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From: eric@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU (Eric Lavitsky)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga emulating an IBM PC?
Message-ID: <3513@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU>
Date: Tue, 3-Sep-85 09:16:24 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep  3 09:16:24 1985
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Hi,

 I have a pre-release version of the PC emulator, so it does exist.
Commodore intends to bundle the software with a 5-1/4 inch drive that
is IBM PC-DOS read/write compatible. Some of my documentation also 
mentions that the Amiga can read disks formatted by an Apple II, but
that may no longer hold true. I think the 5-1/4 inch drive will sell 
for around $300 initially - they hadn't commited to any prices last
time I heard. The software only compatibility package claims to be 95%
compatible. It will run Lotus 123, Dbase and Wordstar. Beyond that,
who knows?

Eric
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