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- From: hanway@ekfido.kodak.com (Ed Hanway)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations
- Subject: Re: FAQ for Amiga emulators?
- Date: 6 Feb 1996 21:48:46 GMT
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- Johan HĂ·gberg (johan.hogberg@senet.abb.se) wrote:
- : 40-80% of a part of the capability of a stock A500 without sound and without
- : advanced graphics. I also think UAE only works with AmigaOs 1.3. It cannot
- : read/write Amiga disks, it can probably not handle multiple screens, at least
- : not with different resolutions.
-
- without sound: false
- without advanced graphics: false, although it depends on what you mean by
- "advanced" all but a few obscure features are supported.
- Even many hardware-banging demos work.
- only works with 1.3: false
- cannot read/write floppies: true
- no multiple screens: false
- no multiple resolutions: false
-
- One for six. You might actually try using it before you make any
- other claims.
-
- : Finally if this emulator is so great, ask yourself the following questions:
- :
- : * Why isn't more people using UAE?
- : * Why isn't somebody finishing the job left on UAE?
- : * Why isn't there any discussions about the use of UAE on the net instead
- : of just the talking about the existence of the emulator or not.
-
- It's relatively new. People are working on it.
-
- --
- Ed Hanway <hanway@ekfido.kodak.com>
- Eastman Kodak - Motion Picture & Television Imaging, Cineon Development
- Opinions expressed are my own, except the ones which aren't.
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