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From: swansond@cube05.csus.edu (Dennis Swanson)
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Subject: Re: Atari and MAC
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Date: 19 Apr 91 23:03:18 GMT
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In article <1991Apr18.211626.5026@cs.cmu.edu> francois@LOIRE.EDRC.CMU.EDU (Francois Bonnafy) writes:
>Subject: Atari & MAC, SPECTRE...

[...]

>- Do ALL the software for Mackies function on the emulator?

An old roommate of mine "sold out", selling his 512KE to his mom and getting
a 520ST and one of the Mac emulators. I don't recall which one, but a lot of
his games would no longer work, esp. ones that used sound. I guess games are
notorious for having been programmed to break some of Apple's rules. As far
as more serious software goes, we both had a C programming class at the time,
but development with a Mac compiler on an Atari is a nightmare cuz the Atari
ain't got a Mac-equivalent interrupt button or the ability to use Macsbug.

>- how fast is it in comparison to a Mac LC or IIsi?

As far as I know, the Ataris all have 8 MHz 68000's, so naturally they couldn't
compete with a 16 MHz 68020 or a 20 MHz 68030, in the LC and IIsi, resp.
Since my Plus runs at around 7.8 MHz, his machine in emulation-mode actually
ran a tad faster. An of course his B/W monitor was a bit larger, too.

[...]

>Thank you in advance
>
>Francois

One other thing -- beware the Frankie virus that supposedly attacks Ataris
with illegal copies of one the Mac emulators.

	Den

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