*[https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=database&lemot=AmDrum AmDrum] [https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=database&lemot=Digitracker Digitracker] To test [[Amdrum|AmDrum]] and [[Digiblaster]] soundcards emulation
*[https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=4012 Advanced OCP Art Studio] To test [[AMX Mouse|AMX]] and [[Kempston Mouse|Kempston mouse]] emulation
*[https://unidos.cpcscene.net/ UniDOS] [[SymbOS]] To test [[X-Mass]] IDE/PATA mass-storage and [https://pulkomandy.github.io/shinra.github.io/nova.html Nova] RTC/NVRAM emulation
Rationale for picking == Mass-storage dilemma ==*[[Dobbertin Harddisc|Dobbertin HD20]] and [[Dobbertin Smart Watch]] are the Xtrue historically-Mass accurate solution. But it's clumsy to use (4 partitions of 5MB) and Nova modern CPC peripherals: did not use the FAT filesystem. While it clearly has historical value, is it still relevant to the community today?* The [[X-Mass]] IDE/PATA mass-storage with [[Nova]] NVRAM/RTC or [[Symbiface II]]. It is the historically-plausible solution (the IDE/PATA interface has been designed was created in 1986). So But it's a lie as the IDE interface was effectively introduced on the vintage CPC experience with the [[CPC-IDE]] prototype in 2004, the Symbiface II being available in 2006. Symbiface II offers PS/2 mouse support, which is preservedagain not historically accurate.* The NVRAM in [[Albireo]], [[M4 Board]] and [[Symbiface III]] are the modern solutions that feed the CPC a direct file view of the mass-storage instead of a sectors view. So the FAT filesystem does not need to be handled on the CPC itself. Which means there is no need for the Nova NVRAM. It's overall a simpler more convenient approach but that means throwing away historical-accuracy completely. It is useful definitely more future proof too.*Albireo proposes an USB port which opens a can of worms as it nullifies what it means to handle be a CPC. It provides low level access to internet via SLIP which mean having the FAT filesystem IP stack on the CPC side instead of it being done by the peripheral like in the M4 board, and having a server gateway so it is not convenient at all. Also no RTC onboar the Albireo which mean another peripheral is needed for it.*M4 Board is [https://unidos.cpcscene.net/doku.php?id=en%3Aannexes the fastest measured solution for mass-storage without using on the CPC RAM (for compatibility ]. It is a very complete and convenient solution with old CPC software) RTC and without wifi network and very future proof. But that means sacrificing all historical ressemblance as the performance penalty of using M4 board does all the hard work for the CPC.*Symbiface III possess an onboard mp3 player. Are we still talking about Amstrad CPC here?The dilemma is that emulating multiple mass-storage itself as NVRAM. Also and network solutions mean fragmenting the older RTC chips used on already small CPC peripherals do not implement the century bit (Y2K hardware bug)community and so having less CPC software. So a choice has to be made. What solution should we emulate?
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