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(All files here are zip compressed).
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Notator SL 3.21 (main disk) (360 Kbytes) |  |
Disk-contents listing (will open new window) |
PS. You will need an original Notator SL dongle to use the program.
This version will also work with the Log-3
hardware which comes as part of the Notator Logic package.
In this case you should NOT use the
Notator SL dongle since the copy protection hardware is handled by
Log-3 for both Notator SL and Notator Logic.
Having both in use at the same time can permanently damage the computer
hardware!
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Notator SL 3.21 "Fonts1" disk (200 Kbytes) | |
Disk-contents listing (will open new window) |
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Notator SL 3.21 "Fonts 2/Demo" disk (112 Kbytes) | |
Disk-contents listing (will open new window) |
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Notator SL 3.21 "Tutorial" disk (88 Kbytes) | |
Disk-contents listing (will open new window) |
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Alpha 1.1 main disk (335 Kbytes) | |
Disk-contents listing (will open new window) |
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Alpha 1.1 "Tutorial" disk (79 Kbytes) | |
Disk-contents listing (will open new window) |
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Creator SL 3.16 (245 Kbytes) | |
Disk-contents listing (will open new window) |
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Director (9 Kbytes) |
This is handy if your MIDI equipment is connected to those units and
you want to use other MIDI software (i.e. synthesizer editors or
librarians) without having to rewire your MIDI setup.
However, with Notator/Creator SL you don't need it as a MIDI routing
system is already built in.
Director is only needed for other programs which don't re-route the
MIDI outputs themselves.
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The following utilities are not specifically Notator orientated, but selected with the Notator user in mind. Their intentions are to make life easier so that you can spend your valuable time making music instead of messing around with the computer (which is meant to be a helpful tool, not an additional burden).
Since most Notator users have computers for use as a just that (a tool for making music) and not because they're computer freaks who follow the Atari scene closely (yes, it's still very much alive!), brief and easy-to-understand explanations are given for each file so you can quickly and easily find what you may need.
Unfortunately, Notator is one of those programs which uses
programming tricks bypassing a lot of the "programming rules" software
these days abide to.
Partly because it substituted various routines with better ones, partly
because common rules were organized badly at the time and Atari were
reluctant to cooperate.
This means that many additional programs don't work, or work badly
with Notator.
To make it even trickier, certain ACCessories, AUTO programs or CPX
modules work fine in some cases, but combined with other additional
programs to the system they cause Notator to crash. Finally, the order
of execution regarding these programs (the order they're loaded into
memory) might be important.
The easiest way to run Notator is ofcourse to run it on a "clean"
system (no ACCessories or AUTO programs whatsoever), but since many of
these make your computer easier to use and more effective, this may not
be desirable.
Setting up a working and usable setup may take some time, but with
several of these additional programs you'll probably find it to be
worth it.
As an aid in troubleshooting, you can follow some simple, step-by-step instructions on how to set up ACCessories/ AUTO programs for use with Notator.
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STzip (133 Kbytes) zip compression/decompression utility (zip compressed version, for downloading to systems which can already decompress zip files: PC/Mac etc.) |
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STzip (139 Kbytes) zip compression/decompression utility (self-extractable version, ready for use on the Atari ST) |
(NOTE: be sure to download the latter in binary mode.
Not all web browsers understand that the .TOS format is a "binary
excecutable" in which case it'll be downloaded as text.
Depending on the rest of your settings, it might work even though this
happens!
As soon as the download is done (your screen will most likely be filled
with "rubbish" text), just do a "save" with the correct filename (it
has to have a ".TOS" ending), and it should work correctly once
transferred to your Atari ST.
If you're having problems, check your web browser's settings and/or contact someone who can help you set this format up for a binary download interpretation).
All files found on this page (except the above, self-extractable) are
zip compressed in order to save disk-space, time and trouble-free
downloading.
But before you're able to use the file(s) you've found, you need to
de-compress (expand) them first. That's where STzip comes in.
The zip format is very common and compression/decompression
utilities such as the above are available for every major computer
platform.
If you're using another computer for going online etc. you may want to
do the decompression on that machine. Zip compression/decompression
utilities are available for several platforms:
What do you do next?
Read more about how to transfer
files between a PC/Mac (or other computer system) and your Atari ST.
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AUTOsort (8 Kbytes) AUTO folder re-sorter. |
But sometimes the actual order they are placed on the disk/harddisk
has a lot to say!
This is where AUTOsort comes in: it re-sorts the order of the files
inside the AUTO-folder (a folder named "AUTO" placed on the boot
partition of your harddisk or floppy disk) and changes their order of
execution (decides which order the programs are to be loaded into
memory).
AUTOsort is intended for programs placed inside the AUTO folder, but works just as well with ACCessories and CPX modules (you may have to re-sort those as well to make them work with Notator).
Creating a working setup which both you and Notator can live with
can take time (and patience), but will probably be worth it.
To make this as easy as possible, follow
some simple steps on how to reconfigure your setup.
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Profile (191 Kbytes) System-setup information program |
TOS is contained in ROM or EPROM chips and may or may not need a qualified technician in order to perform an upgrade (this varies from machine to machine -again, ask in the Atari newsgroups if in doubt).
Profile can also give you information about how much memory you have (you might want to give your computer more memory if it's not fully expanded).
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SuperBoot (384 Kbytes) System setup bootselector |
Look no further... SuperBoot comes to the rescue!
This handy AUTO program allows you to create lots of different
setups (combinations of AUTO programs, ACCessories, NVDI on/off and
so on), and you can easily choose between them upon starting the
computer (booting).
You can name each setup to describe what it's for (i.e. "Notator",
"normal use", "MagiC/Thing" etc.) and choose which one you want for the
current session by pressing a pre-assigned function key.
There's also an option of the computer automatically selecting a certain setup if you don't choose another one within a certain amount of time. This way you can for example have the computer choose "Notator" (which you might be using the computer for most of the time) if you just switch on the computer and don't do anything. A very versatile tool in this imperfect world where not everything is compatible with each other.
NOTE: As explained earlier, Notator is sometimes picky about
the order of how ACCessories, AUTO programs and CPX modules are placed.
For that reason, AutoSort is included, and can
be used to change the order of execution, so that with some
experimentation you'll have a setup that is compatible with Notator,
and also fully working with other setups (probably a lot easier as
Notator seems to be the fussiest one of them all!)
To make this as easy as possible, follow some simple steps on how to reconfigure your setup.
NOTE: SuperBoot has a Y2K (year 2000) issue.
The program has an option for setting the computer's clock, but this
should be turned off as it sets the date/time incorrectly after the
year 2000.
If you turn the clock setting function off the rest of the program will
work fine.
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Selectric (77 Kbytes) Replacement file-selector |
It allows you to set up several often-used file paths. This
means that you don't have to go through a whole bunch of folders just
to get to where your songs/MIDI files/patterns etc. are located, but
you simply click on one of your pre-selected paths and go directly to
that folder!
Selectric also gives you the ability to do file operations such
as copy, move, delete and rename, all without leaving Notator,
where you otherwise would have to go to the Atari ST desktop!
As Selectric also comes with an ACCessory and a CPX module you can also access it without actually having to save or load a file (useful if you just want to rename, copy or delete a file without exiting Notator).
Selectric is truly a timesaver, is easy to use and comes highly recommended!
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Silkmouse (22 Kbytes) Mouse accelerator and screen saver. |
To prevent this from happening you need a screen saver
like this one.
After a pre-defined time (you can set this yourself) of inactivity, the
screen turns black, but as soon as you move the mouse or touch the
keyboard it returns to normal.
This means that if you take a break from using your computer (or don't
touch the keyboard or mouse for some time), you don't have to worry
about your monitor getting a burn-in.
(Silkmouse also comes with a CPX module for accessing the settings).
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Xcontrol (100 Kbytes) Replacement control panel ACCessory. |
Forget about the limit of having only 6 ACCessories at a time. Xcontrol replaces many of your previous ACCessories as it takes up only one of those 6 "slots", but can handle as many "CPX modules" (Control Panel eXtensibles) as memory permits!
In addition to this, any one of those modules can be loaded/unloaded
from memory, without having to restart the computer!
Atari designed Xcontrol for TOS 2.06 (version 2.06 of the Atari
operating system), but should work with most any other TOS version as
well.
This package includes both UK and USA versions of the control panel (different ways of showing the date) as well as several general purpose CPX modules.
(Lots of CPX modules are available, either on their own or as parts
of other programs.
Check out the CPX module
directory which is part of my Atari Launchpad
for more).
Important!!!
The Notator manual (version 3.1) states that some of the enclosed CPX modules in this package should NOT be used with the Mega STe computer[*]...
- COLOR.CPX (Configure the desktop colour/shades/patterns)
- MACCEL.CPX (Mouse accelerator)
- WCOLORS.CPX (Configure window colours/shades/patterns)
You should also disable "MACCEL.PRG" inside the AUTO folder!
[*] It's uncertain if this is because of the newer version of the operating system (TOS 2.05 or TOS 2.06) that came with the Mega STe, the Mega STe computer itself, or the CPX modules themselves.
(ANY Atari ST computer can be upgraded to TOS 2.06, which is the latest operating system from Atari)
In any case, to be on the safe side, stay away from them and find suitable replacements if you really need those functions.
"Maccel" (Mouse Accelerator) can be replaced by using Silkmouse
Furthermore, the manual says that Mega STe needs to have its speed set to 8MHz/no cache (with Notator 3.21 you don't have to worry about this as Notator itself sets this when started, and sets it back to the way it was when exiting the program).
However, with earlier versions (and probably also Creator SL) you need to do the following:
- Go to the control panel (XCONTROL.ACC) in the "Desk" menu
- Double-click the CPX module named "General" and select 'CPU speed'
- Select '8 MHz- no cache'
- Save the new setting by clicking on "SAVE"
- Switch the computer off, wait for 10-20 seconds, then switch it on again
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Configure CPX (4 Kbytes) Configure CPX modules to be memory-resident or not. |
Since CPX modules aren't kept in memory all the time, but rather
loaded/unloaded from the hard disk when needed, this can cause problems
(as there is no space left for them).
In the worst case you might end up with the computer "freezing"
(locking up), or crashing ruining all your hard work (you should save
your work every few minutes, or after some new work anyway, when
working with ANY computer).
This CPX module (to be used with the 'Xcontrol'
control panel) allows you to configure any CPX module to become
'memory-resident' or not.
'Memory-resident' meaning that it will reserve memory space and load
itself into memory from when you start up the computer, instead of
having itself loaded/unloaded each time.
You might find this useful for configuring CPX modules which you want to access while running Notator/Creator SL.
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DJ-on (2 Kbytes) Hewlett Packard Deskjet printer reset utility. |
Owners of this (very nice) printer have been irritated for years over the fact that it has to be switched on before the computer, so what if you start working with Notator (or any other program for that matter), then suddenly decide that you want a printout.
Oops! You'll have to save your work, switch off the computer, switch on the printer, reload your software, reload your files..... and you're finally ready to do a printout (argh!!! why all the wasted time!!??).
But there's a better way! With "Deskjet on" you just switch on your printer then do a "reset" from the control panel and you're ready to print! It's the way this printer should have worked to begin with!
(This CPX module already comes preconfigured as "memory resident" so
that it will always be available from the control panel, even with
Notator running.
I.e. you DON'T need to run it through CONFIG.CPX
first as I've already done this for you!
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LED panel (18 Kbytes) Multi-functional status-displayer. |
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AutoRaise (3 Kbytes) Automatic window-selector. |
(Those of you familiar with the X-windows system under UNIX/Linux know what I'm talking about)
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MausWindow (49 Kbytes) Another automatic window-selector. |
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Chameleon (15 Kbytes) ACCessory loader/unloader |
(Note: not all ACCessories allow themselves to be loaded/unloaded with "Chameleon", but for those that do, this makes a great timesaver!)
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Snip (17 Kbytes) screen grabber/image viewer. |
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Hcopy (53 Kbytes) MSDOS compatible disk formatter and copier. |
(You may also want to read more about how to transfer files between a PC/Mac (or other computer system) and your Atari ST.
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TXCV 2 ST (9 Kbytes) cross-platform text-file line-ending converter. |
TXCV 2 ST takes long lines then wraps those words extending 77 characters per line and adds a line break so that these text files can be read on the Atari ST. It also converts end-of-line characters, so that files written on Macs or UNIX/Linux machines get the correct CR/LF ending character which PCs and the Atari ST use.
Read more about file-transfers between Mac/PC/UNIX and the Atari ST and problems (with solutions) regarding text files.
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Blinex (29 Kbytes) cross-platform text-file converter. |
The other problem is that characters outside the normal English
alphabet including numbers etc. aren't standardized. This means that
non-English characters and special symbols will be displayed
differently on each computer!
Blinex "re-maps" the character set between the computer platforms so
you will end up with a text file that is readable on the Atari ST just
like on the computer it came from. Blinex also takes care of the
line-endings and is very easy to use.
Read more about file-transfers between Mac/PC/UNIX and the Atari ST and problems (with solutions) regarding text files.
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CKBD (90 Kbytes) keyboard remapper/character composer. |
CKBD also gives you other ways of accessing any character and in addition lets you redefine your keyboard (in case you have a computer with say a German keyboard, but upgraded to an English TOS and still want the keyboard to be German). To top things off, the package contains two CPX modules which lets you configure the program and speeds up your mouse (mouse accelerator) -Awesome!!
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Icon-juggler (24 Kbytes) icon organizer. |
You can NOT use Icon-juggler to:
(a) edit/make new icons
(b) organize/edit colour icons or icons larger than the
standard 32x32 pixels used by TOS 2.06
For this you need a resource-file editor such as Interface (below).
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Interface (765 Kbytes) resource-file editor. |
(Interface has been released freely by the author and was originally found only at Gerd Höller's website (German version only!) under the Atari/GFA-BASIC software section.
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Thing (580 Kbytes) replacement desktop. |
The TOS desktop is pretty basic compared to what modern PCs and Macs
of today have to offer. Thing adds a lot of features which you will
probably find very useful in addition to its ability to add new icons
to files/folders/windows.
If you don't have TOS 2.06 this will allow you to add the MIDI/sound icons or
the ZIP/JAZ/Syquest-drive icons
to your system. You can even use the animated colour icons on a mono
(black/white) system which is very likely if you run Notator on it!
You'll find some information about Thing (and other replacement desktops) by going here.
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Y2K information and fixes (85 Kbytes) Information and files for fixing Y2K generated problems on the Atari ST. |
Here's a collection of information grabbed from the Atari ST newsgroups as well as related files picked up here and there for fixing those problems (if you've encountered them -not all Atari systems are affected) all in one package.
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HP-optimizer (216 Kbytes) check and defragment (optimize) your harddisk. |
HP-optimizer will check your harddisk for errors and fix them (if possible) and finally defragment all your data for optimal performance. A must if your Atari ST has a harddisk attached!
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