Re: [NTLK] Newton MAME

From: Gert Menke (g.menke_at_gmx.net)
Date: Sun Jan 11 2004 - 06:36:23 PST


Hi,

> I was also involved in the MESS project from the beginning. This is an
> emulator (available on Mac, PC and a lot of other systems) designed for
> emulating computer and console-based systems. This could be ported to
> the Newton as well at some stage, but interestingly, possible a Newton
> emulation could be developed. This may help with connectivity.

That'd be really cool! Imagine a Newton emulation running on a Shap Zaurus...

I always wondered if it could be possible to hack the Newton's ROM to run on
an Ipaq or something similar. The hardware (esp. the CPU) of the early Ipaqs
is quite similar to the Newton, isn't it?

Regards,
Gert

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