Re: GS Emulator

[mike@sys6626.bison.mb.ca (mike pfaiffer)]

David A Lyons <dlyons@apple.com> writes:
> On the topic of GS emulation, everyone should keep in mind an
> important distinction:  On a Power Macintosh, the 680x0 is being
> emulated, but the hardware is real (the PowerPC chip and the emulated
> 680x0 processor share the same address space).  On the other hand, a
> GS emulator running on non-GS hardware would necessarily emulate both
> the 65816 processor *and* the GS hardware, including the memory map. 
> Just an observation.
> 

        Just a thought... Is the 65816 (and the GS) less complex than the 
680X0 (and Macs)? If so, would any well written GS emulator for the 
PowerPC outperform an equivalent Mac or IBM emulator in terms of speed?

        I can just picture the waves now... "But why are you running a 
*GS emulator"? "Because it is the fastest emulator to run on the PowerPC 
plus the programs have been written for a slower machine. It really 
screams".

        Can you picture a side by side recalc in Appleworks, Lotus, and a 
Mac spreadsheet. With all respect... Apple would have a fit.

        Just a fantasy. Nothing more...

                                Later
                                Mike