zerkle@iris.ucdavis.edu (Dan Zerkle) (03/01/91)
[ I nominate this program the most likely to generate reports to the ] [ author, although AmigaUUCP is right in there. Note that the file ] [ will eventually be moved out of /incoming/amiga to somewhere else. ] [ -Dan ] I have just uploaded a demonstration version of an IBM emulator to abcfd20.larc.nasa.gov. It is called IBeM.lzh and it can be found in the directory /incoming/amiga. This emulator is specifically written for the 68020/030 processors. It will only run on machines which are equipped with one of these processors, eg a 2500/20, 2500/30 or 3000. The IBM emulation includes complete 8088 emulation, CGA graphics support (including both 40 and 80 column text), hard disk support, floppy disk support. There is at the moment no serial or parallel ports simulated. The emulator requires that you have at least two megabytes of fast RAM in your system (standard with 2620 or 2630 cards). While it has not tested on an amiga 3000 or on WB 2.0, the program is completely legal in all its OS calls, and should run without problems. The emulator does not take over the entire computer and runs simply as a task. [ Editor's note: The next two paragraphs came after I asked a couple ] [ of questions. Note that MSH does not work with KickStart 2.0. -Dan ] Users will have to provide their own copy of MS-DOS. To use it, they will need to use a device driver which enables them to read MS-DOS formatted disks. MSH is a shareware product which has such a driver with it. (I think there is also one with CrossDos, but as I don't have CrossDos I can't verify this.) I cannot supply MS-DOS, so users will have to get their own copy (license agreement? This was written in my own back yard...) The BIOS has nothing to do with any manufacturer, it is also all my own (and 99% of it is actually 68000 code, not 8088 code anyway!) The demonstration version which has been uploaded is called IBeM.lzh and has the following limitations: 1) Maximum hard disk partition for the IBeM is 2MB. 2) Only one floppy disk is allowed. 3) The emulator stops running after 15 minutes (non-destructive). Anyone wishing to get the version without these limitations can send US$30 to: Mark Tomlinson 30 Kirner St Christchurch 9 New Zealand. E-mail reports of any bugs found to: tomlinson@elec.canterbury.ac.nz -- Please see monthly postings for the disclaimer, the introduction, the charter, and submission instructions. Comments to zerkle@iris.eecs.ucdavis.edu. Submissions to announce@iris.eecs.ucdavis.edu. Flames to /dev/null.