Re: IIgs & ROMBANK

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

mressl@gmail.com wrote:
> It's a very ambitious project: to emulate the whole Apple II line and
> several of its interface cards.
>
> And yes, TCP/IP networking is something I'd like to see there. But
> there's still a long road ahead.
>
> Here are some things I can report as of now:
>
> * It's scanline-accurate (meaning that the video frames you get on a
> real Apple II and on the emulator are the same)
> * It has correct NTSC and PAL timing
> * IRQ and RESET lines are accurately emulated
> * Many video subtleties are emulated, like the left and right border
> effects on the Apple II, or the 7 MHz LORES mode
> * It captures the mouse
> * It reads Apple II and Apple IIe character set rom images
> * It has support for the Videx Videoterm 80 column card
>
> I just wish the to-do list wasn't so large.

IIRC, the list keeps getting longer until you're 90% done, then
it gets shorter during the second 90%.  ;-)

-michael

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