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Subject: Re: Software that Spectra 128 will not run
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Date: 17 Dec 88 04:41:02 GMT
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What I'm interested in is a new equivalent to the Translator One, since I
can't stand the concept of working with Magic format disks.  The Translator
was pretty slow, but considering the speedup that the SPectre supposedly has,
it seems reasonable to assume that such a beast could be done by David Small,
Wizard at Large.  I also would prefer to avoid Data Pacific after the various
complaints I've heard about their business practices.  So what's the deal? Is
it really possible to get a Spectre with 128K ROMS and some sort of
translator to read Mac disks, and if so, how expensive is such a combo?  And
can it be obtained through mail order since there isn't an Atari dealer within
a couple hundred miles of Ithaca any more?  (Except maybe in Syracuse, where
I never go because mail order is easier).

Thanks for any information!

Adam