[Coco] Re: [Color Computer] Digest Number 861

[Charles Richmond]

I agree with this. It is *not* getting the job done that we
are interested in. We are interested in the mechanics of *how*
the job is done. Part of the beauty of old software and hardware
is just messing around with it.

On Apr 23, 2006, at 10:38 PM, Rudolf Gutlich wrote:


> The biggest problem will be the speed, George.

>

> When you type RUN and press ENTER, the program will be

> ENDED in a blink ;)

>

> So, all the fun of loading tapes, executing things...

> will be gone! And using a PC keyboard instead the

> original one... hmmmm doesn't seems to be nice at all.

>

> Best regards,

>

> Rudolf Gutlich

> Brazil.

>

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>> There is 1 message in this issue.

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>> Topics in this digest:

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>>       1. [coco] What would it take to really emulate

>> a coco on a modern PC?

>>            From: "George Ramsower"

>> <yahoo at dvdplayersonly.com>

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>> Message: 1

>>    Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 01:36:31 -0500

>>    From: "George Ramsower"

>> <yahoo at dvdplayersonly.com>

>> Subject: [coco] What would it take to really emulate

>> a coco on a modern PC?

>>

>> I'm "iggernunt" on the technical part of this, but I

>> was wondering....

>>

>>

>>  What would it take to really emulate a coco on a

>> modern PC? This would

>> include a plug in board to emulate all the I/O stuff

>> a coco has, including

>> the expansion port.

>>  I think this would be an expensive project. I'm

>> sure this would not be

>> easy. However, this would be really fun to have a

>> real coco on a PC.  It

>> would be faster than a bullet,, more powerful than a

>> locomotive,  able to

>> leap tall buildings in a single bound.....

>>   I hope you get the idea.

>>

>>  I would be willing to make a special boot to afford

>> this, provided I could

>> swap files between the emulator and this *&^^^ XP

>> box..

>>

>>  I love my cocos. However, they are slow. Imagine an

>> I/O board that would do

>> this, using an emulator program on a modern   PC.

>>

>>  I'm sure I'm dreaming.... No.. not sure, certain.

>>

>> George

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