Date   : Mon, 27 Oct 2003 17:11:42 -0800
From   : Angus Duggan <angus.duggan@...>
Subject: Re: Elite A (Elite III) under BeebEm/ModelB Emulation

Andrew Hancock writes:
>Tom
>
>I thought you might be out there!
>
>Thanks for the quick response.
>
>I've download the version from Stairway to Hell (EliteA-unofficial.zip)just
>in case my DSD copy was corrupted. (FYI This version doesn't seem to be
>complete!) 

There is a possible problem with Elite-A in that it uses even more of the DFS
memory than the original Elite. If the disc does not stop between loading
files (save/load commander, docking/encyclopaedia/flying change) the DFS can
try to use cached data that has been overwritten. I don't know how this works
with emulation, the DFS (DNFS/HDFS/8271 DFSes) check the 8271 status register
to see if the disc is still spinning. It may be the emulation is not
providing an expected value.

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