Actually I produced the very first IDE interface (later became the SD Soft
IDE Interface, with one chip missing which caused all sorts of problems) for
the SAM and it was based on a Dutch design from the Speccy. So sorry but
Speccy got there first.
Ian
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From: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 1:37 AM
Subject: RE: New SAM emulator for Windows
If its emulating the SID then id be worried about copyright. The SID
interface is a current piece of hardware
I am the owner of the original SID interface (bought directly from Mr
Piggot) and have not been interested in developments of the X128, even
have not been in touch with the author yet.
From a legal point of view, that seems to be a nonsence. Has anyone the
copyright for booking the ports?
Sam-users were not the first who have connected the SID to the ZX Spectrum
(compatible) machines, I remember some developments in east Europe.
However, as I know, Mr Piggot and Mr Owen were the first with a full
software support (and the most valuable real C64 processor emulation
besides).
Thinking in the terms of the above mentioned copyright philosophy, sam
users, I think, were the very first with an IDE interface and should have
been entitled to the rights for many Speccy devices and emulators. :-)
I will ask the developer to follow this forum.
Hopefully the new X128 will bring some old good Speccy interfaces
connected to our real SAMs into the virtual live.
Eventually we could use even snapshots - after many years of waiting...
J.
