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The assert is used to validate that time doesn't run backwards! IE. The global variable g_nCumulativeCycles is used by some functions that handle I/O to keep track of when I/O...

I think your "hack" is actually fine, although better to use a get-accessor function (as I don't like this proliferation of globals! :) But perhaps a better alternative is to...

(Comment from Keatah in #201:) Tom, you may find this dos on several single-file game disks from asimov such as: ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.com/pub/apple_II/images/games/file_based/alienmunchie s_eliminator_jupiterexpress_shootingalien.dsk Or try this disk. It boots Hyper-DOS by...

Thanks. That's a really thorough set of data. I quickly checked the AppleWin code, and the differences between authentic & enhanced disk modes are: 1. When "enhanced" is enabled and...

> One thing to note (and perhaps this is the reason why "Authentic" mode isn't truly authentic) is that the disk has no simulated rotation with time. Actually I'm wrong:...

[2010-December-30 21:34, by: tomch] Need to "Run as Administrator" for the associations to be registered. (NB. Same issue as 7-zip!) Add to FAQ.

[2013-June-04 20:48, by: tomch] [From cea2, Moose, 4th June 2013] Yes it does need admin privileges. Under Windows 7 Pro (64 bit), to associate DSK, DO, PO, etc files with...

[2009-October-17 18:35, by: tomch] Yes, AppleWin uses the old mmsystem for joysticks. What advantages we will get by switching to DirectInput (or XInput) ?

[2009-October-17 22:52, by: godfadda42] Support for all modern input devices, such as the Microsoft Xbox 360 gamepad (and many other joysticks). It's also very straightforward to add. There are good...

This is probably a result of the AppleWin joystick code still being based on the old mmsystem / winmm.lib.