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Subject: Magic Sac (was Mac vs. Amiga) (medium diatribe)
Message-ID: <2005@alvin.mcnc.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 30-Jan-87 22:16:14 EST
Article-I.D.: alvin.2005
Posted: Fri Jan 30 22:16:14 1987
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References: <8515@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> <8520@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> <2326@jade.BERKELEY.EDU>
Reply-To: ravi@alvin.UUCP (Ravi Subrahmanyan)
Distribution: comp
Organization: Microelectronics Center of NC; RTP, NC
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Keywords: Mac, Amiga
Summary: Not a lie at all
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In article <2326@jade.BERKELEY.EDU> korn@eris.BERKELEY.EDU (Peter "Arrgh" Korn) writes:
>>
>>Also, if you like Mac software, you can get a cartridge relatively
>>cheaply that plugs into the st case and presto -- color Mac.
>>Apparently, the ST actually runs many Mac program faster than the
>>Mac...

>I hate to continue this discussion, but the above assertion is an outright
>LIE!
>
>Some friends of mine who own Atari ST machines came over to my house
>one evening with their STs and their Mac-Cartridges, and we systematically
>tried my entire software collection (over 100 programs, public domain
>and otherwise) .  LESS THAT 5% OF IT RAN!
>
	Let's not get carried away Peter.. perhaps you guys were less
than careful with the testing.  I've had considerable success with the
Sac, certainly far greater than 5%.  The main thing is to have
patience, and try the current *and* previous revs of the driver
software, and also finders 4.1 and 1.1g, and *not* 5.x.  After some
initial trial and error, I've gotten almost everything I needed to
run, and I know of others who use many other programs that are important
in the Mac context (one guy actually does his user group newsletter
with RSG!)

>These friends, who had been chiding me continuously for the past few
>weeks that their ataris "would be a mac for $100's less, and faster too"
>quickly changed their tune after actually testing the product.

	Too bad, they missed out on a goodie.. perhaps you can tell
them about this, and I'd be glad to correspond if they have
questions.

>Unfortunately, I've noticed this phenomenon occuring a lot more in people
>who are Atari fanatics.  I trust that this is just a statistical anomoly...

	Hmm.. I smell the bl**d of an Amigaian..

>  But don't be fooled into thinking that you can get a mac 
> w/out getting a mac...

	Boy, I'm sure glad I got fooled!

>Peter "try it before you preach about it" Korn

	Perhaps that ought to be 'try it carefully with an open mind' ?
>-----						  
>Peter "Arrgh" Korn

								-ravi