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From: dlm@druhi.ATT.COM (Dan Moore)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Spectre 128
Message-ID: <3633@druhi.ATT.COM>
Date: 3 Oct 88 21:56:53 GMT
References: <692@umbio.MIAMI.EDU>
Organization: AT&T, Denver, CO
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in article <692@umbio.MIAMI.EDU>, dnelson@umbio.MIAMI.EDU (Dru Nelson) says:
> Consider me out of it for the past five years, but.....
> 
>   Can you run the new Spectre 128 on an old 520 ST or STFM?

	The Spectre 128 runs on any ST (old, new, Mega, non-Mega).  The
only thing that changes is the amount of RAM available to the Mac.  On a
520 ST you can only emulate a 128 or 256K Mac, which is a fairly limited
system.  If you really want to run Mac software you need at least a 1
Meg ST (upgraded 520, 1040, whatever), that gives you enough RAM to run
almost all Mac programs including HyperCard.  I don't know of any Mac
programs, other than one compiler, that won't run in the 832K the
Spectre gives you on a 1 Meg ST.



				Dan Moore
				AT&T Bell Labs
				Denver
				dlm@druhi.ATT.COM