Archive for October, 2007

High-resolution rendering in fMSX

Monday, October 29th, 2007

Hi-res rendering (for screens 6, 7 and 80-column text) in fMSX is proving to be less useful than I assumed it would be. The difference is mostly noticeable in the ... Read more..

Posted in fmsx, psp
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Media Engine

Monday, October 29th, 2007

I've been spending some time researching the Media Engine processor lately, to see how it can be incorporated into any of the current emulators. The gist of it is that ... Read more..

Posted in emulation, psp
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Future of fMSX

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

If you're a fan of the fMSX (my personal favorite) emulator, you might be interested to know what the future plans are. Since the emulator's recent speed boost (and various new ... Read more..

Posted in fmsx, psp, todo
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PSP “Slim” binaries added

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

PSP "Slim"-compatible binaries have been added for all my emulator ports. Visit the specific emulator's site and click the 'Firmware version 1.00 and 2.00+' binary link to download EBOOT's compatible ... Read more..

Posted in atari800, colem, fmsx, handy, neopop, psp, release, sms plus
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New emulator? Yes, of course

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

Continuing the proud tradition of new PSP emulators is Handy PSP, the popular Atari Lynx emulator. Here are some of the features: Various orientation modes (90, 270 degree rotation, vertical flip ... Read more..

Posted in emulator, handy, release
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Open source emulator ports

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

While porting an emulator, often times it's helpful to see how authors of other ports handle certain challenges. Over time, a number of small issues have prompted me to look ... Read more..

Posted in emulation, rant
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Emulator popularity

Sunday, October 14th, 2007

One of the advantages of using a detailed visitor reporting service, like Google Analytics, is the ability to get a better idea of the popularity of specific sites with specific ... Read more..

Posted in emulation, emulator
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Atari800 PSP version 2.0.3.27 released

Tuesday, October 9th, 2007

This version adds the ability to switch/eject the disk in drive 0 Download Read more..

Posted in atari800, psp, release
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Multi-disk support for Atari800

Thursday, October 4th, 2007

A reader recently left a question asking whether Atari800 supports switching disks mid-emulation without rebooting (similar to fMSX PSP). There's currently no such feature, but improving classic computer emulators are what ... Read more..

Posted in atari800, emulator, psp
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fMSX PSP version 3.4.1 released

Monday, October 1st, 2007

New version of fMSX PSP is out -- this is mainly a maintenance release, bringing the PSP port up to par with the official release. Read more..

Posted in fmsx, psp, release
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