October 2016

Updating TOS to version 1.04

After finishing the drive swap mod on my Atari 1040 STF I continued browsing the Atari forum’s hardware section and found a post/guide on how to update the operating software. In general, updating the OS is advisable as newer versions may contain bug fixes, security updates and increased I/O compatibility. The same goes for my Atari. The last available version for my machine, 1.04 a.k.a. Rainbow TOS, contains all of the above and is found to be faster overall. On the Atari, the OS is stored on two or in my case six ROM (Read Only Memory) chips. As the… Read More »Updating TOS to version 1.04