Vectorlist Archives: RE: ZVG firmware / the future of ZVG

From: Barry Shilmover <barryshi_at_microsoft.com>
Date: Tue Apr 17 2012 - 11:28:22 EDT

I hear you.

However, go to a PC Recycle place and you can get an old MB, Power supply, sound card for around $40.

Building a modern PC for this is overkill (IMHO)

From: owner-vectorlist@vectorlist.org [mailto:owner-vectorlist@vectorlist.org] On Behalf Of Jeremy Abel
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 8:26 AM
To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
Subject: Re: VECTOR: ZVG firmware / the future of ZVG

I mean, the old ZVG is fine for folks with old DOS boxes with parallel ports, I don't think any of that needs to change if they are happy with the operation. Don't fix what isn't broke, right?
The problem I see is the parallel port is totally obsolete. Even a parallel port adapter won't reliably work with the ZVG. However, if we were to update the whole thing to USB, that would break all the DOS-land stuff, which is the concern, right?

On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Barry Shilmover <barryshi@microsoft.com<mailto:barryshi@microsoft.com>> wrote:
IMHO, the bigger issue is the software, not the hardware.

I have mine running in DOS and it runs great.

Loads quickly, I can turn it off without any corruption to the OS.

Up and in the menu in less than 15 seconds.

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From: owner-vectorlist@vectorlist.org<mailto:owner-vectorlist@vectorlist.org> [mailto:owner-vectorlist@vectorlist.org<mailto:owner-vectorlist@vectorlist.org>] On Behalf Of Al Warner
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 5:04 AM
To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org<mailto:vectorlist@vectorlist.org>
Subject: Re: VECTOR: ZVG firmware / the future of ZVG
To get back on target, I think the proper answer to the future of a new ZVG would be to come up with modern hardware and software. The current solution is designed around a dead platform from both sides.

My opinion is, if you have existing hardware, there are ways to make it work. The board has obsolete parts on it so it's future isn't in recreating it as-is, but in starting over.

YMMV

-Al-

On 4/17/2012 7:32 AM, Bryan McCraw wrote:
> Windows Zektor is still a work in progress I guess..
>
> http://www.radiantbacon.com/free-bacon
>
> Although it has been more than a year since an update, he mentioned in
> February of this year he was going to work on it again..
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