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From: rich@pro-exchange.cts.com (Rich Sims)
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Subject: Re: II in a Mac - How is it?
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Date: 15 Nov 89 22:14:10 GMT
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Comment to message from: rc3h+@andrew.cmu.edu (Ross Ward Comer)

I have used version 2.5 of II in a Mac, and both points mentioned are
conditionally correct.

It's slow on a Mac +, but given the number of accelerators available for Macs,
I suspect it's possible to come up with a configuration where it's actually
faster than a standard 1 mHz Apple.  An 8 mHz Mac gives ~40% of Apple II speed.

It can't access 5 1/4" disks - well, that's not a fundamental problem of the
program, but of the hardware.  It seems there are neither many 5 1/4" drives
nor much demand for them in the Mac world.  The package came with both DOS 3.3
and ProDOS systems, and a communications package for transferring files from
the Apple II to the Mac, as well as a pretty good set of documentation.

The version I have worked quite well.  It did everything it claimed to do, and
I found no incompatibilities with any of the software I tried to run.  I have
heard that newer versions have added some additional capabilities, but I'm not
sure what they are, or even if that info is correct.

II in a Mac (version 2.5, at least) provides you with emulation of a 64k Apple
II with a 6502 processor.  It will not turn your Mac into a TransWarped GS
running GS/OS.  Of course, it doesn't claim to, either.  :-)
Rich Sims

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