Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!batcomputer!cornell!uw-beaver!milton!henson!ogicse!pdxgate!parsely!percy!cryo!billc From: billc@cryo.UUCP (William J. Coldwell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer Subject: Re: MS-DOS emulator for CDTV? Message-ID: Date: 28 May 91 09:37:43 GMT Article-I.D.: cryo.billc.3360 References: <1239@cbmger.UUCP> <1991May24.021015.27939@news.iastate.edu> Organization: Cryogenic Software Lines: 34 In article <1991May24.021015.27939@news.iastate.edu> xgr39@isuvax.iastate.edu (Marc Barrett) writes: >In article <1239@cbmger.UUCP>, peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) writes: >>Now that CDTV is available, a question/proposal: [stuff deleted] > 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. This would be nice. > 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. Nah, just get the Mac drivers for your drive and guess what? It works under A-MaxII by default. It sure is nice having Inside Macintosh as a HyperCard stack. Gee CBM guys, when can I get my RKM-CDs? >>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. The stuff I'm working on deals with converting VGA (and boy are there a lot of different manufacturers that you have to support) to 320x400 HAM (ick) or 640x400 with massive dithering. >>Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel // E-Mail to \\ Only my personal opinions... > / Marc Barrett -MB- | BITNET: XGR39@ISUVAX.BITNET / -- William J. Coldwell PLink: CRYO I'm a 3-DPro, wouldn't you Amiga Attitude Adjuster BIX: wjcoldwell like to be a 3-DPro2 ? Cryogenic Software UUCP:billc@cryo 3-D PROFESSIONAL 2.0 #define STD_DSCLMR "The above opinions are mine. You can't have them."