> On Fri, 16 Jul 1999, Aley Keprt wrote: > > > Summary: > > Somebody (??) could add these functions to SimCoupe: > > 1. fast reset > > 2. auto-boot SAD images (snapshots can do 1&2) > > The thing is, you have to remember that SimCoupe is a Sam emulator, it is > not a Snakemania program. These features may suit your particular > circumstances, but they would make SimCoupe act less like a real Sam and > therefore I think they are a bad idea. > > > 3. start from non-SimCoupe directory > > 4. faster disk emulation (DOS is poor, Win32 is faster) > > It would be nice to be able to double-click on a dsk image, and have > SimCoupe load with that image in drive 1. You could then just press F9 to > load the game.
To be honest, I don't see the problem in having the F9 automatically pressed for you if you double click the image. Just think of it as having a Sam emulated with an SC_AutoBoot or whatever it was called... It doesn't have to behave any less like a real SAM, just have shortcuts to make time consuming jobs go faster. Hey, if a Spectrum emulator can have a % speed increase, or emulate a faster processor, I don't see why we can't have support for easier loading of SAM programs. That doesn't mean that the experienced user is forced to use those options, they can use it like a REAL SAM. A major feature of emulator's is that they make old machines more accessible to people who wouldn't otherwise use them, and features like this definitely make the SAM more accessible. Just my two cents, -- James R Curry - [EMAIL PROTECTED] "The Balloon Doggies DEMANDED it!"
