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From: tdrinkar@cosmos.acs.calpoly.edu (Terrell Drinkard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Falcon on the IIci
Message-ID: <1989Dec5.173536.21690@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU>
Date: 5 Dec 89 17:35:36 GMT
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In article <6203@lindy.Stanford.EDU> romeo@lindy.Stanford.EDU (Patrick Goebel) writes:
>In article <2193@cs-spool.calgary.UUCP> sharp@ksi.cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Maurice Sharp) writes:
>>
>>     I have been told that Falcon does not work on the IIci.  This is
>>disconcerting since I am getting one.  Can anyone tell me if there are
>>updates ? 
>
  Nope, it definitely does not run on the ci.  And I'm none too
happy about it either.

>The jet fighter flight simulator Falcon 2.0 will not run on any
>machine sporting a 68030 processor, including the Mac IIcx, the SE/30
>and the IIci.
>
  Not necessarily true.  I have a friend who *does* run Falcon 2.0
on his SE/30.  I'll have to ask him how he does it.

>A phone call to the program developers (Spectrum HoloByte,
>415-522-3584) informed me that an '030 upgrade may be available within
>a few weeks.  So don't bail out yet!
>
Do let us know if you get the upgrade.  I'll have to call them,
too.  And color, dammit, I want color!  :-)
 
Terry


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