twh/f2 Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 So, in my eyes the USB cart is not that useful... it looks like there are no other plans than using the USBcart to connect PC joysticks, pads, mice, steering wheels, etc. to the A8. 964845[/snapback] Andreas, I strongly disagree. The USB cart is much more than a few patched games. I think the usb cart adds true value to any xl/xe. Obviously the current usability is limited, as it is not very easy for end users to patch own games or to integrate it with existing office applications. However, I think the real strengthness of the cart is the fact that we now have an very easy way to equip a 25years old platform with a modern standardized interface which can easily be programmed. It's not all about joysticks, pads etc. It's more likely a replacement for the outdated rs232 serial iface which is also not a part of the original 8bit and has never been so easy to attach like the usb cart. \twh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miker Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 ...There will be no need (unlike SIO2IDE) to always defrag the harddisk when adding a new disk image... Well, yes - but it's been corrected since the SIO2IDE 4.3 version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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