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- From: crj10@phx.cam.ac.uk (Clive Jones)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn
- Subject: Re: New machines
- Message-ID: <1992Nov15.231415.25944@infodev.cam.ac.uk>
- Date: 15 Nov 92 23:14:15 GMT
- References: <1992Nov14.222439.16632@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
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- In-Reply-To: mhussain@nyx.cs.du.edu (manar hussain)'s message of Sat, 14 Nov 92 22:24:39 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov14.222439.16632@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>, mhussain@nyx.cs.du.edu (manar hussain) writes:
- > I believe that the 486SLC upgrade card comes with its own software
- > which does not actually use the acorn emulator - but you do require a copy
- > of the PC emulator for licensing requirements
-
- Parts of the PC Emulator code ARE used. I'm not sure which bits, but I suspect
- that the Graphics Adaptor emulation, and hard disc/floppy disc drivers at least
- are used.
-
- > In addtion to this there is a software upgrade - I believe
- > existing users of their PC cards can get one free?? - which will allow the
- > card to use a configurable amount of processor power from the ARM to
- > provide WINDOWS acceleration.
-
- Not a configurable amount of power, as far as I know, but, essentially, yes.
-
- --Clive.
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