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From: ytsuji@wucc.waseda.ac.jp (Y.Tsuji)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: PC Ditto ? -or- PC Emulation on the ST
Summary: I want to sell one.
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Date: 23 May 91 21:43:20 GMT
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In article <91142.115339SYSPMZT@GECRDVM1.BITNET>, SYSPMZT@gecrdvm1.crd.ge.com writes:
> Pardon my ignorance, but... I understand there is an IBM PC emulation
> package (hardware or software) available to run on the ST.  I have an
Yes, there is.
> old (TOS 1.0) 1040 ST that I'm thinking of dedicating to a PC, as I've
> just bought a new 1040 STe.  I need the compatability to my and my
> girlfriend's workplaces, and this could be cheaper than buying a clone.
> I also get the potential of running ST stuff on that machine when I want to.
> 
> Does anyone have any experience with PC emulation on the ST?  Is it fully
> compatible with the MS-DOS world, and does it work on early levels of TOS?
I bought mine in 1988 when the TOS was 1.4. The sales talk says it runs most
of the famous programs.
> Any disk compatability problems (I understand early TOS would not add a
> 3 byte identifier to DOS disks) and/or software solutions?  Approximate
It comes with a formatter, because it assumes that a 5.25" double sided
double density 40-cylinder drive (360K, not 720K) is the standard media.
> cost range, and a good place to purchase it?  Did I dream that this capability
> exists?
I want to sell them to anyone. The reason is that the MSDOS we use here has
almost nothing to do with the American version (I didn't expect PC Ditto to 
print Japanese characters on ST's screen) and therefore unusable except 
for copying files, which primarily does not require an emulator.
> 
> Thanks for any and all information and suggestions.
> 
> Phil Z

For sale:
pc-ditto by Avant-Guarde Systems. Euro version (for UK?). The user registration
card yet to be filled. The program itself is in a 3.5" diskette. Eidersoft,
a London vendor, has attached a 'IBM FORMAT SOFTWARE'.
 	Asking Yen 5,000 or US$35.oo including postage by air.

A 80/40 track 5.25" floppy drive for immediate use for ATARI ST. (240 Volt
power supply is assumed) You will have to fix the power supply if you are
outside UK (using a 5 and 12 DC volt power supply or a transformer).
        Asking Yen 10,000 or US$75 including surface mail postage (I could
        remove the 240V to 8V transformer inside to make it less heavy).

Originally bought from PowerComputing in England.

If you are interesed, please email to
   ytsuji@cfi.waseda.ac.jp or
   YTSUJI AT JPNWS00   (bitnet)