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The "Not Quite Amiga but still computer related category" => Amiga Emulation => Topic started by: Ral-Clan on October 24, 2016, 01:59:04 AM
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Hi guys,
For many years I used MIDI sequencing software on real Amigas to create music. Then for many years after that I used the same Amiga software through WinUAE (emulation) and it worked great. MIDI is well supported in WinUAE.
A few years ago I switched to Linux and therefore to FS-UAE, the native Amiga emulator for Linux operating systems. It's pretty good, but it doesn't support MIDI.
Just a few days ago I tried installing WinUAE on Linux using WINE. Much to my surprise, the MIDI support in WinUAE works under Linux! In fact, WinUAE actually performed faster than FS-UAE in many aspects (i.e. graphics rendering). I should have tried this much earlier, but I had always assumed WinUAE would take a performance hit in WINE on Linux. I also thought that if Linux-native Amiga emulators were unable to support MIDI, then surely it would be unlikely that a Windows app would know how to use MIDI interfaces being run through all those layers of abstraction (AmigaOS ---> WINE ----> Linux).
Anyway, I'm just posting this here for anyone who might not have known that this could work. As I said, I was very surprised....the timing also seems to be reliable in my brief testing (both recording and playing MIDI information).
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I am a novice using Linux but would like to try FS-UAE or WinUAE. Where can I find copies of either emulation for the Commodore Amiga. I own JForth for the Amiga and would like to continue programming in that language if either of these emulations will support it.
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I am Levi Allen and I just posted for Quick Reply asking where I can obtain a copy of FS-UAE or WinUAE for Linux. My email address is leviallen@comcast.net.
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Try Googling "FS-UAE" or "WinUAE".
WinUAE is for Windows. Hence the name.
FS-UAE is available via the repositories of whatever Linux distribution you choose to install.
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@ral-clan
true -- but winuae works well for me under WINE on my fedora and opensuse installations.
-- eliyahu