Notices by @living8bit (living8bit@mastodon.social)

@codewiz

The Ultimate is capable of up to 48Mhz:

https://1541u-documentation.readthedocs.io/en/latest/config/turbo_mode.html

@codewiz

Ultimate 64?

@codewiz

Even more peculiar then based on the mailing list response I saw years ago. Thanks for the hint to pprof though...

@codewiz

Hmmm. Check the CPU usage under XFCE's Task Manager, and it's giving me 14-18% depending on PAL or NTSC, but my CPU graph taskbar widget shows much more 14% activity when the emulators running.

I'll play more later too. Have a good night and sorry for the bombardment of toots on the matter.

@codewiz

I done messed up. My fingers 'cd'd into my 3.3 directory out of muscle memory. I just ran x64sc and x64 for v3.7 and the CPU is off the charts. It does go to show though how 3.3 is just much less stressful on the CPU.

As for pprof, I don't have the means to run it, but if you got 51% on an optimized build, I still don't see it matching v3.3 levels on my machine. Whatever the actual cause, that's too much CPU usage for me to switch at this point.

(For ref: https://sourceforge.net/p/vice-emu/bugs/1017/)

@codewiz

Ok, I'm going to need to do some more experimentation. Below is v3.3 x64 at 6.6% CPU, v3.7 x64sc at 56% CPU, and v3.7 x64 at 6% CPU. I didn't check my settings, but there may be hope!

(Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 870 @ 2.93GHz, 8cores)

@codewiz

Compiling now. I fear the CPU usage is still going to be huge as compared to 3.3. They blamed GTK for it, but I have 3.3 with the newer GTK libs from Deb11 and the CPU usage *isn't* higher.

We shall see...

@codewiz

For Covid tests, I'm presuming you already did the USPS option? Also, my library is handing them out for free, maybe yours too? Finally, my health provider has been providing free tests to members (4/mn). Just some ideas if you didn't already exhaust.

@codewiz

I'm fine with this, except note the "when safe to do so". I fully expect morons to get hit, then b*tch "but I had the right to cross!"

@codewiz

I'm in SoCal so when I saw this, I'm thinking, "It's gotta be here." Watched the video and, sure enough, his license plate is CA. If I got the plate right though, it's apparently supposed to be a 2001 Honda. 🤔 😅

@codewiz

Who the h*ll takes THAT long to pee???