[B2-devel] Re: Mac OS X status

[<ni...@in...>]

I wrote:
> * I tried to give Basilisk II the ability to have multiple
>   emulations in one session, but the uae stuff didn't seem to
>   be re-entrant. So, multiple windows can be created, but only
>   one of them can be started

Gwenole replied:
> Indeed, you can't have multiple instances of the cpu core. I once derived
> a version that could do multiple-cpu emulation but this would break the
> JIT compiler now. This could be fixed but I doubt the common mortal would
> run multiple emulations in one session.

	True. And under most OSs the user can always start up another
B2 program.

	The other (similar) thing I was thinking of adding was the
ability to save the emulator's state in a file, so that you can go
back to where you were in the MacOS without having to boot it again.
Wastefull (e.g. file would be at least memory size plus registers),
but maybe a real time saver.



> >    * I never did get a working uae reset function
> 
> Do you mean m68k_reset() is actually called when you restart MacOS ? I am
> sorry but I am missing something there.

	I have a restart and interrupt button in the window, but I
never worked out how to get the emulator to actually do a restart
or NMI.


> Talking about icons, I realized we don't have any "official" icon for
> Basilisk. What do you suggest for non-MacOS X users ?

	Something with the "picasso" MacOS face would have some
meaning, since everyone that wants to run a Mac emulator has
probably seen that face. But it is probably copyrighted by Apple,
and I have violated that copyright by using it in my icon,
and the Apple lawyers are probably knocking on my door right now ;-)

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