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From: god3@tank.uchicago.edu (Peter Godwin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: DOS emulators
Message-ID: <4894@tank.uchicago.edu>
Date: 8 Aug 89 02:38:05 GMT
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From article <1369@lafcol.UUCP>, by buyskes@lafcol.UUCP (Steven Buyske):
> 
> 	Anyone have helpful advice on choosing and using a DOS
> emulator (in a Mac II something)?  I'm afraid ignoring DOS entirely,
> while it would be my preference, isn't a possibility.

I just purchased SoftPC version 1.3 ($249.00 Mac Connection) for my Mac IIcx.
It requires at least a 68020 processor and runs at about the speed of
the basic IBM PC and emulates a PC-XT

I am very pleased with this purchase as it was relatively inexpensive and
works as advertised.  The alternative was the Orange Micro AT Board ($1400+).

It works with parallel printers (need proper cable -- I use a Grappler C/Mac/GS
setting all switches on), my hayes compatible 2400 baud modem, Multifinder,
all popular software including WordPerfect 5.0, Lotus 1-2-3, MS-Word 4.0,
all DOS-utilities and programs that DON'T __REQUIRE__ a math co-processor,
and any self-written code.  Don't expect the speed of a 8 or 10MHz machine
though.  But with my color monitor it has excellent color (CGA) graphics.  If
you don't have a color monitor, it works fine, too.

As this is a new piece of software for me, I am of course excited.  But I
still can;t believe it works as well as it does!!

If anyone has ANY questions about the operation of SoftPC I would be
more than happy to help out.  tech support for the software (Insignia Solutions
Inc., Sunnyvbale California) is excellent (the technician I spoke with once
was also amazed that such software existed when he first joined the company.)


Again, all inquiries welcome.

Peter Godwin 
god3@tank.uchicago.edu


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