2012-12-21 13:37:03 +01:00
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xroar (emulator for 6809-based systems)
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2010-04-17 03:53:15 +02:00
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XRoar is a Dragon emulator for Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, GP32, Nintendo
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DS and Windows. Due to hardware similarities, XRoar also emulates the
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Tandy Colour Computer (CoCo) models 1 & 2.
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2014-03-14 10:35:57 +01:00
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Optional dependenies:
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gtkglext - if you want a full GTK+ user interface, install gtkglext
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before building xroar.
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jack-audio-connection-kit - if you want to use JACK for audio output,
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install jack-audio-connection-kit and set JACK=yes in the
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environment before building xroar. If JACK audio has x-runs,
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try 'setcap cap_ipc_lock,cap_sys_nice=ep /usr/bin/xroar'.
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2012-12-21 13:37:03 +01:00
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2016-10-16 19:30:38 +02:00
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SDL2 - if you prefer SDL2 to SDL1, install SDL2 before building xroar.
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I haven't noticed any difference between xroar built with SDL1 or
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SDL2, but the option is there in case you need it.
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2010-04-17 03:53:15 +02:00
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To usefully emulate the Dragon or CoCo, you will need the images of
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the system ROMs for the target system. The ROM images must be copied to
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/usr/share/xroar/roms, and must be given the filenames xroar expects. See
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the xroar info page or /usr/doc/xroar-$VERSION/xroar.html for details
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on ROM files.
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2010-04-17 03:53:15 +02:00
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If you want to include ROM images in the package, get the files
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"coco.zip", "coco2.zip", "cocoe.zip", "dragon32.zip", and/or
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"dragon64.zip" from any site that carries MESS BIOS images. Place them
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in the directory with the SlackBuild script before running it. The
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resulting package cannot be redistributed (that would violate both the
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GPL and the original copyright on the ROM images).
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If you don't include the ROM images, it's still possible to run
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some Dragon32 software: the package includes a freeware ROM image
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(mini-dragon.rom) that partly reimplements the original ROM code. This
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is enough to run at least some cartridge-based games.
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More information on the Dragon and CoCo computers:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80_Color_Computer
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http://archive.worldofdragon.org/index.php?title=Main_Page
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http://archive.worldofdragon.org/archive/index.php
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