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Shadow
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Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 355 |
1541U or Chameleon?
So when I was at LCP2011 I saw that many were running 1541U:s, and even the compo entries were ran from one, so it seems like it's been a established hardware.
So I'm looking into getting one. But then I started reading about the Chameleon, which seems to promise to do almost the same, plus even more.
As the Chameleon is still seems to be in beta stages, I guess it's not easy to get any info on whether it's a better choice or not, but I thought I'd ask anyway.
1541U users though I guess there will be plenty of here, so let me ask you - how's compatibility? Does older trackloading demos run? What about disk-swapping, how many multidisk demos survive the freeze-switch-disk-resume cycle? |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11350 |
"but I couldn't find 'copy .prg files' function"
F5 in two panel mode :) |
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Hermit
Registered: May 2008
Posts: 208 |
Thx. I found the F5 in the list after upgrading the bios&core from the factory 'beta 7' to 'beta 8c'. (previously its place was empty in the help, only F6 was there.)
Special thanks for making it possible to use Chaco GUI in Linux via WxWidgets.
I'm impressed by the whole TC64 project very much :)
Good to see the fast improvement in the VGA mode (CRT emulation \o/). |
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Oswald
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 5086 |
"I'm quite pleased with it, amazing work" vs "only some demos worked"
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IMHO 1541 emulation is more important than CRT emulation. You can still get fine C= monitors, but you cant send over demos like a breeze using SD cards with a real 1541 and a sucky 1541 emu... |
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Hermit
Registered: May 2008
Posts: 208 |
As long as I can watch demos with my real 1541 drive the 1541 emulation is not a priority over the place on my desk occupied by the display and having clear picture when I compose... |
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Radiant
Registered: Sep 2004
Posts: 639 |
I really like my Chameleon, but the VIC-II emulation has a few bugs (sprite priorities in Natural Wonders 2 f.ex.) and the 1541 emulation chokes on some loaders (notably Booze Design) that the 1541U handles with no problems. I view it more as an interesting toy at the moment, and as a last resort if I can't get the regular video output to work on a particular screen. |
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Oswald
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 5086 |
Quote: As long as I can watch demos with my real 1541 drive the 1541 emulation is not a priority over the place on my desk occupied by the display and having clear picture when I compose...
thats a valid point with those priorities :) |
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