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echo: 64_talk
to: Russell Alphey
from: Tarragon Moon
date: 1994-08-18 06:14:00
subject: Commodore vs IBM

>>>> A working emulator would be much easier.
 >> Don't be so sure. Most emulators are a hell of a lot more
 > Tell me about it!  Doing timing tests for the comp.emulators.cbm
 > FAQ (which I maintain) was quite a nightmare.
What sort of tests would those be? Speed tests? Or VIC emulation tests? or
both? or what?
 > A lot of the emulators assume you only want to "load and run"
 > games from "disk" - and you can't easily get to the
"READY" prompt!  :(
Hey well what about all those hard-core BASIC V2.0 coders? Sheesh, these
emulator people don't know anything do they? 

 >> Just to be nit-picky, copying those ROMs without the express
 >> permission of Commodore (or whoever owns thier copyrights now)
 >> is against the law. Not that it stops anyone.
 > I've heard that CBM no longer care about the C64 ROMs at all.
I know, I'm just picking on an emulator-type believing person :)

 >> Tarragon, a REAL C64 USER/CODER/MUSICIAN/FANATIC
 > Really?
Last time I checked (checks again) Yep, still got 5 of the damn things
sitting around, and still coding...

 > So what machine did you use to create this message?  :)))))))
An Olivetti IBM PC-XT compatible. Though if I had the same features
available on the 128 I'd probably use that (it would be possible too).

Tarragon

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