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From: eric@wdl47.wdl.fac.com (Eric Kuhnen)
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Subject: Re: SOFT PC
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Date: 14 Nov 90 17:44:11 GMT
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U40245@uicvm.uic.edu (Shawn T. Segur) writes:

>Is anybody familiar with Soft PC (and access PC).

We tested Soft PC on Mac IIcx's.  They do a complete BIOS emulation and run 
quite a bit of the PC programs, including window's applications.  However,
with regard to the window's stuff, it was painfully slow and not worth the
convenience offered.  Windows under Soft PC made the cursor "stutter" in its
motion and everything ran very slowly.

>How good would these work on a Mac si?

My guess is "Not much better for Window's applications."

>If one work in both a mac environment as well as a PC environment,
>wouldn't it seem like a viable alternative to purchase a Mac
>with Soft PC?

Yeah, that is the selling point of Soft PC.  But I would go to a computer
store that has Soft PC running on your work-type Mac and play around for a
few minutes on it, sans salesperson.

>Is there any easy way to convert an Mac WordPerfect file to IBM
>WordPerfect format?

Mac WordPerfect has a utility for converting its files to the IBM format.
Use it.  Then port the file to a DOS disk using Apple File Exchange or 
your SuperDrive, if you have one.  Reinsert the DOS disk into your IBM running
WordPerfect and convert the file using "convert.exe".  

"Q"