Maybe create a set of recommended system profiles?
Posted: Mon 11 Feb, 2019 1:16 pm
What I would like to see in pcem is a set of default system profiles, at least for the most important PC configurations. I would be willing to help if there is an interest in this.
This would be a set of pcem cfg files, which are kept as close to the real hardware as possible. So, if a user creates a new system in the pcem gui, he or she gets a proposal for it. The original PC would have 640 K RAM and two double density floppy drives. A late area-pentium would get lots of RAM, a big IDE harddisk, maybe a 3D graphics card, etc.
The reason for this is that I have noticed that very often you can use settings with the different configurations which make no sense or, worse, seem to work but confuse the operating systems. Like chosing a S3 Virge graphics card with a 386 PC. It may work, but it should not be your first choice and it could create unforeseen problems.
Best way to increase copatibility would be to make a set of default system profiles, which are known to work with the broadest range of software. The user can then go onward from there. There should be at least a recommended configuration for PC, XT, 286, 386, 486 and Pentium 2 "high end".
This would be a set of pcem cfg files, which are kept as close to the real hardware as possible. So, if a user creates a new system in the pcem gui, he or she gets a proposal for it. The original PC would have 640 K RAM and two double density floppy drives. A late area-pentium would get lots of RAM, a big IDE harddisk, maybe a 3D graphics card, etc.
The reason for this is that I have noticed that very often you can use settings with the different configurations which make no sense or, worse, seem to work but confuse the operating systems. Like chosing a S3 Virge graphics card with a 386 PC. It may work, but it should not be your first choice and it could create unforeseen problems.
Best way to increase copatibility would be to make a set of default system profiles, which are known to work with the broadest range of software. The user can then go onward from there. There should be at least a recommended configuration for PC, XT, 286, 386, 486 and Pentium 2 "high end".