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From: turner@imagen.UUCP (D'arc Angel)
Newsgroups: net.micro.atari16
Subject: Re: macintosh software on the atari 520/1040ST
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Date: Fri, 4-Apr-86 11:37:54 EST
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Posted: Fri Apr  4 11:37:54 1986
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> Does anyone know any more about the company which has developed a
> cartridge that plugs into the ST, allowing it to run Macintosh software?
> 
> - Brian Reilly
> -------

yes, i just used it at the West Coast Computer Faire, it was done by
David Small and was running MacPaint on the ST when i saw it. David
admitted that there were still some problems with it (minor ones)
and that he had only tried it with three Mac programs. Since it uses
ST drives, it can not run disk protected software since the programs
have to be copied to a ST disk to be run. MacPaint looks so much
nicer on a ST and runs about 20% faster because of the improved
screen access. The bad news is that David feels that he must market
it thru Apple (for legal reasons ), if Apple turns him down then he 
will drop the whole thing into the trash icon. Perhaps if we all
wrote Apple and told them that we would buy the cartridge then they
might be moved. Hey, i worked for tinkerbell didnt it (:-) ? David
didnt announce a selling price but a good guess would be about
$400-600, (figure cost of roms, dave's profit, Apple's royalities
etc.) I am serious about writing Apple, I think all of Dave's hard
work should be rewarded.
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