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Mr.Ice
Registered: Nov 2007
Posts: 13 |
Unused power of c64 config
Hi,
I always wonder why nobody ever released something that will require four 1541 drives to run (5x 6502 running in parallel). Serial bus is of course slow but if You have large computations to do time to transfer data shouldn't be a problem. You can also use parallel cable instead of serial and then calculations/transfer ratio is very good:)
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Steppe
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 1510 |
I figure that might limit the potiential audience too much. One 64 and a drive is what most probably everyone can come up with. 2 drives maybe, but then it's getting harder. The excess drives are usually stacked away in the attic for future replacement. ;-) |
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Mr.Ice
Registered: Nov 2007
Posts: 13 |
Oswald: Pffff, stock setup is C64 without drive. Why don't use full power of stock C64 with 4 drive's instead of 1? PC demos are boring. What is Amiga?;)
Steppe: Today everyone has PC with emu so the audience is not a problem, also I think that party organizers should allow configuration proposed by me. |
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JackAsser
Registered: Jun 2002
Posts: 2014 |
@Mr.Ice: I really suggest you do it if you're so interested in it. ;D I mean, u ARE a coder and communication over the IEC bus is NOT rocket science. Do it! |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11386 |
@burglar: dont you remember what demo it was that was released on one of the x parties? they used two c64s which where synced via IEC ... i had a quick look at csdb but couldnt find it :/
i also remember something from JCH, which was probably released at TP. no details either =)
and there were a few more, some synced via IEC and some synced via userport, and also one or two used a joystick port connection. |
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Ninja
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 411 |
gpz: That was Dual Head at X2001. |
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Burglar
Registered: Dec 2004
Posts: 1101 |
groep, no I dont remember that one, I was probably drunk ;) |
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Mr.Ice
Registered: Nov 2007
Posts: 13 |
JackAsser: I can try;) but I don't expect any results before 2012:) |
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Mace
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 1799 |
Quote:Steppe said: I figure that might limit the potiential audience too much. The objective with this experiment is not to have a large audience but to make something that works with the proposed CPU power.
FD-Tools V1.05 hasn't got a large audience too, but that didn't keep the creator from making it... |
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Stryyker
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 468 |
I expect hardware makers to make software to facilitate their product to be useful. |
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Mace
Registered: May 2002
Posts: 1799 |
I sense negativity, lack of creativity and fear to fail...
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