Hi all!

this is the first truly Free OS compatible with TOS/GEM on Atari computers.
This wouldn't be possible without great work of the following projects that
release their software under the GPL or other Free licenses:

 o EmuTOS - a free TOS replacement        http://emutos.sf.net/
 o FreeMiNT - a free multitasking OS      http://www.freemint.de/
 o fVDI - a free/fast VDI                 http://www.klockars.net/
 o XaAES - a free multitasking AES        http://xaaes.atariforge.net/
 o TeraDesk - a free desktop replacement  http://solair.eunet.yu/~vdjole/
 o HighWire - a free Html/Web browser     http://highwire.atari-users.net/

 and of course ARAnyM, the virtual machine for TOS/GEM 16/32-bit applications.

How to set it up:
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 AFROS tries to set up networking but it's not fully automatic - you need to 
 configure few things by yourself:

 1) ARAnyM config, section [ETH0]: set up your type (p-t-p or bridge), device
    (tap0 or higher) and mainly the IP addresses - Atari IP is the AFROS IP,
    Host IP is the network gateway, and also Netmask.

 2) DNS IP address - enter your DNS IP in "drive_c/etc/resolv.conf" file
    (replace the value that is there now)

 3) make sure your host networking is working and TUN/TAP is configured
    properly (read the ARAnyM documentation for detailed information)


How to start it:
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 Unpack it anywhere. Then start ARAnyM from within the unpacked 'afros' folder
 with the provided config file:

  user:~/afros$ aranym -c config

 There is a batch file for MS-Windows users that works out-of-the-box
 if the afros folder is inside of your ARAnyM installation folder (i.e. the
 aranym.exe is next to the afros folder). Simply start the aranym.bat.


How to use it:
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AFROS can be used for updating your regular ARAnyM/Atari software setup:
if you use a disk image then set up your disk on the IDE channel and
then copy the FreeMiNT operating system, fVDI and their drivers
to appropriate locations in your setup. You'll want to update the following
stuff at least:

- AUTO\FVDI.PRG and its GEMSYS\ARANYM.SYS driver and \FVDI.SYS config file
- If you update MINT.PRG you must update also the MINT folder contents
- you might want to update also the TOS drivers found in the AUTO folder

If you don't use disk image anymore you can simply copy the updated driver
files in your host operating system since this AFROS release no longer uses
disk image thus all files are easily accessible. Check the "drive_c" folder
to see all the files there.


News in this release
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2007/07/23:
* new CVS build of fVDI and ARANYM.SYS driver
* new HighWire 0.3.3beta6
* 32 MB of FastRAM, gradients in XaAES

2007/07/22:
* 16 MB FastRAM, ungrab hotkey is Alt+Ctrl+Shift, [ETH0] configured
* new EmuTOS CVS build (with PUN INFO struct)
* TosWin2 2.7 for redirecting TOS/TTP program output to GEM window
* bin folder with bash, ifconfig and route for automatic network setup
* gemsys\ttf: DejaVu LGC Serif, Sans-Serif and monospaced TrueType fonts
* HighWire configured to use the nice antialiased fonts

2007/07/10:
* EmuTOS 0.8.2, fVDI 0.968beta4
* Teradesk 3.91, HighWire 0.3.2

Contact:
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For more information please visit http://aranym.org/

EnJoy!
Petr Stehlik

