Memory Snapshot

[efthimios]

For the last few years certain emulators for older systems have a memory snapshot function which enables you to save the current state of the game to a file and just load it later on. This helps a lot to games that have no save option.
I was wondering if there is any such option for a DOS emulator?
Anybody knows if there is or if there are plans to have such an option?

[Data]

bochs.sf.net might have it.
but no dedicated dos emulator has it at the moment

[efthimios]

Oh pity, thanks a lot for the info.
I hope that one day they developers behind dos emulators decide to have this feature. :angel:

[Rogue]

I had small discussion with Toni Wilen (creator of WinUAE - Best amiga emulator) about save states (or memory snap-shots) and he said that it's very unstable for games that use HD, as HD contest might change, while other emulators that use ROMs can't change data in ROMs.

I believe that with the same logic, it will be unstable for DOSBox or some other DOS emulators.

[efthimios]

Thanks for trying to find out Anubis :ok:

Perhaps in the future (near :bleh: ) someone will find a way. :D

[Rogue]

I hope so too, as there are games that require you to play them long time, and I don't have that much of time anymore. :blink: :(

[Caged]

hehe, I found out myself how useful the save anytime feature is. FF...um...whatever # it is has you playing for hours on end before you run into a safe point...major problem as I can only find time to play in maybe 1/2 hour intervals