From: rchen@fraser.sfu.ca (Robert Chen) Subject: Re: C= 64 emulator project Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1993 07:37:38 GMT
>I just happen to have a C64 at home (that brings back fond memories; there's
>nothing like writing 6502 assembly...). How complete is this beast?
>Does it emulate graphics as well as text? How fast is it? Has anyone tried
>running a game under it? Also, can the emulator use your hard drive for file
>accesses? Inquiring minds want to know...
>
>---Scott
It emulates both graphics and text. Sprite support is only partial
(collision is missing). Also, it can't deal with time dependent stuff
like rasterization techniques (split screens and such). The sprites
rule out most games, but support will be added soon. Other than
that it is very complete. It runs all the programs I have tried that
don't use the above stuff. I find the speed on my 486/33 to be about
the same for basic programs as on a real '64 ;-). 1541 emulation is
also being added, but not there yet.
The emulator is a blast and compiles quite easilly on Linux. Check
out comp.sys.cbm for lots of informative threads on x64.
- Rob