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| i got "frontier" elite <11> for three & a half quid in a charity shop...is there an emulator so that i may play it on a pc?
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UAE/WinUAE is a great emulator, but you'll need kickstart ROMs to run it. If you don't have a real Amiga (or don't want the hassle of copying ROM images) then I'd recommend Amiga Forever (http://www.amiga-forever.com) - it's cheap and comes with pre-made environments.
The problem you might not have thought of if copying the disks to the PC. You see, a PC floppy drive cannot read Amiga disks normally, and as you're looking for an emulator I doubt that you've got a real Amiga :-P Your options are:
* Disk2FDI. A little DOS utility (works on Windows 9x, but not under NT/XP). You need two floppy drives to get this to work, as it uses a wierd hack.
* A Catweasel - a neat little PCI card that lets you connect a floppy drive and access Amiga (and Mac, Atari etc) disks. Also has some other nice features, like Amiga joystick conenctors and a C64 SID chip.
* I belive that there are adaptors that let you connect an Amiga drive to the parallel port - try looking at /hard/hack on Aminet.
Good luck :-)
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| nice one AXL...the amiga forever would cost me $30. as an "elite" nut that doesn't sound too bad considering what i would get in return. is this all i would need. is this what you would recommend for someone with vey little computer experience?
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As I said, you'd still need to find a way to get the disk onto the PC. If you're inexperienced at using computers then this could be an issue since you'd probably have to take your computer apart to fit the necessary hardware (no computers come with two floppy drives nowadays and AFAIK there isn't a ready-built external drive adaptor - I might be wrong though). I'd try asking people on busy Amiga forums like www.amigaworld.net if they'd email you an image of the disk (I'd have thought that someone would be willing to do it if you can prove that you've bought a "real" copy). Or just have a look around on the web for an ADF file of the game. AmigaForever is certainly the simplest emulation solution around, however  BTW its ALX 
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Peter Retro Gamer magazine has a copy of Cloanto's Amiga Forever (which includes ROM images and workbench as well as different emulators) on the cover disc. This is a steal from your local newsagent at £6!!!! http://www.livepublishing.co.uk/retro/retro13.shtml Get it now!! (Normally wouldn't recommend any other mag on this site but I think its well worth letting other people know!!)
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It always makes me jump when i see the name that is heading this thread, as my name is exaclty the same, including the spelling.... A rare surname too.... Viva....
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