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Propellor QL
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 1:09 pm
by dilwyn
After mentioning the MESS software QL emulator, I thought I'd mention this QL card, based on a Propellor chip. Keith Dunbar first brought it to my attention and we mentioned it in Quanta a while back, so I thought I'd mention it here with a link to its website for anyone interested:
http://propeller.wikispaces.com/pPropQL
Re: Propellor QL
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 3:47 pm
by Mr_Navigator
Interesting
*Rubs chin over and over*
*A question mark appears above the head*
Re: Propellor QL
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 4:59 pm
by Dave
I looked at this a couple of years ago - from these exact pages.
The propeller is maxed out just doing the standard BBQL display and basic functions, so it only gave a way to reproduce a BBQL and didn't really solve the problem of improving performance.
I made several attempts to contact the designer but received no response.
Re: Propellor QL
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 10:43 pm
by XorA
In the same vein someone has got a Vampire emulating 68000 at some ridiculous speed for the Amiga, I wonder if that would be helpful for a turbo QL.
http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?t= ... ht=vampire
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Re: Propellor QL
Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 1:55 am
by Dave
This is where I expect Peter Graf to join the conversation. I can predict he would explain that doing so is Very Hard. Emulated CPUs do not act *exactly* like the original CPU, as he learned to his great expense and hair pulling...