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   On Fri, 10 Jan 2020 19:57:00 +1300, Ed Vance wrote:   
   >   
   > 01-10-20 11:55 Andreas Kohlbach wrote to rbernardo@iglou.com about Re: Mega65   
   > Retro Computer   
   >   
   >  AK> @MSGID: <5E18D845.3450.cbm@capitolcityonline.net>   
   >  AK> @REPLY: <5E18599C.3449.cbm@capitolcityonline.net>   
   >  AK> On Thu, 9 Jan 2020 21:41:52 -0800 (PST), rbernardo@iglou.com wrote:   
   >  >   
   >  >      Development of the Mega65, a clone of the Commodore 65, is   
   >  > progressing slowly but surely.  Prototyping has gone on for a few   
   >  > years, prototype boards have been sent out to beta testers, and now a   
   >  > Kickstarter campaign has started to gather money to build the steel   
   >  > moulds (molds) for the injection-molded cases of the Mega65.   
   > -SNIP-   
   >  AK> Interesting to see how that develops. Luckily I have an emulator able   
   >  AK> to emulate almost any machine with a microprocessor in it and was able   
   >  AK> to see how the C65 works.   
   >   
   > I seldom turn on the C=64 and have WinVice but haven't tried to use it for   
   > a long while but I enjoy reading about the new developments for the C=64.   
      
   The C65 is not a new development. It's like the "Commodore 64 Maxi" a -   
   umm - replica. Emulated.   
      
   > Your writing about the emulator has me wondering if You wrote it or if it   
   > is a free download.   
      
   Yes, it's called MAME. Earlier it could only emulate arcade video games,   
   since merging with MESS some years ago also computers, including   
   Commodore PET, VIC 20, C64 and C65, C128 (just took a video booting into   
   CP/M using the emulator at ),   
   Amiga.   
      
   Talking about these replicas (retro computer and -consoles), they usually   
   have MAME on a rom. You can get MAME for most computers at   
    for free. You also need "driver" (containing   
   hardware specs to emulate them, plus BIOS or firmware) files.   
      
   > I'm thinking that Your emulator is ran on a C=64, or do You use some other   
   > brand of gear with the emulator.   
      
   The emulator runs on Debian Linux here. But is also available for   
   Windows, Linux, Mac OS, even MS-DOS or exots like Haiku. I think there is   
   even a version for the Amiga, so you can run a C64, PC, Atari or what   
   ever on your real Amiga hardware. But that will be painfully slow. But you   
   can. :-D   
      
   > ... Have you checked your smoke detector batteries & Fire Ext, LATELY?!   
      
   Mine is connected to the grid and has no battery, I checked.   
   --   
   Andreas   
      
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