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From: ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Wanting to snub Emulators
Message-ID: <108132@convex.convex.com>
Date: 2 Nov 90 17:17:57 GMT
References: <1990Oct27.190254.8511@cpsc.ucalgary.ca> <107918@convex.convex.com> <1990Oct31.140745.12752@cbnewsc.att.com>
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In article <1990Oct31.140745.12752@cbnewsc.att.com> straka@cbnewsc.att.com (richard.j.straka) writes:
>In article <107918@convex.convex.com>, ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright) writes:

>I'm not sure if this was the original intent, but if I was a developer of an
>application on machine X, and someone runs it on an *IMPERFECT* X emulator
>on machine Y, I might be getting a lot of support questions for configuration
>Y that would take a LOT of support $$ that were not planned for (a lot more
>than for buyers of the software on machine X).

Well, the logical way to handle these support questions is simply to
say, "sorry, but the product works on the Macintosh.  The problem is
with your hardware, not with the software.  I suggest you contact the
hardware manufacturer."

I have never used the AMAX or even seen a demo, but I did use the
Spectre 128 emulator on my old Atari ST.  With the Spectre, the ST
has compatability with more Macintosh programs the Mac II does. So
I don't think technical support is really a major problem.