[Virtualacorn-list] Where is VRPC DL?

[Steffen Huber]

> John McCartney <j.mccartney at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> 
> In article <5681c2ba3adave at triffid.co.uk>, Dave Symes
> <dave at triffid.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > Indeed it will, I have my Everyday use VRPC-DL 6.20
> > backed onto a USB-3 memory stick from where it will run
> > directly on any computer if needed.
> 
> Thanks very much Dave, that's just what I need to know.
> 
> > You can't do that with RPCEmu.  :-(
> 
> There's a lot you can't do with RPCEmu! Particularly
> getting your head round the networking side.

Actually, networking is the only remaining big advantage of
VA compared to RPCEmu. The most annoying thing in VA is
the way it handles the host mouse - RPCEmu has a nearly-
perfect host-following-mouse mode, in VA you can only do
"capture the mouse" or "full-screen". There once was a
Red Squirrel plugin to implement host-following, but it
stopped working in VA a long time ago.

And VA cannot easily use RO5, which is also annoying.
Same goes for pre-RO4 versions. Emulators are great to
easily check compatibility with different OS version
setups - in theory. In practice, VA is nearly useless
for that.

I am not sure what problems Dave has running RPCEmu from
anywhere including an USB stick - I do that all the time.

Have fun
hubersn

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