Re: So near but....
Jeff Noxon (jeff@mrsagw.mrsa.com)
Tue, 15 Aug 1995 12:22:34 -0500 (CDT)
> > Getting SVGA cards into VGA compatibility mode is, unfortunately,
> > card-specific. This is normally done automatically by the card's
> > BIOS. However, MILO does not have an x86 emulator (yet?), so it has
> > to know about each and every card that it supports.
>
> Does a 386 need to be emulated, or will an 8088 suffice? Not that I can
> produce either, but I am interested in the size of the task.
I think I read somewhere that it emulates a 286. That aside, does anyone
know of a free x86 simulator that could be adapted for this purpose? I think
it would be a huge pain to try to support more than a few video adapters and
chipsets directly.
Jeff