Re: mega65

From: smf <smf_at_null.net>
Date: Tue, 23 May 2023 17:29:32 +0100
Message-ID: <0c6325a4-f019-7a8c-7339-153a0271a2d7_at_null.net>
On 16/05/2023 18:12, groepaz_at_gmx.net wrote:

> Am Dienstag, 16. Mai 2023, 19:03:12 CEST schrieb smf:
> They once had the goal to "finish" the C65. That goal is now gone, they aren't
> even aiming for 100% c65 compatibility anymore (eg some VICIII features
> apparently cant be implemented due to how the core works).
Which features? I know they didn't support bitplanes, but do now.
>   And everyone is using the turbo mode and custom BASIC and extra "VICIII" stuff. They basically
> created an entire new platform, which has little to do with "C65".

The c65 had a turbo mode already, they just allowed 40mhz instead of 
3.5mhz. VICIII sounds like c65 to me, do you mean VIC IV?

> Chameleon still aims for 100% C64 compatibility - and it is not trying to
> create a new platform either. (U64 on the other hand is...)

U64 also aims for 100% compatibility too, though they both have turbo 
modes.

Turbo Chameleon looks like a new platform to me 
https://csdb.dk/forums/?roomid=11&topicid=95691
Received on 2023-05-23 19:00:02

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