"Pointless" features. (Was: This ones for Toni..) - Page 3

MethodGit · 13 April 2007, 20:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

Debugger am-command.

Exsqueeze moi???

alexh · 30 April 2007, 22:58

This one is perhaps not really a "Pointless feature", ok maybe it is.

Automatic "Save State" feature.

Next time you've been playing that RPG for ages without saving and then you get killed etc. you can just go back to the "save state" for 5 minutes ago.

TikTok · 30 April 2007, 23:17

How about a feature where you have to turn off the emulator because your mum needs the TV to watch Coronation Street?

alexh · 30 April 2007, 23:46

Awe man that happened to me a lot before I turned 16 and got my own TV set.

mrbob2 · 02 May 2007, 22:52

what about an option to make the screen go black and white like my A500+ did when the humungous tv adaptor moved slightly! lol

27 May 2007, 03:11

Well here is an idea.. Howabout implementing a fake sort of interlace mode where the screen would flicker like it would if you set a 1084S or tv to interlace...

ORSM T · 27 May 2007, 09:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mad-Matt

I want to see correct aspect ratio correction function for 16:10 widescreen monitors

i have to kind of guess atm using the null filter to add the black bars.

Exactly what I do...

FromWithin · 28 May 2007, 12:22

Some way of having multiple MIDI outs from Bars&Pipes (reading the serial port data that is meant for the Triple Play Plus, for example, or hacking in something that could be used by a custom B&P tool) would actually enable me to do music properly inside WinUAE instead of using my real Amiga. That would be a very, very, very good thing.

potis21 · 28 May 2007, 22:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by TikTok

How about a feature where you have to turn off the emulator because your mum needs the TV to watch Coronation Street?

Piece of cake, just use "Clone" on the nvidia driver, connect your TV and tell her that you have the episodes dl'd from the 'net, but can't let her watch them now, 'cause you're about to finish that RPG you spent half your life on.

Minuous · 04 October 2007, 11:15

How about better floppy drive noise emulation, so we can run FloppyMusic, Gadaffi, etc.?

amix · 16 October 2007, 23:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by TikTok

How about a feature where you have to turn off the emulator because your mum needs the TV to watch Coronation Street?

Intelligent kids did not turn off their Amiga but explained their parents, why it was okay to leave it running and then, after the TV show was over, re-occupied the most prominent place in front of the TV, continuing, wherey they left it behind

smoorke · 17 October 2007, 00:08

- Leaking RTC Battery emulation
- Broken Scart Connector emulation (with an option to fiddle the connector to get that missing color/audio channel back)
- Lost CDTV/A570 CD-Caddy emulation

amix · 17 October 2007, 00:25

Or what about a button:

"Create random soldering-accident on PCB" ?

Of course, the outcome of this accident would need to be emulated with 100% accuracy.

Minuous · 17 October 2007, 02:59

Emulation of A3000/A4000-type battery RAM?

exoticaga · 17 October 2007, 07:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by amix

Or what about a button:

"Create random soldering-accident on PCB" ?

Of course, the outcome of this accident would need to be emulated with 100% accuracy.

You mean accurate as in a dead amiga, more so a dead winuae.. That's pointless, no use what-so-ever. This could be one of the top pointless posts in this thread.

Imagine the bug reports that could be generated, by pressing the button.
Help.....
winuae crashed
winuae no longer working help!!!

Toni Wilen · 17 October 2007, 08:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minuous

How about better floppy drive noise emulation, so we can run FloppyMusic, Gadaffi, etc.?

gurumusic works and I don't see any information about above programs -> try again.

Quote:

Emulation of A3000/A4000-type battery RAM?

Already emulated (If you mean tiny memory included in A3000/A4000 clock chip). Note that data is not saved to file.

amix · 17 October 2007, 15:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by exoticaga

You mean accurate as in a dead amiga, more so a dead winuae.. That's pointless, no use what-so-ever. This could be one of the top pointless posts in this thread.

No, what I meant was more finegrained. Once I had a guy coming to repair my Amiga floppy-disks. Two real Amiga HD disks, pretty valuable. He had a soldering accident and that lead to my floppy controller being burnt. The one on the mainboard. And the ones in the drives. So I can use the Amiga (A4000) but not the floppies.

Hit "Create Random Soldering Accident".

exoticaga · 17 October 2007, 22:53

@amix Your pointless idea has many pointless variables that can go wrong.

Toni might just implement it, he likes such pointless ideas seemingly.

amix · 18 October 2007, 01:27

Glad you find it pointless. That's my favourite POV.

turrican3 · 18 October 2007, 01:57

add a random config launcher with a timer

17 October 2007, 00:08	#52
smoorke Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ghent/Belgium Age: 43 Posts: 247	- Leaking RTC Battery emulation - Broken Scart Connector emulation (with an option to fiddle the connector to get that missing color/audio channel back) - Lost CDTV/A570 CD-Caddy emulation Last edited by smoorke; 17 October 2007 at 00:29.

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30 April 2007, 22:58	#42
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,356	This one is perhaps not really a "Pointless feature", ok maybe it is. Automatic "Save State" feature. Next time you've been playing that RPG for ages without saving and then you get killed etc. you can just go back to the "save state" for 5 minutes ago.

30 April 2007, 23:17	#43
TikTok Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Malayasia Age: 43 Posts: 657	How about a feature where you have to turn off the emulator because your mum needs the TV to watch Coronation Street?

30 April 2007, 23:46	#44
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,356	Awe man that happened to me a lot before I turned 16 and got my own TV set.

02 May 2007, 22:52	#45
mrbob2 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: sheffield Posts: 332	what about an option to make the screen go black and white like my A500+ did when the humungous tv adaptor moved slightly! lol

27 May 2007, 03:11	#46
stifler006 Posts: n/a	Well here is an idea.. Howabout implementing a fake sort of interlace mode where the screen would flicker like it would if you set a 1084S or tv to interlace...

28 May 2007, 12:22	#48
FromWithin Music lord Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 50 Posts: 630	Some way of having multiple MIDI outs from Bars&Pipes (reading the serial port data that is meant for the Triple Play Plus, for example, or hacking in something that could be used by a custom B&P tool) would actually enable me to do music properly inside WinUAE instead of using my real Amiga. That would be a very, very, very good thing.

04 October 2007, 11:15	#50
Minuous Coder/webmaster/gamer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Canberra/Australia Posts: 2,642	How about better floppy drive noise emulation, so we can run FloppyMusic, Gadaffi, etc.?

17 October 2007, 00:25	#53
amix Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Budapest/Hungary Posts: 19	Or what about a button: "Create random soldering-accident on PCB" ? Of course, the outcome of this accident would need to be emulated with 100% accuracy.

17 October 2007, 02:59	#54
Minuous Coder/webmaster/gamer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Canberra/Australia Posts: 2,642	Emulation of A3000/A4000-type battery RAM?

17 October 2007, 22:53	#58
exoticaga Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK Posts: 446	@amix Your pointless idea has many pointless variables that can go wrong. Toni might just implement it, he likes such pointless ideas seemingly.

18 October 2007, 01:27	#59
amix Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Budapest/Hungary Posts: 19	Glad you find it pointless. That's my favourite POV.

18 October 2007, 01:57	#60
turrican3 Moon 1969 = amiga 1985 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: belgium Age: 48 Posts: 3,913	add a random config launcher with a timer

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