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From: grr@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: 1020 Drive
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Date: Thu, 19-Mar-87 06:42:07 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar 19 06:42:07 1987
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In article <3269@udenva.UUCP> pbrody@udenva.UUCP (Paul Brody ) writes:
>
>I have a few questions about the Amiga 1020 drive.
>
>First, when, if ever, will a 1.2 compataible version of the transformer be 
>available ?

There's some action on this on the QA front.  Things were on the back burner
due to the general feeling that the product failed to meet many customers
expectations.  However, the advent of the hardware emulation on the A2000 has
actually clarified the role of the Transformer type software emulation.

>Second, when will a C64 emulator for the Amiga be availble ?

As far as I know, Commodore has made no commitment to such a product.  In *my*
opinion, it is not possible to do an effective software emulation and a hybrid
hardware/software implementation might cost more than a C64!. 

I think there is a product possibility out there if somebody wants to write
some Commodore "serial bus" driver software that would let the Amiga access
C64 peripherals and/or appear as a peripheral to a C64.  This could either
work through the Parallel port (derived from a 6526) or through the second
Joystick port.
-- 
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