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From: n8742883@unicorn.WWU.EDU (Perry Pederson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Questions about hardware
Summary: Questions about Segate Hard drives, Spectre GCR
Keywords: Segate, Spectre GCR
Message-ID: <1039@unicorn.WWU.EDU>
Date: 6 Jun 90 02:01:38 GMT
Organization: Western Washington Univ, Bellingham, WA
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I am thinking of purchasing spectre GCR to emulate a MacIntosh on
my Atari 1040ST. I believe that the GCR cartridge is capable of
allowing the Atari's internal drive to read Mac disks, and that
(most likely) a second drive is needed as the Mac needs one drive
for its system and finder disk, and a second drive to run the
application.

I would like to buy a hard drive for my ST to use for both
my ST and the Mac Emulator. Looking in the most recent issue
of STart (7/90), a mail-order firm named Computability is
selling a 49 Meg Segate hard drive for an incredible $295! Is this
price for real (i.e. no "additional" hardware is needed for the
drive), and has anyone out there had any problems with the Segate
drives? The next lowest price offered by any other hard drive
manufacturer is Supra, which is selling a 30 Meg drive for $499!

My other question deals with the Spectre GCR: I have never seen
this product in action, and I am wondering if anyone out there
has had any experience with this emulator-- either positive or
negative. Would Spectre be able to run off of the Segate (or any
other) hard drive without too many problems?

Thanx in advance,

Perry Pederson

n8742883@unicorn.WWU.EDU