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From: Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Prodigy run under Spectre GCR?
Message-ID: <24790@cup.portal.com>
Date: 7 Dec 89 08:32:48 GMT
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HOward C. Johnson asked if anyone had gotten the Prodigy software for the
Mac to run under Spectre emulation...
 
A friend of mine investigated this very question, and found that the
Prodigy software, which ran perfectly on a real Mac, wouldn't run on
his Spectre.  I don't know exactly what the problem was, but my friend was
quite disappointed.  We've both used the IBM version of Prodigy under the
pc-ditto emulator, and while it runs, it's far too slow to be useful..
we'd looked forward to the Mac version since Spectre runs Mac software at
full speed (or better).  Unfortunately, it seems destined not to be...
 
BobR