Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!solo.csci.unt.edu!vaxb.acs.unt.edu!news From: wright@etsuv2.etsu.edu (BRIAN WRIGHT) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations Subject: IBeM (Was: PD Emulators...) Message-ID: <1991May13.005311.46707@vaxb.acs.unt.edu> Date: 13 May 91 05:33:47 GMT References: <53238@nigel.ee.udel.edu> Reply-To: wright@etsuv2.etsu.edu Organization: East Texas State University Lines: 47 Nntp-Posting-Host: etsuv2.etsu.edu In article <1991May11.130321.713@csc.canterbury.ac.nz>, chem194@csc.canterbury.ac.nz (John Davis) writes... >In article <53238@nigel.ee.udel.edu>, Gelson Dias Santos writes: > >> - IBeM - (I can't run on my A500...) > >the 68000 version of IBeM (which will work on ANY Amiga, with ANY amount >of memory) is very nearly ready according to Mark Tomlinson (the author). >I've actually seen it running - he's just trying to flush out the last >few bugs now... Well, since it looks like someone has some knowledge of the IBeM system, maybe you can help me with a problem. I have an A3000 and can't get the IBeM emulator running on my configuration. The thing I am perplexed about is that I have 4 megs, 2 chip and 2 fast. Once Kickstart is loaded I only have 1.5 fast and real close to 2 megs of chip. IBeM still does not seem to run, even on a completely blank system (the initial CLI and nothing else). Does IBeM require 2 megs of FAST ram free or just 2 megs of memory (ANY type) free? Whenever I try to run it and have the system disk in the drive, the screen goes black and the drive light comes for small amount of time and then it just quits. No errors, no gurus, nothing. Just comes back to what I was doing. It doesn't tell me anything. This version is the Demo version from ab20. Also, I am not using MSH, rather I own CrossDOS and thought that would do just as well. Should I get MSH and try it or is that a waste of time. I do prefer CrossDOS and would rather use it. On the same subject, I have a comment about IBeM. I still can't see why an IBM emulator requires 2 megs of ANY TYPE of RAM to run a system that can't use any more than 640k (other than paging). It makes NO sense to me whatsoever. I am sorry to say, that if a demo version that is supposed to run on my system doesn't I can't really see purchasing the full version as who knows if it will even run. If anyone can provide me with some insight to this problem, please do. I'd love to see this run on my 3000. Does this new version of IBeM require less memory? >----------------------------------------------------------- >| o John Davis - CHEM194@csc.canterbury.ac.nz o | >| o (Depart)mental Programmer,Chemistry Department o | >| o University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand o | -------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Wright wright%etsuvax2@ricevm1.rice.edu or wright@etsuvax2.bitnet -------------------------------------------------------------- Standard Disclaimer... not my words and all that jazz.