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From: c60c-4gj@web-2e.berkeley.edu (Calvin Cheng)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Apple ][ emulation
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Date: 10 Dec 90 17:10:24 GMT
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In article <9604@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> c60a-cz@danube.Berkeley.EDU.UUCP (Donald Burr) writes:
>
>(Re: II in a Mac)
>
>II in a Mac is a fun little toy to play with, but if you want serious
>Apple II emulation, forget it.
>
>First off, you have to convert disks, through a null-modem cable hooked
>between a II and a Mac, before you can use them.  You can, however, mount
>an 800k-formatted 3.5" floppy directly, if you're using a SuperDrive.
>(the new 1.44M floppys that are in the newer machines)
>
>The emulator itself is extremely slow, because it emulates a 6502 (not
>65C02), entirely through software.  On a Plus or Classic, it crawls.
>On an SE/30, it's a little better.
>
Having to convert 5.25" disks is a pain in the ass... I wish they
could implement something like the file sharing architecture in SoftPC
Anyhow I remember playing around with II in a Mac (don't have the program)
and remember that it does emulate a 65C02 (the monitor actually disassembled
65C02 instructions).  On the SE/30, it seems to be faster than the
II Plus that I have.

U dont need a SuperDrive to read ProDOS disks... that's a joke since
both ProDOS and HFS use the same GCR formatting.

I did hear that this is a very poorly supported program.. and wonder if it
really works on a Mac II.

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