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From: sitar@mte.ncsu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Running MS-DOS on MacII si?
Message-ID: <1991Feb6.163455.15058@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu>
Date: 6 Feb 91 16:34:55 GMT
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>I have a MacII si (with a superdrive) and am trying to run MS-DOS files.  In
>my user manual it says if I have a superdrive and Apple File Exchange I can
>do this.  Then it goes on to list the procedure on how to convert MS-DOS to
>Mac via the Apple File Exchange program.  So I get some games from an IBM
friendand translate them as explained in my manual.  Everything goes fine until
I go
>to execute the files.  All of them give the system message "Application is
busy or missing".  Am I missing something?  Do I need additional software or 
>hardware?  The manual says all I need is a superdrive and Apple FIle Exchange.

Yes, you are missing something! As manual says, you can translate files using
Apple File Exchange, but it does not say anything about applications that's
what the games are. If you want to run IBM games, you need additional software,
SoftPC, or a hardware IBM compatibel card. SoftPC is relatively inexpensive
option and works fine also on IIsi.
Good luck, Zlatko.