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From: cs141043@brunix (Ronald Antony)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Soft-PC
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Date: 11 Sep 89 01:36:58 GMT
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There was a rumor some time ago, that Insignia would port it's SoftPC
package to the NeXT. SoftPC is a software simulation of an entire IBM
PC and runs on a MacII about as fast as an original IBM PC. So it
should be quite fast on a NeXT, if it uses all the resources
correctly. (The clock speed alone is nearly twice as fast on the NeXT)
So has anyone heared of it again? It really would make sence to be
able to use some PC programs on the NeXT. Not that I would like to go
back to the PC, but still there are is a lot of software out there
which is simply a busines standard and you either have to have two
computers or a window running SoftPC. I prefer the later. (The mere
thought of two keyboards, a LOT of cables, ... And that after the NeXT
successfully reduced the number of cables!)
Any kind of constructive answers are highly welcome.
Ron