More information on VSMC 9612(A) provided from IRC
               IRC Chat logs from #Emu arranged by Typhoon Z
                 Unwanted and unrelated materials filtered

--[The_Brain returns on a netsplit and my log begins!]-----------------------
*** The_Brain (thebrain@ns.iceonline.com) has joined #emu
<pisk> where is the new VSMC

--[The_Brain talks about speed]----------------------------------------------
<Lepper> the_brain: irq and refresh set to lowest value, comparing VSMC 9610a.5 and 9611
<The_Brain> lepper: ... The new version uses many different functions, and the speed in Windows may have been 
<The_Brain> lepper: MAYBE... I'm not sure... I'll check it out myself, tho... thanks.
<Lepper> hemm....
<The_Brain> lepper: (Try using IRQ = '2' and compare the two versions...)

--[The_Brain talks about ordering VSMC]--------------------------------------
<]RowaN[> The Brain: how can i order from England?
<The_Brain> rowan: All the information in on the www page.
<The_Brain> rowan: The same way you'd order from the U.S.
<The_Brain> rowan: (cept it's $5 more)
<]RowaN[> TB: "attach any necessary funds" says you form. How much is that in Pounds sterling?
<The_Brain> rowan: Read the www page.
<]RowaN[> TB: I may order after xmas, when I get enough money. Boy you drive a hard bargain!

--[Conventional Memory and using UNIVBE]-------------------------------------
* The_Brain sighs....
* EtherMan grumbles something about insufficient conventional memory
<The_Brain> etherman: Oh... yeah.. Alright... I will in the next version.
<EtherMan> TB: ?
<The_Brain> etherman: How much've you got?
<Typhoon_Z> TB: Optimize VSMC so it uses less conventional memory! =)
<The_Brain> tz: ... I could... But then it wouldn't be any fun! :)
<Typhoon_Z> TB: Well, I can't run it with UNIVBE now.
<Typhoon_Z> TB: UNIVBE sped VSMC up for me by 33% in graphics routines.
<The_Brain> tz: REALLY! _that_'s great! (i noticed that you put it up on usenet... I had no idea why)
<Typhoon_Z> TB: Heh... you should put a notice up about UNIVBE on your web site
<Typhoon_Z> TB: I have 625k of Conventional Memory left... and VSMC needs more =)
<DEMILIX> tz : where can i get univbe?
<DEMILIX> thanks tz!
<Shroom> i have univbe 5.2
<Typhoon_Z> TB: It seriously makes VSMC incredible.,
<cYbErDG> What improves VSMC????!?!?!
<WhiteRabt> CyberDg : $35 sent to the_brain
<cYbErDG> hehe
<FaR|a|WaY> santa is going to bring me VSMC regged!
<FaR|a|WaY> =]
<SoM2Freak> Far: LOL ^^
<The_Brain> tz: That's a good idea! I'll do that (I've gotta try that, myself, too!! :)
<Typhoon_Z> TB: I only just figured that out about 2 weeks ago, but I'm going to throw up a mention on my page 
  about it...
<The_Brain> tz: Erm... that's not right.
<The_Brain> tz: I only have 580K (from Windows), and I can still run VSMC fine.
<Samoan> tb:  i usually have like 604 k freein DOS and it still wants more
<debug> I use univbe in DOS mode only, I dont recomend it in Windows, it messes up your refresh rates, and it 
   messed up my screen resolutions/colour depth
<Lepper> univbe doesnt do anything for my performance. I guess my 968 is good enough without it (although its 
   outdated)
<Typhoon_Z> TB: I have 625,984 bytes of Conventional Memory left and it wants more =)

--[The_Brain gets time to think about the Conventional Memory Problem]-------
<Typhoon_Z> TB: Did you figure out that Conventional memory thing?
<The_Brain> tz: I don't know why your's is so screwey....
<Typhoon_Z> TB: Ooooh... no, yours is SCREWY.
<Astro|Nt> hello Tz
<Typhoon_Z> Astro: YOU ARE SCREWY TOO!
<The_Brain> tz: Well... Yeah... that too.
<Astro|Nt> Tz: huh

--[The_Brain talks about the VSMC Operating System]--------------------------
<Jag0> TheBrain: Does the OS do anything for VSMC besides copy protection?
<The_Brain> jag0: Erm.. It lets you _run_ VSMC... :)
<Jag0> TB: hehe.. no advantages over DOS then? Like better speed?
<Lepper> the_brain: How come every time you say to run VSMC under DOS rather than Windows 95, I see no
   difference in speed? :)


--[The_Brain takes on a new project for translating Japanese games]----------
<SoM2Freak> The Brain: Do you know anything about text coding?
<SoM2Freak> It's so SLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW converting the code by hand.. :)
<The_Brain> som2freak: Yes.. What form are you referring to?
<SoM2Freak> The Brain: I...well, I figured out the hex for the Japanese characters in FF2j... :) I need to get a 
   program that will allow me to decode the coding in FF2j to readable text
<The_Brain> som2freak: ... ! Oh.. It's easy to program.
<SoM2Freak> The Brain: Really?!! Wowzers!! I need your help!! :)
* SoM2Freak thanks The_Brain profusely
<SoM2Freak> Here, TB, I'll send you the codes for the Final Fantasy 2j text
<The_Brain> som2: thanks.
<SoM2Freak> The Brain: You're welcome! Very much! :)
<SoM2Freak> The Brain: Can you do anything with those codes..? Like...make a decoder with them? :)
<DEMILIX> som2 : which editors did you get off that page haz told us about? any that will do tile editing?
<SoM2Freak> Demi: I don't know yet :) I'm trying them all out
<SoM2Freak> First I want to see if we can get help from The_Brain :)
<DEMILIX> som2 : tried any of those sprite editors?
<SoM2Freak> Demi: Yes, but most of them like...didn't work :)
<DEMILIX> som2 : bad news! =[
<SoM2Freak> Demi: :(
* SoM2Freak begs The_Brain to help him and DEMILIX
* DEMILIX tugs on the_brain's pantleg
* SoM2Freak sniffles and looks cutesy
* DEMILIX does the big bambi eyes thing
* SoM2Freak asks The_Brain "Excuse me Mr. Brain sir, could you pretty please help Mr. Demilix and I?" :)
<SoM2Freak> I will be a humble fan of VSMC forever :)
<SoM2Freak> Where IS TB...I gave him my ff2jcode.txt...he BETTER help Demi and I or I'll get mad :(
* SoM2Freak pouts :|
<SoM2|AWAY> Demi: Well..I don't know that you're any more of the leader than I am :P I've done all the 
   stuff so far, and TB has done more than you or Berz IMO
<The_Brain> som2: OH YEA! I forgot to tell you!! :)
<SoM2|AWAY> TB: :) hehe
<The_Brain> som2: Use XLATE {offset} from the command line... ie: XLATE 128000
<SoM2|AWAY> TB: Ok! Cool! Thanks :)
<SoM2|AWAY> Demi: I'm sorry...but really...I've done everything (no fake modesty :))

--[The_Brain talks about his Apple ][ emulator]------------------------------
<Lepper> tb: I'd be interested in checking out your Apple 2 emulator based on VSMC, just for kicks.
<The_Brain> lepper: :) really? I may just post it, then, when I add Disk drive support.
<Lepper> the_brain: is it a GS, +, c, or e apple emulator?
<The_Brain> lepper: It depends upon which ROM you stick in there... I've made a IIe and a ][+ emu.
<Lepper> the_brain: An apple 2+ emulator with .DSK support would rool.
<Lepper> although ApplePC is very good already.
<Lepper> I wonder how good the ApplePC emulator would be at emulating an SNES if the author added the extra crap 
   to it..
<Lepper> the_brain: How fast did you find the Apple emulation was compared to some of the other emulators out 
   there? (just curious)
<The_Brain> lepper: ... Since my (Apple) emulator is based on the 65816, it's a bit slower.
<Lepper> tb: Hm. I would think you could make quite a successful 6502 Apple emulator.. if you tweeked it
<The_Brain> lepper: Oh! Of course! It's so much easier than the SNES!! :)
<The_Brain> lepper: I made a working Apple emu in an evening! :)
<Lepper> tb: Why not do it? If you made one with sound it would rule. Also an NES emulator would be cool since none 
   of the others are any good.
<Lepper> tb: And personally I am more fanatic about the NES than the SNES.
<The_Brain> lepper: my apple emulator already has sound/music! :) (it's SO EASY!)
<Typhoon_Z> TB: Dude... =)
<Typhoon_Z> TB: You are nifty.
<Conjurer> TB: You made an Apple emu too?
<Lepper> tb: Duuuude! 
<Lepper> tb: you HAVE to release that thing  :)
<Lepper> tb: why not make lots of spinoffs of VSMC.. the more the merrier..
<Lepper> (except the apple emulator should be free since its so easy :)
<Conjurer> tb: PLEAse do a C64 emulator and some arcade emulation! :)
<Lepper> C64 emulation is a bitch cause its jury-rigged like the SNES :)
<Lepper> the_brain: how hard would it be to put dsk support into the makeshift apple emulator you hacked up?
<The_Brain> lepper: I don't really know... Right now, I'm 'sorta' working on getting the language card to work 
   properly... But I had only intended the emulator to serve as a debug tool for VSMC.
<Lepper> the_brain: if only you knew.. :) 
<Lepper> the_brain: Actaully an NES emulator would be much more respectible than an apple 2 one, but it wouldnt 
   serve you any purpose really.
<The_Brain> lepper: ... I think that there were more Apple 2-series users than NES users... (And the Apple 2 is 
   easier to emulate...)
<The_Brain> lepper: ... But, yes, I think that the NES emu would be more respectable.
<SoM2Freak> definitely! :) Apple IIgs was used at my school for SOOO long

--[The_Brain talks about the security of the VSMC OS Disks]------------------
<Infe> TB:  I have to ask, do you think that the vsmc os disks can't be pirated?  I see no use for vsmc having its own
   os
<Samoan> tb: the dmf format of microsoft disks was supposed to be uncopiable, what makes you think that people
   won't figure out how to copy vsmc?
<The_Brain> infe: FOR THE LAST TIME.. the VSMC O/S disks CANNOT be copied.. No RAW copier works, no 
   hardware-based $10,000 duplicator works.
<IceWizard> The: i bet i can copy them
<The_Brain> samoan: Because I've _TRIED_ myself. I've had my friends try. I've had ppl with hardware duplicators 
   try.
<IceWizard> TB: i *KNOW* i can
<IceWizard> TB: everyone has the right to make *1* copy of  any software they buy for backup (archival) purposes
<The_Brain> icewizard: <GRIN> ... You go ahead and try, then.
<IceWizard> TB: =-0
<Davey79> tb : exactly, how can you keep a disk from being copied?  I don't understand why a raw copy of sectors

   wouldn't work.
<The_Brain> icewizard: ... No, they don't have that right.

--[The_Brain's situation on sound]-------------------------------------------
<Brimstone> TB: Do you understand HOW to get the VSMC to have sound?
<The_Brain> brimstone: Not really.


--[Does Seiken Densetsu 3 work?]---------------------------------------------
<Crono1000> does the new vmsc run SD3??
<SoM2Freak> SD3?! No SNES emulator will run SD3 yet...I'm pretty sure...:)
<Crono1000> doh!

--[Here's something interesting]---------------------------------------------
<Typhoon_Z> WHOAH!  TB DIDN'T PKLITE VSMC THIS TIME!
<IceWizard> TY: he didnt?

--[Colors on VSMC Shareware are all but nice]--------------------------------
<EtherMan> TB: When can we get the new version?
<EtherMan> TB: Much as I enjoy staring at a yellow Soulblazer sword...=)
*** EtherMan changes topic to "Lufia looks cute in yellow."
<pYROtEK> damn, I really HATE vsmc now!  Im sorry TB, but you shouldnt have made it shitware
<SoM2Freak> Ether: LOL!! :) Lufia looks cute in yellow...hehehe :)
<pYROtEK> SPW looks GOOD now

--[Here we go again]--------------------------------------------------------
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<Berzerker> tb!
<Jack84> Brains here
<Berzerker> jack-ass
<Berzerker> :)
* Typhoon_Z 's mail man is here... Typhoon_Z goes to watch him get the mail and see that his registration 
  goes in the mail =)
* The_Brain thanks typhoon_z!
<Astro|Nt> Tz: mine will get there first !
* The_Brain thanks Astro|Nt
<Astro|Nt> but now i go to wait tell tomorrow to send it because the mail people have came already
<Landy> if anybody beeps too much... then i kill..him...
<Astro|Nt> TB: this is the first time i have payed for software =]
<The_Brain> astro: (I can relate....)
<Astro|Nt> hmm no well i bought os/2 warp 
* Typhoon_Z was a beta tester for OS/2 Warp merlin... 's funny... someone in here told everyone the URL 
  to get on the list when they did it, and I was the only one to be chosen =)...
<Astro|Nt> TB: is there going to be a disk sticker ?
<Typhoon_Z> TB: You are going to love wot I sent you in the mail =)
* Typhoon_Z scrolls his text back.
* Typhoon_Z printed the VSMC registration sheet, scrumpled it up 50 times and unscrumpled it, cut the 
  edges madly with scissors, and burnt the edges with matches.
* Typhoon_Z pours a hell of alot of salt into the envelope with his VSMC payment =)

And then my internet connection died for 6 hours. =(
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