Date   : Mon, 05 Sep 1994 14:23:49 +0000
From   : lamcw <lamcw@...>
Subject: LICENSING ROMS

james fidell wrote:

;I don't think it's got anything to do with the value of the ROMs.  What's
;more likely to be the issue is the potential lost revenue if it's possible
;for someone to continue using Beeb software on many different platforms
;for nothing rather than upgrading to Acorn's latest hardware, especially
;since they've put a fair bit of effort into supporting the older
;architectures (so I'm told).

i really can't see how a measly beeb emulator can affect someone's major
decision to upgrade to new hardware. a beeb emulator is nothing more than a
toy. a bit of nostalgia. once people have played frak,revs or elite for
5 minutes on it and got over the novelty of it, they won't be interested
anymore. it's only beeb diehards like us who'll really care. 

;> 
;> hi everyone,
;> 
;> just a quick note about my findings about invalid opcodes. i consulted
;> the 64doc note on the 6502... it was very useful. i implemented 3 or 4
;> of these 'invalid' opcodes and hey presto... zalaga started to work.
;> anyone interested in what they were i will post later (i can't remember
;> from memory what they were precisely).

;I'd like to see these, please.

i'll post some details tomorrow.


chris lam.