Re: ZVG firmware / the future of ZVG

From: Gary McTaggart <gary.mctaggart_at_gmail.com>
Date: Tue Apr 17 2012 - 14:15:50 EDT

As long as moving to a modern platform doesn't mean inducing more latency,
I could see this being okay. Windows definitely isn't the answer, maybe a
version of Linux is.

On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 8:25 AM, Jeremy Abel <jeremyabel@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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>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.
>>
>> B
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: 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
>> 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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