atari ST word
   processing programs have an option to save files in text or ASCII format.
   AGT has been tested successfully with a variety of word processors.  All
   of these programs were capable of creating adventure game source files
   that AGT could read, compile and run successfully.  If you use a word
   processor to create your AGT source files, just remember to select the
   save file format option that saves the files as individual lines, each
   terminated by a carriage return (or carriage return and line feed) and with
   no special "embedded" formatting characters.
   
   Also, you may notice that some game source files already existing produce
   strange characters at times - the reason is that they use the IBM line
   drawing/graphics characters to produce displays.  The ST (unfortunately)
   has no equivalents for these characters, so they are translated as well
   as the ST is able.  It is not perfect.  Therefore, try to avoid using any
   special characters, since this will make the source less transportable
   between machines (Atari replaced some IBM characters with some of their
   own, so what looks good on an ST probably won't on a PC or Mac, just as
   the reverse is also true).

AGT utility programs

   AGTMACRO and AGTNUM have not been converted to run on the ST.