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From: GHGAQBA@BLEKUL11.BITNET (Pottie Karl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Amax Mac emulator
Message-ID: <14Jun1990121837174@BLEKUL11.BITNET>
Date: 14 Jun 90 12:13:47 GMT
Reply-To: GHGAQBA@BLEKUL11.BITNET
Organization: K.U.Leuven, Leuven (Belgium)
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>2) What won't work under AMAX emulation? (e.g. color/sound, also any programs?)
      *no color
      *no sound
      *no harddisk support
      *very poor printer support
      *a bit unreliable
>4) What are the relative cost and speed differences between real Mac and AMAX?
    Amax is 30% FASTER than a Mac+
>5) Why shouldn't I do it this way?
      *you need at least a 2Mb Amiga to emulate a 1Mb Mac
      *only Mac+ emulation
      * you can transport files to amax, but
        unless you get a Macdrive, you can't transport them back
        to a real mac. Use of Amax requires being able to access a real
        Mac
    *interlace flicker gives you headaches. Because of interlace,
     the emulated mac is virtually unusable for longer periods of time.
     The alternative is using the lo-res screen, which scrolls all the
     time and drives you crazy

conclusion: Amax is a gizmo. It's very nice, but not an alternative
            to buying a real Mac. Recommended only if you already
            have an Amiga, and use the Amiga mainly as Amiga.