Re: NES on Apple II

[Mike Pfaiffer <mike@digitalcivilization.ca>]

	I've read the other articles in the thread so far.

Bryan Parkoff wrote:
> NES on Apple II
>
>     Is it possible to copy NES' ROM into Apple II memory location before I
> can be able to program using assembly language to emulate NES' ROM.  I
> understand that NES uses 6502 microprocessor, but NES has more colors (256
> colorss?) than Apple II has.

	I'd say off the top of my head it might not be worth it to try and 
*directly* copy the NES ROMs into an Apple//. Your best approach would 
be to find a GS with an accelerator card and try to make a virtual machine.

	This is to say, try to picture the NES hardware being emulated by the 
GS. All calls for I/O are intercepted and handled by the emulator. 
Processing might be done in a separate (empty) bank of RAM reorganised 
to match the NES configuration.

	I have no clue how fast an NES is, but the emulator will have to be 
faster than a NES in order to handle I/O in a timely manner.

				Later
				Mike






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