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From: nschultz@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Ned W. Schultz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: A-Max
Keywords: mac emulator
Message-ID: <9932@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU>
Date: 3 Apr 89 22:42:08 GMT
Organization: Cal Poly State Univ,CSC Dept,San Luis Obispo,CA 93407
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Today I received a flyer from ReadySoft that included an order form for
A-Max, the Mac emulator.  As previously announced, the price is $199.95,
and they claim it will ship "during the middle to end of April 1989."

Here is a brief rundown on the information contained in the flyer:

--plugs into ext. disk port and has connectors for Apple drive and other
  Amiga drives.
--includes transfer software to convert Mac disks to A-Max format (on your
  Mac) which cana then be used on Amiga drives.
--A500, A1000, A2000 compatible
--supports Amiga mouse, keyboard, 3.5 drives, serial & parallel ports
--Reads Magic Sac and Spectre disk formats (ST emulators)
--supports 640x400, 640x200, 512x342 and 1008x800 video.
--uses all Amiga RAM during emulation
--A-Max cartridge can be left connected during normal Amiga use
--built-in Imagewriter emulation for 9 & 24 pin Epson-compat. printers
--68020 support with 128k ROMs
--built-in recoverable bootable RAM disk
--runs HyperCard, MultiFinder, Excel, Word, MacPaint, MacWrite, MacDraw,
  PageMaker(1.2), MacTerminal, all system disk versions and "most other
  productivity software".  They do note that 128k ROMs are needed for some
	of this.
--some games and MIDI software will not work as they talk directly to Mac
  hardware.
--the flyer lists four sources for Mac ROMs, which you purchase separately.

Further info from: ReadySoft, 30 Wertheim Crt, Unit 2, Richmond Hill,
	Ontario, Canada, L4B 1B9
	(416) 731-4175

The order card also says, "Please allow 2-3 weeks delivery from this time"
(referring to the anticipated shipping date).

I haven't seen A-Max demonstrated, and only know what I've read about it.
Just thought others might like to know what ReadySoft is saying....
 

Ned Schultz                nschultz@polyslo.calpoly.edu