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From: boyd@fsucs.cs.fsu.edu (Mickey Boyd)
Subject: Re: EMULATORS
Message-ID: <9002010521.AA10485@fsucs.cs.fsu.edu>
Reply-To: boyd@nu.cs.fsu.edu (Mickey Boyd)
Organization: Florida State University Computer Science Department
References: <900109.20085072.014763@CU.CP6> <1998@moscom.UUCP>
Date: 1 Feb 90 07:59:13 GMT
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In article <1998@moscom.UUCP>, tmb@moscom.UUCP (Tom Bellucco) writes:
>Let's compare apples to apples here...it makes sense to want 3 seperarte
>items that perform their tasks perfectly than 1 item that performs 3 seperate
>tasks half-ass.
>
>Look at the list of software that wouldn't run on the Megas!  You bought a
>piece of software for an ancient IBM PC, it worked on a PS/2.  period.
>
>As for wives, the one you described is taken.  :-)
>
>-- 
> Tom Bellucco - moscom!tmb@cs.rochester.edu  or  {...}!rochester!moscom!tmb
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>   "Whatever I said, I didn't mean it...unless, of course, you liked it!"
>   #include <std.disclaimer>                                              

Ah, such a simple answer for such a complex question.  I would say that it 
makes sense to emulate a mac on an ST, because it does an equal or BETTER 
job of it than the mac itself about 99% of the time, for much less money.
If you want to do work with a PC, buy one and set it up next to your ST.
The biggest flaw with the PC emulators out now is that they don't really
out-perform the real PC's, and are only of use (but valid use) to:
        
          a:  people who only need PC compatability occasionally.
          b:  people who have very small desks, and no money for furniture
              (but plenty for hardware add-ons).
          c:  hacker-types that just want to do it for the fun of having 
              two or three machines in one casing.

As always, these statements are all IMHO, and I intend to get a PC emulator 
board because I fit in group c.
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