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Litwr
on 2014-08-16
11:55:53
 Re: SD2IEC SID Player

I repeat, I missed the key fact and made the wrong conclusion. I was driven by the weak theoretical reason: a SID-file is not a plus/4 program. It is not a C64 program too. So it doesn't require the start address provided by the PRG-format. There is also the strong practical reason - I missed it initially. To load a PRG-file is easy - it is just one system call. To load a SEQ-file is more difficult - it requires the open/close procedures and the read loop. So the SEQ or USR type is only better for the ideal case, if our aim is the absolute perfection.
So, gerliczer, you are right, I used the strong word without the strong reason. I am sorry that I initiated this discussion without the proper preparation. I can only hope that this discussion lets us to comprehend the details of our best computer better.
"So I think the PRG extension is proper extension for SID file" - It is right. :-)



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