Reboot est décidément très actif en ce moment et vient de sortir un utilitaire pour convertir les programmes Jaguar entre différents formats :
JiFFI is a tool for windows & Atari 16/32 by GGN that lets you convert between Jaguar homebrew formats and also to ROM & CD images. Read below for more info from the JiFFI doc:
Q: What it's all about?
A: In case you haven't figured it out yet, this is a program to convert between the various homebrew formats of the Atari Jaguar. More specifically:
- COFF/ABS (mac/aln)
- BIN/BJL (headerless, popular because of the BJL mod for the Jaguar)
- Jaguar Server (v2 and v3, special header produced by ST assemblers mostly)
- ULS (the phenomenally easy CD creator for homebrews from Reboot!)
- ROM (read below for more info)
Q: Why make such a program anyway?
A: Well, there are lots of reasons. Off the top of our heads:
- sh3 wanted to flash 2 homebrew titles on his Skunkboard and use it without lugging a pc with him to flash the games on the spot. To achieve this, GGN invented a (tiny) semi-automatic method to create a ROM file that booted the titles. We just thought it'd be a neat little program and expanded it further.
- We can't think of anything similar from what we've seen so far.
- With a few simple clicks, our collection increased 5-fold :lol:
There are thoughts for further development of this (complete Jaguar binary file management tool - let us know if you'd find this extra functionality useful or have any suggestions)
It's too large to attach here, so head to the JiFFI pages to read more & download.
