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- From: Pontus Berg <Pontus.Berg@p71.anet.canit.se>
- Date: Sun, 11 Feb 96 16:16:40 +0100
- Subject: Looking for C=64 emulator?
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- In a message of 08 Feb 96 Tim Gerchmez wrote to All:
-
- >> The emulators are really the only future hope for 8 bit commodore
- >> equipment, because once the last 1541 & the last sid chip finally say 'no
- >> more please' you'll still have the emulators ;-)
-
- TG> C64S is an amazingly good emulator, too (and still improving). I ran
- TG> "SAM" speech synthesizer under it once, and it sounded exactly like it
- TG> does on the C-64. Of course, this emulator takes a 486DX2-66 minimum for
- TG> good emulation speed.
-
- Emulating SAM must be pretty easy. :-)
-
- Speakemulation is likely to be quite hard whith lots of theory behind it, but
- noone can honestly say that SAM sounds GOOD! I don't think the theory and code
- is to blame, but rather the fact that SID isn't very good at samples - of course
- in combination with a rather slow CPU.
-
- TG> I think I heard somewhere that the life of silicon chips and such is 15
- TG> to 20 years, after that they deteriorate and no longer function.
-
- I have a very early c64 that I used to run on a near daily basis for just about
- 7 years. I'm now using a 128D, but I need to plug in my 64 every now and then so
- I'll tell you if it happens over here!
-
-
- /Pontus Berg, Bacchus@FairLight.COM
-
- ... I tape my C64 together when I go to parties. After all I'm straight,
- and wouldn't want to screw it!
- (Pontus)
-