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From: CMDSEN@PRIMEG.WEEG.UIOWA.EDU
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Subject: MacLCw/IIc emulator
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Date: 19 Oct 90 15:36:03 GMT
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Sorry, I just can't leave my personal biases out of this :-)

I think I will have to rely on Dave Whitney's advice at the present, as he
seems to be the only respondent to have actually seen one in action, WHY is
the emulator board referred to as a 'IIe' emulator?  Isn't it a 'slow' //c
emulator - closed system, no expansion slots?  A 'IIe' has SLOTS - it accepts
expansion interface cards - like Apple VOC (video overlay card)!  Does the
LC emulator card also emulate the VOC?  the PC-Transporter?  the FPE?

Is it a //c or IIe emulator?  Please tell me (us), Dave.

PS. this is not a flame, to Apple or Dave Whitney.  I have a lot of respect
for Dave, I appreciate the programs he has shared (Z-link and BinSCII), his
thoughtful comments and expertise on the net, etc.  But I do feel strongly
that the difference between a //c and IIe is essentially a closed vs open
architecture.  As II users, we should 'correct' Apple's portrayal of a closed
system as a 'IIe' emulator.

  --Steve Nelson, University of Iowa
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