[Coco] Re: Any reason to put a 6309 in a Coco2?

[Brad Grier]

Torsten Dittel wrote:

>>I noticed a heavy emulation slow down on my machine if I'm in "Donut
>>Dilemma" and set the speed setting to "Fast". It's running smooth
>>with the "CoCo" setting. Might be another reason to remove the speed
>>button...
> 
> 
> I made some further testing and came to additional results:
> 
> a) If I change from "CoCo" to "Fast" speed, the CoCo's screen (and the
> sound) won't update as long as I move the mouse. This makes it
> impossible to play e.g. Buzzard Bait

Probably thread synchronization under heavy graphics causing starvation 
or deadlock.

> b) If I'm at "Fast" speed and make a change on one of the load tabs, the
> CoCo reboots (and it looks like it changes to "CoCo" speed again, like
> after pressing the "Reset" or "Power" buttons), but it's still written
> "Fast" on the speed button.

Ah, could be a bug. I'll probably remove the speed button soon anyway.

> c) For the moment not reproducable, but sometimes after some heavy use
> of the tabs , the applet changes into "slow motion" and it looks like
> something is hanging. I have to restart the browser to fix that. As soon
> as I can reproduce that behaviour, I'll send you how.

Hmm, haven't seen that one. If you can reproduce it, I'd appreciate it.


> d) There's some inconsistency in the usage of the "Accept" button at the
> bottom of the tabs. If I don't make a change on the "Cassette", "BIN"
> and "DISK" tabs, its function is more an "Cancel" or "Exit" than an
> "Accept"; anyway you don't have to confirm a selection on these tabs. On
> the "Config" tab, it has both functions: If you change to a different
> setting, it's "Accept", otherwise it's "Cancel". Solution: Make it to a
> "Cancel" button for all tabs, and add an additional "Accept" button on
> the "Config" tab (like the "Rewind Cassette" on the "Cassette" tab)

Good idea - I think the button was labeled "Return" before the addition 
of the "Config" tab.

> I hope it's still raining... ;-)
> 
> Regards,
> Torsten
> 

Torsten,

I hope you're not the only one using Mocha!

Brad