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From: Chris_Johnsen@mindlink.UUCP (Chris Johnsen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations
Subject: Re: Emulator Mechanics (sorry long post)
Message-ID: <5096@mindlink.UUCP>
Date: 10 Mar 91 17:41:44 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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What is the status of your program that translates or compiles executable IBM
binaries into 68000 assembly code?  It sounded from your article that you were
not interested in pursuing this any further.  If so, that's too bad.  I've been
reading the postings on this subject and, as yet have not been moved to doubt
the viability of some form of translator/compiler.  Would you be willing, for
the betterment of humanity, and for those inquiring minds that just want to
know, to release your program as a basis for further research in this quest?

I know that there are those that are more interested in compiler/translators
for various platform source executables other than the  IBM, but you would help
any wishing to work in tangental directions with your  source as well.  By
inspecting your work closely others could greatly speed  any development they
are entertaining.

For instance, Ray Cromwell (rjc@pogo.ai.mit.edu) writes:

Maybe we all should trying something like 'NetIBM'. What I mean, is like
Nethack, we should all participate in coding an IBM emulator. Each person might
post a small code segment (in assembler), the rest of us can compete optimize
it. I remember having a contest with some trying to optimize the 'size' of a
binary to decimal print routine, the final result was the code was reduced 300%
in size. (we kept passing the optimized source back and forth, each shedding a
few bytes.)

Please give this some thought.  I, for one would be very interested in looking
over what you have thus far accomplished.  Thanks for considering this idea.

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