PocketUAE

[bloodline]

Help!!! All the Sourceforge mirrors fail when I try to download the binaries!!

HELP HELP, I need those BINARIES!!!!

[Krusher]

Here ya go

http://members.chello.nl/xander.kok/PocketUAE-20040722-beta.zip

Why did they fail btw?

[bloodline]

Thanks, and thanks to gadgetmaster too! :-)

[GadgetMaster]

You're welcome  :-)

/EDIT

Just let us know how you get along?

[bloodline]

First things first!

Anyone using PocketUAE must edit the config file to match their adf/Rom file locations and names otherwise UAE will silently fail.

It runs quite slowly (even when I overclock to 530Mhz I only get about 40fps), but it does run well, all lowres screen modes look stunning (which includes most games).
I look forward to any optimisations that may be added. I would love to see a 68K->ARM jit... fingers crossed.

-Edit- I find windowed mode the most usefull since it allows the use of the keyboard.

The sound doesn't seem to work... I'm not sure why... I'm testing Lemings now, and it seems to be running at nearly full speed :-D

-Edit2- Sound didn't work because I had switched it off...  :oops:

-Edit3- Nope, sound still doesn't work :-?

[bloodline]

Does anyone know a good "notepad" program for the PocketPC (funny what PPC means now :-)), that will allow me to edit the UAE config file on the iPAQ rather than on my PC!

[Krusher]

bloodline wrote:
First things first!

...

It runs quite slowly (even when I overclock to 530Mhz I only get about 40fps), but it does run well,

...

What's with the framerate game these days anyway, the human eye cannot detect high framerates anyway, besides, the PAL tv system is 25 fps and NTSC 29,97 something, so it actually runs faster if you compare it to the original :-D

More interesting to know is, how well does the emulation behave and is it useful? Can you play.. uhm. Pinball Illusions on it?  :-D

bloodline wrote:
Does anyone know a good "notepad" program for the PocketPC (funny what PPC means now :-)), that will allow me to edit the UAE config file on the iPAQ rather than on my PC!

I'm shure something useful is listed here:

http://www.pocketpccity.com/software/pocketpc/utilities-texteditors-datesort-1.html

Sorry, don't have an iPAQ.

[GadgetMaster]

@Bloodline

Does anyone know a good "notepad" program for the PocketPC

Try:

http://www.freewareppc.com/docs/notepad.shtml



http://www.tillanosoft.com/ce/pnotepad.html

[bloodline]

when I say 39fps, I mean that the graphics update about 80% of native speed... that means if they can find another 20% speed up, it will run at full speed.

It behaves itself, no crashes... yet :-D

Sound is missing, and you have to put it into windowed mode to use the keyboard.

[Krusher]

Hmm, they have some work to do I guess  :lol:

But considering it's in beta.. Quite impressive.
It might make me buy an iPAQ if they get it right

[bloodline]

The sound problem I was having was not realted to PocketUAE, the sound is choppy... it seems to me that the chipset emulation is the bottle neck. I imagine that is where the developer will focus to see some speed improvements.

[Krusher]

Still, considering it's 2004, it's kinda stupid they can't emulate an Amiga just like that, what with all the processing power there is  :-D

I just keep wondering if it's possible today to fit all the custom chips in one chip and make an handheld based on that and a Coldfire processor. But that's a different story alltogether  :lol:

[bloodline]

Krusher wrote:
Still, considering it's 2004, it's kinda stupid they can't emulate an Amiga just like that, what with all the processing power there is  :-D

I just keep wondering if it's possible today to fit all the custom chips in one chip and make an handheld based on that and a Coldfire processor. But that's a different story alltogether  :lol:

It is cheaper and going to give better results to use the PocketPC platform and emulate an Amiga than try and recreate in hardware AND get it to run on batteries :-D

-Edit- Remember, this is the first public beta! I expect to see some speed ups as the developer spends more time on it.

[Krusher]

But wouldn't be a wet dream to have an Amiga handheld with real Amiga hardware in your hand  :lol:

How much would it cost these days? And who owns the chip designs?

edit: yup, what I said, it's still Beta and looking impressive sofar.

[bloodline]

hmmm :-) Funnily enough, I do get that Amiga feeling from my iPAQ :-D

In answer to your questions:
A huge amount of money and Gateway if anyone, but I imagine the designs have been dumped since they are totally useless now.