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Re: OS4 and classic software?
« on: January 07, 2010, 01:46:58 AM »
The x86 Linux version of EUAE has a JIT compiler and OpenGL-based graphics acceleration support.  The PowerPC versions don't have a PowerPC JIT compiler or enough OpenGL support to run the accelerated backend.

OS 4 needs a new Classic Amiga emulator soon.  Only system-friendly apps will run without a Classic emulator under the Petunia JIT compiler.
 

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Re: OS4 and classic software?
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2010, 02:16:02 AM »
The problem is that there are a couple of emulators.  Petunia on OS 4 will run non-hardware-banging software using native Picasso 96 video and AHI audio with its JIT compiler.  Trance on MorphOS does the same thing but with CyberGFX video.  EUAE actually emulates the chipset but doesn't have a PowerPC JIT compiler for the processor.

Petunia is not GPL like the rest of EUAE.  That prevents the JIT compiler from being used with the chipset emulation.  Since the new hardware will have a multithreaded sidekick chip, I'd expect new chipset emulation to be released for it eventually.