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From: jacobson@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Questions on Readysofts Mac Emulato
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Date: 1 Feb 89 15:22:00 GMT
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Nf-From: uxe.cso.uiuc.edu!jacobson    Feb  1 09:22:00 1989


In the new issue of Amazing Computing I read with interest of the Mac
emulator hardware for the Amiga from Readysoft that was shown at the 
Commodore show in Phil. My question is to anyone who saw it or has more
info, does it really work??? Second are the roms 64K or 128K roms that
they were using for the $200 price. Also do they sell you the roms or does
one have to buy them??? And most importantly if they use the 128K does
hypercard run on the product.
 
My reason for asking is I have a SE at work, and would like to use hypercard
and several other applications at home on my A2000. If they only use the 64K
roms then this will not of course work, but if the 128K roms are the ones
used then using hypercard is possible.
 
Other questions that come to mind. Does this allow you to read Mac disks
on the Amiga drives, or does one have to buy an external Mac drive to attach to the
hardware???? The fact that the hardware attaches to the external drive
port makes me suspicious that the later case is true, but I would like to
know for certain.
 
Also has anyone heard any more about the Spectre 128 (which is out for the
ST and supposedly is comming for the Amiga)??? I would like to compare them
if the Amiga version is anywhere near ready.
 
Any information would be most appreciated. Thanks in advance

Russ Jacobson
Illinois Geological Survey
jacobson@uiucuxe
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