Interesting YT video about "Sidecartridge TOS emulator"

Started by Petari, 02-08-2025, 10:23:52

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Petari

Dima Sobolev recommended it to me. I added there comment, but it will be deleted soon most likely.YT video
So, here is my comment:
"Lot of wrong terminology. It is not TOS emulator. There is TOS ROM switch (what I made long time ago - 1992 in my ST and also in my Sinclair Spectrum (of course it is OS ROM switch there) . GemDrive is something done for first time in Steem Atari ST(E) emulator - 2005, called there just 'Hard disk' - it is actually kind of hook/replacement of TOS-es FAT16 filesystem functions - so will access, deal with files on host computers DIR (selected by user) - what will appear as Atari ST logical drive (partition) . But it is not full disk access like it is with usual harddisk drivers and regular TOS usage, No low level disk access, and some SW using that.
  And most funny: my integrated driver in iTOS 'does not like other drivers' - haha - it does not need other drivers, as it does basically same thing, so why would start other driver when integrated one is activated ? Plus, if you attach some hard disk/SD card with 'other' driver  integrated one will not activate - shame on you 'other drivers' - you don't like my integrated driver !  ??
 Well, sarcasm aside: my iTOS (all versions) allow user selection of integrated driver - will work only with DOS FAT16 partitioned media  or  autoboot driver on media, and usual AHDI type partitioning too, for compatibility. Autoboot can be with DOS type FAT16 - what format integrated partitioner produces. It has some advantage over TOS (AHDI) type FAT16 - for instance much less RAM needed for disk buffers (no large logical sectors).
Visit my site, e-mail me for more details about my SW, about TOS generally.  "
 

Petari

And as was to expect - deleted. Some just can not stand that they are not in right. And not able to give real answers, so let's delete it. This will make this World better for sure :-(
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