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From: johnston@oscar.ccm.udel.edu
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Subject: Re: Mac Clones.. just wondering.
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Date: 6 Jan 91 21:44:08 GMT
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In article <1991Jan6.210746.24130@en.ecn.purdue.edu>, stevew@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Steven L Wootton) writes...
>Cupertino, Calif. -- Hydra Systems said it has a technology that will allow
>IBM PCs to run Macintosh software faster than Apple's own Macintosh Classic
>is capable of doing.  The product, called Hydra One, is a full-sized IBM PC
>card based on Motorola's 68000 processor and proprietary software.  The
>system uses the PC's own peripherals to run the Mac software.
>And the real question: which would be better (cheap, fast, compatible), an
>old Atari ST with a GBS Spectre GCR, or an old mono XT with a Hydra?

If the answer isn't "buy a used Mac", I'll pay the difference!  (Sorry,
but I won't cover solutions that include "software"-based ROMS.)

Bill (johnston@oscar.ccm.udel.edu)