Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!cbmvax!drysdale From: drysdale@cbmvax.commodore.com (Scott Drysdale) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations Subject: Re: Emulator Mechanics (sorry long post) Message-ID: <19614@cbmvax.commodore.com> Date: 7 Mar 91 20:15:07 GMT References: <4992@mindlink.UUCP> Reply-To: drysdale@cbmvax.commodore.com (Scott Drysdale) Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA Lines: 20 In article stevek@amiglynx.UUCP (Steve K) writes: >The idea of a "translator compiler" is very interesting. I could have sworn I >saw some talk about a IBM->Atari ST translator that exists on FidoNET. But >why is everyone talking about IBM? Why not Macintosh programs? Though I am IBM to Atari ST ports should be relatively simple. the ST essentially runs CP/M 68K with several extensions, much like ms-dos. so low level calls will pretty much translate directly, and you only have to worry about access to hardware. >- Steve Krulewitz - Fair Lawn, NJ - --Scotty -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Scott Drysdale Software Engineer Commodore Amiga Inc. UUCP {allegra|burdvax|rutgers|ihnp4}!cbmvax!drysdale PHONE - yes. "Have you hugged your hog today?" =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=