----- Original Message ----- From: "Joost Yervante Damad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 3:37 AM Subject: Re: MSX-PLAYer beta for download @ msx.org
> > Japanese keyboardlayout :(, for the rest a barebones emulator without > > sound. It does run MSX-DOS with Turbo Pascal fine in 80 chars mode. > > Have not tested yet if the commandline options of the wellknown emulator > > work for roms, to try msx-dos 2. > > > > I still don't get the goal of this MSX Emulator, maybe I didn't > read the right mail trough the myrade of mails on this list, but > perhaps someone can explain it in 5 lines? > > Joost I belive ASCII want a non platform dependant emulator (java like) for selling MSX experience for the masses. Like selling games for low bux (cheap prices) like a dollar or two by download. If the emulator is not platform dependant, they increase the possible userbase with less effort and money investment. I don't think they had how to use java from Sun, so they got Elate to do the same... The rest is the "well known" emulator compiled for Elate system (those.img files are the emulator plus MSX roms and the software it will run. If it will have sound, I don't know... Also I don't know if they will have rights to use the SCC emulation from the "well known" emulator, because Konami still holds pattents for the K051649 chip. (SCC/megarom controller) And what about GI and their AY-3-8910 ? Is it old enough to become patent free or it's still pending ? When comes to mind commercial emulation, that DOES MATTER ... :) We don't want to see ASCII sued by other companies because of such simple stuff ... ;) Cya MSXers -- For info, see http://www.stack.nl/~wynke/MSX/listinfo.html
