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From: hase@netmbx.UUCP (Hartmut Semken)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Aladin?
Keywords: Magic Sac/Spectre
Message-ID: <1553@netmbx.UUCP>
Date: 21 Oct 88 07:54:35 GMT
References: <157@dalcsug.UUCP>
Reply-To: hase@netmbx.UUCP (Hartmut Semken)
Organization: netmbx Public Access Unix, Berlin, West Germany
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In article <157@dalcsug.UUCP> euloth@dalcsug.UUCP (George Seto) writes:
>Can anyone out there in the European sphere tell me anything about
>the Aladdin(sp?) MAC emulator for the Atari ST?
>I heard mention of it and wondered about it as to compatibility with
>MAC and Magic Sac and the likelihood of being compatible with the
>upcoming Spectre-128?
>Also how good is it, and what do they do for ROMS from the MAC?

Spelling: Aladin (one 'd').

They use a ROM cartridge (with some kind of GAL or PAL as "copy
protection) for the ROMs (or EPROMs if you like... :-)

The Aladin is not compatible with the Sac or Spectre :-(
It is more stable than the Sac :-)

The Aladin was not availeble for a while: Apple Germany did not like a
cheap, stable Mac compatible system...

It's now sold in the Netherlands (where Apple Germany can't do a
lot...). Versions using the Hard Disk and the 128K ROMs are promised
(availeble probably after the CeBIT).

hase
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