Re: [openMSX-devel] New updated National / Panasonic MSX System Configulation.

[Wouter V. <wou...@pi...>]

On Sat, 29 Mar 2003, atarulum wrote:

> Hi.
>
> > I understand, but it is a lot clearer to use the
> > full name, I think.
> > Users can always make symlinks to shorter names, and
> > most of the time
> > they will use only one machine, which they can set
> > in settings.xml
> > (default machine).
>
> If you want to use the full name, the following is better
> for example.
>
> shares/machines/MSX_National_FS-1300
> shares/machines/MSX2_Panasonic_FS-A1
> shares/machines/MSX2plus_Panasonic_FS-A1FX
> shares/machines/MSXturboR_Panasonic_FS-A1ST
>
> Because many of users don't know what type of MSX is.
> So it has better add MSX type at folder.
>
> Or the following is better.
>
> shares/machines/MSX/National_FS-1300/
> shares/machines/MSX2/Panasonic_FS-A1/
> shares/machines/MSX2plus/Panasonic_FS-A1WSX/
> shares/machines/MSXturboR/Panasonic_FS-A1GT/
> is better.
>
> Many of users don't know what is National_FS-XXXX /
> Panasonic FS-A1XXX's type.

In the next version of our configuration files, we should put a section
like this:

  <machineinfo type="MSX2">
    <name>NMS-8250</name>
    <manufacturer>Philips</manufacturer>
    <year>198.</year>
    ...
  </machineinfo>

The GUI or launcher can then use this info to present the user a nice
menu to choose from.

> > OK, how abut the patches?
> > Does it fix certain softwares if you include those
> > patches? Or is it
> > only for hiding the fact that the emulation is not
> > perfect?
> >
>
> I don't know what this patches are.

This part of the configuartion file:

	<parameter name="0x3FF0" class="patch">0x00</parameter>
	<parameter name="0x3FF1" class="patch">0x33</parameter>
	<parameter name="0x3FF2" class="patch">0xFF</parameter>
	...


Wouter