Foundry Product Vault

The Vault

Tools, languages, and utilities built for Atari 8-bit development. Each project ships with full documentation and real hardware validation.

crucible

6502 Simulator with Atari 8-bit BIOS

A small 6502 simulator designed to debug and run command-line (console-only) Atari 8-bit programs. Provides a subset of the Atari BIOS and hardware emulation, making it ideal for testing and debugging Atari software without requiring a full emulator.

  • Type: Development Tool
  • Platform: Cross-platform
  • Features: ATR filesystem, H: device, hardware emulation

atrforge

ATR Disk Image Toolkit

A collection of command-line tools for creating, manipulating, extracting, and converting Atari ATR disk images. Perfect for preserving vintage software, developing new Atari 8-bit programs, or exploring how these old disk formats work.

  • Tools: atrforge, lsatr, convertatr, atrcp
  • Formats: DOS 2.x, SpartaDOS, BW-DOS
  • Features: Boot files, file attributes, UTF8 conversion

FORGE

Fast BASIC Interpreter

A fast BASIC interpreter for the Atari 8-bit computers. Features no line numbers, integrated full-screen editor, integer-first design with floating point support, and compilation to standalone executables. Forked from FastBasic with enhancements.

  • Type: Programming Language
  • Target: Atari 400/800, XL, XE
  • Features: Editor, cross-compiler, DLI support

What's in the Vault

  • Development tools for Atari 8-bit programming
  • Disk image manipulation and conversion utilities
  • Modern programming languages for vintage hardware
  • Full documentation and examples for each project
  • Real hardware tested and validated releases

Getting Started

  • Browse the Vault to learn about each product
  • Read the full documentation for detailed guides
  • Check Downloads for the latest releases
  • Visit Support if you need help or have questions

Ready to dive in?

Each product in the Vault includes comprehensive documentation, examples, and real-world usage guides. Start with the documentation to learn how each tool works, then grab the latest builds from Downloads.