Fatrat's BeOS Programming Adventures

These are some of my programming adventures (past, present, and planned for the future...) with BeOS . With each project I provide a journal of resources I found useful, pitfalls I ran into, etc. so that other programmers new to BeOS can learn from my mistakes.

I only have a few hours a week to spare for "fun" programming projects, so I expect updates on this page to be slow.


Screenshot: Project: Summary: Last Updated: Download:
Preview of AtariMemTest screenshot Atari Memory Test A screensaver I made as a joke; it simulates the memory test on the old Atari 8-bit computers (XL/XE) :)

(Project notes)

 2002.05.30
(Version 1.0)		 AtariMemoryTest1.0.zip
(17799 bytes)
N/A BeOS R5 On The Compaq Presario 1700T Notebook

Ok, this isn't a programming project, but I wanted to stick it in the BeOS section of my website somewhere for now; I'll move it off into another section later. This is just a quick description of the hardware compatibility of the Compaq 1700T Presario Notebook with BeOS.

(Notes...)

 2002.09.20
 N/A
Preview of HopalongSaver screenshot HopalongSaver A screensaver that renders Hopalong fractals.

(Project notes)

 2003.09.27
(Version 0.20)		 HopalongSaver_0.20.zip
(24303 bytes)
Preview of kablooie screenshot Kablooie! A screensaver with various fireworks.

(Project notes)

 2001.12.16
(Version 0.30)		 Kablooie.zip
(15043 bytes)
N/A Maestro3 Audio Driver

An audio driver for soundcards using the Maestro3/Allegro-1 chipsets. ESS1988, 1998, 199a should all be supported.

Update:This project is dead -- my laptop died, I have no way to test the driver.

(Project notes)

 2004.06.14
 N/A
N/A PCX Translator

BeOS translator add-on to allow use of PCX images in translator-aware BeOS applications.

(Project notes)

 2004.08.04
(Version 0.11)		 PCX_Translator_0.11.zip
(7973 bytes)
Preview of Rosettes screenshot Rosettes

Rosettes is a screensaver that bounces colorful, flower-like shapes around on your screen. It was inspired by the "Diatoms" screensaver available on SGI IRIX machines.

(Project notes)

 2002.10.04
(Version 1.10)		 Rosettes_1.10.zip
(24707 bytes)
Preview of Sparticles screenshot Sparticles

Sparticles is a screensaver that displays trails of color based on a type of particle effect; you can control the behavior of the particles with a number of configuration variables...

(Project notes)

 2002.10.07
(Version 0.51)		 Sparticles_0.51.zip
(40441 bytes)
Preview of Text Crawler screenshot Text Crawler

A screensaver similar to "Marquee" found on Microsoft Windows. Text Crawler moves a user-defined bit of text (or the current time) around the screen.

(Project notes)

 2005.01.09
(Version 0.31)		 TextCrawler_v0.31.zip
(25765 bytes)
N/A to_dos and to_unix

Two simple command-line utilities that convert text files to and from MSDOS and UNIX formats.

 2003.02.22 to_dos__and__to_unix.zip
(20440 bytes)



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