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From: gaudreau@juggler.East.Sun.COM (Joe Gaudreau - Sun BOS Software)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Atari ST emulator for the Amiga: Atari's position
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Date: 19 Oct 90 20:01:27 GMT
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In article <41568@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> v092mgp5@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu:
>   Regarding this entire thread of messages...Does it really matter what
>Atari's position is about the emulator?
Yes, it does.

>Whether the emulator is illegal
>or not doesn't change the fact that there are thousands of potential
Well... 1000's of potential uses is fine, but if you are breaking the law
to do it, is that right?  I can use a crowbar for many legit purposes but
one B&E is more than enough.

>users of the emulator, and since there is no DEFINITIVE proof that it is
>illegal,
Not yet anyway.  I'm sure someone will get around to 'diffing' the code
segments to see what they shall see.

> those same users will most likely feel no guilt in using the
>emulator.  As far as I am concerned, the program is a novelty, something to
>show you "ST friends" when they start bad-mouthing the Amiga.  As far as 
I hope they feel guilty, I really do, even if it's a novelty.  I have
yet to bad mouth an Amiga, except their cost versus what I want a home
machine for... :-)

>usefullness: Why do Amiga users want to emulate an ST?  There is NOTHING the
>ST can do that the Amiga can't do hundreds of times better.  That's why you
>bought the Amiga, right?
Well, I can think of a few things the St does *now* that the Amiga can't
do (yet or never).  There is a gadget called R/C aerochopper that is simply
wonderful (heli *simulator*, 30 frame/sec animation, 3d, realtime).  There
*are* plans for it to be ported to Pc's and Mac's but that's it as far
as I know...  But this is silly and not at all to the point.

The point is, as the saying goes, "does the end justify the means?"  What do
you think Apple would do if someone came out with cleanroom certified
Mac ROM workalikes?  They'ed go ape****.  Believe it.

Joe
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