From: kr-lund@nogarbage.online.no   
      
   Ira wrote:   
   > Knut,   
   >   
   > That is some mouthful.   
      
   Sorry for that, I just thought the explanation maybe could help someone.   
      
   > I do find Dave's emulator useful for certain things, such as reading   
   > high baud tapes, and for running at all out speed.  When I am asked to   
   > resurrect a SuperScripsit file to ASCII, it will take an eon in   
   > anyones emulator other than Dave's.   
   >   
   > However, I have found Dave's emulator to not behave well under XP, and   
   > its strongest point, being able to read real TRS-80 disks if mounted,   
   > is lost under XP already.   
      
   That is true. If there ever was an update I'd suggest to avoid the video   
   mode changes, as one point. The problem with the disks is XP's problem,   
   inherited from NT. Possibly one could write a windows XP driver for the   
   floppydrive with a TRS-80 mode, it would be allowed to access the   
   hardware directly, but this requires special knowledge and is beyond me,   
   at least.   
      
   SVD is probably the way to go (I'm waiting for it to get DSDD80   
   capability) but the serialport is also threatened. So SVD on USB? BTW   
   can the SVD be used with an USB to RS-232 adapter, have anyone tried?   
   USB to RS-232 has been a real disapointment to me, doesn't work with the   
   palm pilot, does work but very slowly on several applications.   
      
   > I guess it's all a matter as to what you are used to and prefer.  At   
   > this point, in all honesty, if it comes down to following the complex   
   > list of setup commands, below, or simply running Matt's windows   
   > emulator, I am not so sure that I would go for the complex list -   
   > particularly since they are, at least, equal in all respects that the   
   > standard user would need.   
      
   If you are just out to convert a few disks, print to a file, then it is   
   quite expensive if you have to register to do that.   
      
   As I said I don't use Matt's emulator, never found any need for it.   
      
   > By the way, although I have said it before, please let me publically   
   > thank you AGAIN for WAV2CAS :)   
      
   And I would like to thank you for all the work with the archive, which   
   is absolutely fantastic, just wonderful. :-)   
      
   I am working on WAV2CAS presently. The new version will be something   
   very different and versatile. I have lots of ideas but have restrained   
   myself quite much and will try to make a version as soon as possible   
   (don't hold your breath, it will still take some time) implementing only   
   a few of these ideas. :-)   
      
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   Knut   
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