Re: A86: Re: Great... An 86 Emulator and no decent ROM dump progr
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Re: A86: Re: Great... An 86 Emulator and no decent ROM dump program
Trey Jazz wrote:
>
> > But as for ROM dumps hindering TI's ability to produce emulators... I'd
> > have to say you're wrong there. If you ask me, distributing ROM dumps
> > doesn't stop TI from charging money for an emulator, it's people making
> > *FREE* emulators that hurt them. I mean, why buy an emulator when you
> > can just get some free one?
>
> first of all emulators wont hurt their calculator sales. lets face it
> the primary reason most ppl buy calculators is for skewl and u rnt gonna
> bring ur desktop or even laptop to class just to run an emulator of a
> calculator. second they arent very good at emulating programs anyway
> because a) the programs run way too fast on most computers and b) the
> control is bad for games . the only emulators worth making really are
> desktop computer emulators that run on the same input as the originals
> and maybe some halfway decent emulators that can use control pads
It doesn't matter whether distributing ROMs hurts TI, because they wrote
the ROM, and it's their right to do whatever they want with it. They
said not to distribute any of their ROMs, so don't!
Anyway, I find playing games on Randy's TI-86 emulator is just as good
as the real thing, I have no complaints.
Bill N.
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