At 05:46 �� 4/1/2002 +0000, you wrote:
>On Fri, 4 Jan 2002, Phoebus R. Dokos wrote: > >>is around the ability to run native QL programs (ie m68k QDOS ones) through >>emulation of some kind just like Apple did when they crossed to the PowerPC >>platform and again when they crossed to OS-X or what Gateway is doing now >>with the new Amiga OS. If you can retain the ability to run older programs >>(and uQLx is excellent at that - a pity QPC doesn't exist for Linux/Unix) >>by embedding some sort of transparent emulation mechanism then you lost >>nothing and gained a whole lot more. In the UN*X world emulation techiques >>like that are common. so for example FreeBSD has the ability to run Linux, >>Sparc or System V binaries (granted all of them are similar in architecture >>but that's beside the point) > >In which case we should be pragmatic, and use Linux on cheap and fast >X86-based systems. > >Last night I ran QLAY 0.90 on my Athlon 1900+, and had to set the delat to >10000 to get a 1-second cursor blink. Way fast. > >Dave > Qlay although very black-QL compatible is not the way to go in order to get a usable QL system out of a PC... nowadays better go with QPC which will also allow you to see memory above 32 Megs ;-) AND with HIGH-COLOUR drivers as well :-)))) or uQLx if you have Linux (Extremely fast and well done with several goodies like HUGE virtual screens, full Linux FS access and TCP IP too :-) Phoebus
