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From: xgr39@isuvax.iastate.edu (Marc Barrett)
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Subject: Re: MS-DOS emulator for CDTV?
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Date: 24 May 91 02:10:15 GMT
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In article <1239@cbmger.UUCP>, peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) writes:
>Now that CDTV is available, a question/proposal:
>How about making an MS-DOS emulator that is specialized in reading
>and running MS-DOS CD-ROMs? There are many such discs out already,
>but most of them come with proprietary software on them for querying,
>and this software is mostly written for MS-DOS.
>So: IBeM author, are you hearing? Doesn't this sound interesting?
>
>And for the same matter: How about an AMAX-CDTV? Then you could run all
>those CD-ROMs for Macs.

   That would be unfeasible, as you would have to add far too much to the 
CDTV in order to make it work.  You would have to add a monitor, keyboard,
floppy drive, and more memory.  

   It would be much better to simply modify the Janus software so as to
allow Amiga CD-ROM drives to run IBM CD-ROM software when used in conjunction
with a BridgeCard.  Allowing an Amiga CD-ROM drive to run MAC CD-ROM
software when used with A-MAX would be up to ReadySoft, the developers of
A-MAX.

>
>Well I know, we only have a 7 MHz 68000 there, but for those query
>programs, it perhaps will do. Oh, I forgot, when CD-ROMs carry
>graphics, this is normally at least EGA, so this could turn out as
>the hard part.
>
>-- 
>Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel  // E-Mail to  \\  Only my personal opinions... 
>Commodore Frankfurt, Germany  \X/ {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!cbmger!peterk

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