nguyent@balboa.eng.uci.edu (Thien Nguyen) (03/02/91)
In article writes: >p0.f744.n250.z1.fidonet.org!Shervin.Shahrebani.Of.250/744 >From: Shervin.Shahrebani.Of.250/744@p0.f744.n250.z1.fidonet.org (Shervin Shahrebani Of 250/744) >Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st >Subject: TT to get AT Emulator >Message-ID: <357.27CCB462@egsgate.fidonet.org> >Date: 27 Feb 91 18:31:24 GMT >Sender: ufgate@egsgate.fidonet.org (newsout1.26) >Organization: FidoNet node 1:250/744.0 - Leftover Hipp, Toronto ON >Lines: 4 > > >Atari has been working on a software version of an AT emulator for their TT computer (it should emulate VGA also). When released, it will be bundled with all TT's in the future and previous owners of TT's will get the software emulator for FREE! The emu >lator will considerably slow down operations because it is software and the 68030 is emulating an 80286/386 chip. Therefore, expect it to run at about the speed of a 12 Mhz AT which is pretty good. > >S.S. Considering that 25 Mhz, 68040 in NEXT emulates an PC AT at 12 Mhz, '030 emulating it at 12 Mhz is pretty good.
apratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt) (03/05/91)
nguyent@balboa.eng.uci.edu (Thien Nguyen) writes: >In article <something> <someone> writes: >>Atari has been working on a software version of an AT emulator for their TT >>computer (it should emulate VGA also). When released, it will be bundled >>with all TT's in the future and previous owners of TT's will get the >>software emulator for FREE! The emulator will considerably slow down >>operations because it is software and the 68030 is emulating an 80286/386 >>chip. Therefore, expect it to run at about the speed of a 12 Mhz AT which >>is pretty good. >>S.S. Don't believe everything you read, especially about Atari bundling stuff with computers for free and providing upgrades for free. In my *personal* opinion, it is unlikely, but I don't make marketing decisions around here. This is a No Comment on the subject on the emulation software itself -- that's not my department either. >Considering that 25 Mhz, 68040 in NEXT emulates an PC AT at 12 Mhz, '030 >emulating it at 12 Mhz is pretty good. A TT version wouldn't have Mach to contend with. Clock-time for running a program (as opposed to CPU time) could be faster on a 32MHz '030 with TOS (read: essentially zero OS overhead) than on a 25MHz '040 with Mach (read: UNIX). ============================================ Opinions expressed above do not necessarily -- Allan Pratt, Atari Corp. reflect those of Atari Corp. or anyone else. ...ames!atari!apratt
Shervin.Shahrebani.Of.250/744@p0.f744.n250.z1.fidonet.org (Shervin Shahrebani Of 250/744) (03/07/91)
Actually I had heard that PC Soft for the NeXT emulates the AT at at about 20 Mhz. S.S.