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simonsunnyboy wrote:However sucha solution should be able to support disk siwthcing WITHOUT reboot of the ST.
simonsunnyboy wrote:That's a severe limitation! You often do not know in advance which disk images are going to be used.
In the end one would be left with having all images in the list and cycling through all of them until the right one is there...
muguk wrote:How it works on SDiskEmul is via the extra joystick port that's part of the device.
simonsunnyboy wrote:It is a limitation when you want to do more than gaming, e.q. development or using different data disks for music software/art packages/etc.etc/etc.
I agree the scheme you propose is entirely sufficient for ROm kiddiez style use
simonsunnyboy wrote:such a solution should be able to support disk switching WITHOUT reboot of the ST.
simonsunnyboy wrote:It is a limitation when you want to do more than gaming, e.q. development or using different data disks for music software/art packages/etc.etc/etc.
simonsunnyboy wrote:How is this eject supposed to work?
simonsunnyboy wrote:The ST would have to load some soft from this "Default image" which will trigger the disk exchange.
simonsunnyboy wrote:This is likely to override what is currently in the memory.
simonsunnyboy wrote:You'll probably need to supply a big TOS patch too...
alexh wrote:simonsunnyboy wrote:This is likely to override what is currently in the memory.
No more than loading any other OS legal TOS application.
simonsunnyboy wrote:AV2 means the device has its own video circuitry.
simonsunnyboy wrote:If it is independent from the ST (beside the floppy cable), there is no need to reboot the ST.
simonsunnyboy wrote:IMHO we disagree fundamental in the view of the ST and its uses
simonsunnyboy wrote: - so I probably will end with not considering such a replacement.
simonsunnyboy wrote:for me it is no game console where you just stick ROMz in and out....
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