I should run SimCoupe on my Pandaboard to actually give it a real use! I have so many of these embedded arm board lieing around I should use them :-)
Graeme On 13/04/12 14:10, Simon Owen wrote: > Bonus points if you then run SimCoupe on it, to see if it still feels wrong! > > I created a quick SimCoupe binary for the Raspberry Pi back in Feb, which > I've tested in the development VM under QEMU. Still waiting for real > hardware to see how well it runs though. I was kinda hoping I pre-registered > early enough with RS, but I've not received one of the magic vouchers yet. > I'll have to see if my Farnell order works out... > > Si > > > On 13 Apr 2012, at 12:43, war...@wdlee.co.uk wrote: > >> There's something very cool about seeing a spectrum do all that (Even if >> it's really just the case with something else running emulation). I hadn't >> thought too much about the keyboard, but I suppose that would really be the >> major difficulty: Getting something that plays exactly like the original but >> maps to PC keyboard types for the emulator. >> >> In theory, you could get a cheap 2nd hand spectrum (even non-working one), a >> rasberry pi or beagle, and it would come to, what, somewhere under £50? And >> assuming some relatively easy method of fixing up the keyboard, you could >> fairly easily create your own. :-) (say's the person who knows nothing about >> it lol!) It'd be cool if someone created a general guide for doing it >> cheaply that way, with the appropriate software for the Pi or Beagle, and >> some extra gadget for the keyboard hookup. Then it would make a nice pack to >> sell to enthusiasts with little-to-no knowledge of hardware and electronics. >> >> Graeme, it would be very cool to see where you get with that! Definitely >> something you should get working. ;-) >> >> Warren >> >> Quoting Andrew Gillen <a...@joua.net>: >> >>> Hi Warren >>> >>> This idea reminds me of the ZX Spectrum that was modded to run linux. >>> >>> Check out >>> >>> http://www.retrothing.com/2009/04/modding-a-sinclair-zx-spectrum-to-run-linux.html >>> http://www.retrothing.com/2009/04/modding-a-sinclair-zx-spectrum-to-run-linux.html >>> and >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0qh7dvaH98 >>> >>> That Beagleboard solution isn't a cheap one, and it requires a fair bit of >>> hackery to get the keyboard sorted, but it looks like a fantastic result. >>> I'd like to try the PI out in a similar capacity, but I lack the degree of >>> expertise in electrical hackery unfortunately to see it through with any >>> confidence of success. If I can find a similar membranous keyboard to that >>> which was used on that set up for a low enough price, it won't stop me >>> trying, though. >>> >>> Much of the experience in playing old games is in using the old kit itself. >>> No amount of PC emulation and full stroke keyboard use can replicate that >>> ZX feel. >>> >>> SAMwise it is different, the keyboard is of a good enough standard for >>> emulation to represent a pretty accurate experience for me. >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> Andrew >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------- >>> From: <war...@wdlee.co.uk> >>> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 11:18 AM >>> To: <sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no> >>> Subject: ZX Spectrum 'relaunch' >>> >>>> Off on a bit of a non-SAM tangent (but probably somewhat related for most >>>> of us) I came across this the other day: >>>> >>>> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/8304237/ZX-Spectrum-relaunch-gaming-goes-back-to-the-future.html >>>> >>>> Lots of you have probably already heard this, but I don't remember it >>>> being mentioned, so thought I would! ;-) >>>> >>>> Supposedly a company were going to relaunch the zx spectrum this year (by >>>> the looks of it, as a 48k speccy keyboard that links up to an iPhone or >>>> similar to run an emulator), to coincide with the 30th anniversary, but >>>> it doesn't look like it's going to materialise any time soon. I know >>>> something similar is/was being planned for the C64? >>>> >>>> However, it got me thinking... Obviously in this day and age, many of use >>>> want to enjoy the retro gaming experience, but we haven't exactly got the >>>> space to keep things set up. I intend to have my SAM set up permanently >>>> at some point, but I very much doubt I'd ever get the space to dedicate >>>> to other systems, so clearly something that pleasantly replicates the >>>> original experience quickly and easily with modern advantages would be a >>>> pleasing alternative. >>>> >>>> So I figured, what would make an easy to use 'spectrum' emulator for >>>> playing all the old games? You'd want HDMI output for ease with modern >>>> televisions, SD card storage, and have it all fit into one of our old >>>> rubber keyed friends. How do you do this on a budget at that size? The >>>> first thing that popped into my head, is the Raspberry Pi (if it ever gets >>>> to selling!!). Small enough to probably fit in a speccy case, with HDMI >>>> out and card reader. Surely this could make for a fairly cheap and >>>> effective 48k Spectrum emulation experience? >>>> >>>> I think the Speccy is particularly suited, because let's face it, for most >>>> of us it was about the games more than anything. I don't think anything >>>> similar would work for the SAM, because what makes that such a unique >>>> experience (for me, anyway) is the original and additional hardware in >>>> addition to the software. But for a speccy I could see it being great fun, >>>> to play the games with ease on a keyboard that replicates the old >>>> experience but with updated advantages. (I think a SAM equivalent would >>>> have to be more along the lines of Colin's 'SAM-in-a-can' projects, but >>>> rather than old SAM parts, something that accurately replicates the >>>> original hardware with modern additions) >>>> >>>> Not being much of a tech person I'm not sure about the feasibility, but >>>> it seems like a wasted opportunity in todays market where retro-gaming >>>> has had somewhat of a resurgence? >>>> >>>> Warren >>>> >>
