Beiträge von mega65 im Thema „Cartridge support“

    First, we can transparently emulate an reu from sd card. it will then behave just like the real thing.

    As fir 99.99% we would of course love this and work in that general direction. however the c65 is not even 99% c64 compatible. probably not even 80%. Our first goal is c65 compatibility and as much c64 compatibility as possible. by in the end it requires a LOT of work to get each extra 9. You are welcome to help us achieve them, of course.

    So, with regard to the cartridge port, as Deft has said, we only plan to support C64 cartridges, and not all of the crazier/more complex ones. There is no need for an REU, for example, when we can read from SD card faster than 1MB/second. Also, using a SuperCPU would just result in the machine running (quite a lot) slower.

    As for Z80 support, I appreciate that some people would like this, however, it isn't on our radar at the moment, because we have enough to do to simply create the machine, and the C65 doesn't have a Z80. Also, as mentioned above, it is likely quite possible to get reasonable Z80 emulation using the 48MHz 4510 in the MEGA65. If that isn't the case, then we can worry about finding another solution, but not before we are at the point where you all have MEGA65 computers on your desks.