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From: cthulhu@athena.MIT.EDU@caip.RUTGERS.EDU
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Subject: IBM Compatibility etc.
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Date: Thu, 30-Jan-86 03:18:15 EST
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From: cthulhu@athena.MIT.EDU

In response to Mark Weiser's letter, IBM compatibility is still around--
I've seen a demo version of the emulator running 1-2-3, PCDOS and several
other IBM programs (strangely enough, it won't run IBM Basic, just GWBASIC
since IBM Basic depends on the cassette basic in ROM.  Supposedly the emulator
will run Flight Simulator and all the top 25 IBM programs.  I was a bit 
disappointed with the speed (or lack thereof) of text output, but it does
work with both 3 1/2" disks and 5 1/4"s.  What I want to see is Artwick's
Amiga flight simulator!  IBM stuff may be OK for the interim, but let's get
some REAL software...

As to Jay Miner worship, seems a bit silly to me.  Apple certainly has an
equal in Bill Atkinson-- their problem is Jobs' insistance on doing everything
in software.  Miner has done an excellent job on the Amiga, but he was unable
to pull off all the things Quickdraw can do.  Animation and sound, however...

					 - Jim Reich
					   cthulhu@athena.mit.edu