Hi I'll try to talk to William about Speculator, I'm sure he will be quite happy to release the full version. I think he may well be surprised at the way the OS has evolved since he left the scene. Cheers
Malcolm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi All, > > Simon Goodwin is probably the best person to contact if you need to get > hold of William James (his emulator was called SPECULATOR, and Simon helped > on the code) They are both involved deeply with Linux and Amigas now, and > that emulator hasn't been updated since about 1993. > > If its a PD emulator you're after, ZeXcel is by far the best. Written by > Ergon (Davide Santachiara) and was the one I used for the Spectrum Emulator > CD I did for the QL a while ago (this has about 300Mb of games on it, > ordered alphabetically). Needs the Pointer Environment and a very fast > processor ie. Super Gold card or QXL or a fast QPC machine. Very compatible > with all the files I tried - runs the common .Z80 files found on Spectrum > internet sites just fine. > > I always found Spectator a bit crap (sorry Dr. Delhez) and hasn't been > updated in donkeys years - Xtricator, the ZX81 emulator he did was much > better (he did a QL and PC version). Speculator looks good on screen and > even came with a funky little piece of software called QSPEC which allowed > you to read spectrum audio cassettes directly via the QL network ports in > much the same way as a real spectrum, although this had to be purchased for > the full version - the version in the QUANTA library is limited to small > files I think. I'll ask Simon. > > ZeXcel is probably the best one to be updated for GD2 use if any are, as > its the most recent of all QL Spectrum emulators, and works on all systems > I've tried, plus its pointer driven, and overall is very polished. It > already uses some clever shading techniques to give the illusion of 8 > colours of the Spectrum when you are actually running it in MODE 4 on the > QL. There are a vast range of configurable options in it - ie. you can run > games in monochrome to speed them up if running on a slower system. > > Maybe Davide can throw more light on this if he is listening..... Davide? > > Cheers, > > Darren Branagh, > Bank Of Ireland Card Services, > Nassau House, 33/35 Nassau Street, Dublin 2. > Tel: 01-6176368 (Direct Line) Fax: 01-6176034 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > "Dilwyn Jones" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > net.co.uk> cc: > > Sent by: Subject: Re: [ql-users] >Spectrum Emulators > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > nu.no > > > > > > 25/10/2001 08:14 > > Please respond to > > ql-users > > > > > > > > >> Does anyone know of the status of the Spectrum emulators on the QL? >> Specifically: >> >> 1. Were they released to the pd? > > > Some were, I think the zmht wasn't. Most of the spectrum emulators > came from Davide Santachiara's company Ergon Development in Italy. > > Spectator was by Dr Carlo Delhez (he of QL Ungif and Zxtricator ZX81 > emulator fame) > > There is another Spectrum emulator by William James, don't remember > its name. > > ZexCel from Ergon is freeware. > >> 2. Are the authors still involved in the QL scene. > > > In most cases, no. Dr Carlo Delhez has his own Zxtricator website and > may be contactable via that. Davide Santachiara is contactable (I > think he's still ont his list), but not very active at the moment, > while I don't know about William James > >> 3. If they are, and if they read this list, would it be possible to > > update > >> (especially the Dynamic Compiler emulator (It was the ZM/Ht IIRC)) to > > use > >> the GD2... (and maybe some other roms apart from the mainstream 48 > > and 128 K)? > > Darren Branagh has compiled a Spectrum CD recently and may be able to > add further information. > > -- > Dilwyn Jones > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.soft.net.uk/dj/index.html > > > > > > > > ******************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. If you have received this email in error please > notify us immediately at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and delete this E-mail > from your system. Thank you. > It is possible for data transmitted by email to be deliberately or > accidentally corrupted or intercepted. For this reason, where the > communication is by email, the Bank of Ireland Group does not accept > any responsibility for any breach of confidence which may arise > through the use of this medium. > This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept > for the presence of known computer viruses. > ******************************************************************** > > >
