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From: jteh@mulga.oz (J.T. Teh)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: SE vs II
Message-ID: <2349@mulga.oz>
Date: Wed, 28-Oct-87 18:28:02 EST
Article-I.D.: mulga.2349
Posted: Wed Oct 28 18:28:02 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 31-Oct-87 14:31:17 EST
References: <1912@crash.CTS.COM> <858@cadre.dsl.PITTSBURGH.EDU>
Organization: Comp Sci, Melbourne Uni, Australia
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In article <858@cadre.dsl.PITTSBURGH.EDU>, geb@cadre.dsl.PITTSBURGH.EDU (Gordon E. Banks) writes:
> In article <1912@crash.CTS.COM> mkao@crash.CTS.COM (Mike Kao) writes:
> >Until recently, I was sure that my next computer purchase would be a Mac II.
> >However, a friend of mine instilled within me doubts by saying that many
> >existing Mac software packages and MOST games won't work on the II. 
> 
> It isn't hard to write games for it, and as new games come
> out, they will all work on the Mac II (some don't even work
> on the SE, including Dark Castle, don't forget).  

Perhaps some enterprising third party hardware developer will develop
a 68000 downgrade card for the macII. Then all Mac+ games will work on
the macII ! Seems the easiest but most expensive (to the user) solution.

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J.T Teh
"He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose."
							- James Elliot
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