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From: cjp@aber-cs.UUCP (Chris Price)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: STacey as a MAC
Keywords: portable ST; MAC;
Message-ID: <1121@aber-cs.UUCP>
Date: 8 Sep 89 12:41:49 GMT
Organization: UCW,Aberystwyth,WALES,UK
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I may have missed messages on this subject (in which case apologies,
but on the days when there are several hundred messages here, then my
culling of messages can be over-firm), but does anyone have any
experience with the STacey, and more specifically using it as a Mac?

1) STacey. 

I've seen some reviews suggesting that they can be purchased in other
countries now, and *real soon now* in the UK. Has anyone had a demo?
Has anyone succumbed to the charms of portable ST-ing? What's it like
as a machine? - I have 1040s at work and home, so I only want to hear
the differences (I know the drawbacks of a standard ST).

2) MAC emulator

I've seen comments in the past saying that Spectre 128 is OK for
standard Mac software. Has anybody tried plugging one into a STacey?
Does it work OK? Is it unworkable with only one floppy? (MAC
experience says YES).

Where do I get a Spectre kit anyway, and how much? US mail order
addresses and telephone numbers would help, as I don't believe there
are any UK distributors.

Thanks for your help. If you want to mail me direct (it would save
some of that traffic in the news group!), then I'm happy to summarise
findings to the net.

Cheers,

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Chris Price, Department of Computer Science, University College of Wales,
             Aberystwyth, Dyfed, SY23 3BZ, United Kingdom.
email: cjp@uk.ac.aber.cs (within UK) cjp@cs.aber.ac.uk (rest of world?)
Telephone: 0970-622444
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