You are confused.
It is very different when a program doesn't work on NT since it uses DirectX
5, and when my conversion utility
works normally on NT, and only inr13 direct floppy acces doesn't work, since
there's no int13 on NT machines.
The program works and only some features are disabled.
Similarly my saa32 player, which can play on AdLib on Win9x. You are forced
to use another sound driver, which works on NT.
Of course there's one.
Actually if you install int13 system driver to your NT machine, you can use
that feature too. Obviously.
I might done some cleaner check of NT system, and disable problematic
features (to avoid crashes), but I am simply lazy.
Of course, I am lazy. It does nothing wrong to NT system, since the
application is terminated BEFORE it can do any bad things to it.
;-)
I go this way also because I never know what "new" features will be included
in next WinNT relese (2002?). Maybe it will support something from Win9x.
e.g. NT 4.0 doesn't support LFN in DOS, but NT 5.0 supports it. (This is
just an example.)
You can be sure that if I will have WinCoupe sources I will do something
like ASCW ;-)
Sam Coupe is just a clone of ZX Spectrum and you can do nothing wit it. :-()
He he he!!! ;-)
best regards,
Aley
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Simon Owen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 7:40 PM
Subject: RE: MESS & Sam Coupe emulation
Aley Keprt wrote:
> Are you really sure you want to discuss this here at sam-users?
It is SAM related, so why not? Oh, except for the fact that we've had
this discussion on the list before. Er, and that it's quickly
deteriorating into the usual squabble the list is oh-so happy to see.
*sighs* So, let's cut to the chase...
> Please stop thinking of SimCoupe as non-ZXS emulator.
Why? Doesn't the same suggest anything to you? "it does exactly what
it says on the tin" and all that.
> And finally, SimCoupe is GPL, so I can use it for ZXS
> emulation. - This was just a technical note. ;-)
Correct! You're complete free to take the sources and create a
derivative GPL project for Spectrum emulation and gaming competitions,
and whatever else takes your fancy. Why not add arcade Pac-Man and
Amstrad CPC emulation while you're at it, as they use a Z80 CPU too. In
fact, you could call it Aley's Spectrum Emulator for Windows by Aley
Keprt, have a picture of yourself on the splash screen, and even have it
playing God Save The Aley on startup - all up to you. ;-)
Equally, there's nothing that requires any Spectrum-only changes to be
incorporated into SimCoupé.
> features which rely on Win9x are unavailalbe (i.e. it crashes
> or something, but you still can use it, if you don't try to
> access floppies).
Right, so that's a 'no' to them 'working perfectly' on NT4/W2K then.
Si
