Re: [NTLK] Newton MAME

From: Gareth S. Long (gatch_at_ntlworld.com)
Date: Sun Jan 11 2004 - 07:26:03 PST


> Might I say that this would be extremely, extremely, extremely cool?

Well, I certainly hope that it will run well :-)
 
> Sounds like a very familiar setup ;) Would that company you work for
be
> located in Birmingham?

That's the one :-)
 
> > Use of the keyboard or 'hot zones' on the screen for direction
control
> > is an idea, though I'd appreciate any ideas that you all may have.
>
> Maybe it would be possible to hack together a small controller/joypad
> which emulates the original Newton keyboard...

I would hope so. I'll definitely find a way of presenting the game's
input keys on the screen somehow, and show a method with which two
button can appear to be pressed at once.
 
> > Anyway, these are all thoughts. Let me know what you think!
>
> If you need any information regarding hacking the low-level NewtonOS,
> I'd be more that willing to help, and I'm sure that others doing
Newton
> reverse engineering feel the same.

Thanks, that would be appreciated!

I'll start by preparing my build environment and getting it compiling.

Cheers,

Gareth

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