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From: phoenix@ms.uky.edu (R'ykandar Korra'ti)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: EMULATORS
Message-ID: <13936@s.ms.uky.edu>
Date: 1 Feb 90 17:27:35 GMT
References: <900109.20085072.014763@CU.CP6> <1998@moscom.UUCP>
Reply-To: phoenix@ms.uky.edu (R'ykandar Korra'ti)
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In article <1998@moscom.UUCP> tmb@moscom.UUCP (Tom Bellucco) writes:
>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.
     Ah, no. Yes, most of the material that SURVIVED until now from that
era works - because people followed the (few) programming guidelines that
would help insure that slight differences would not crash their code. The
ST is a more complex machine and has more rules (which doesn't excuse the
problem; published guidelines are published guidelines, and if the software
doesn't follow them, that's not Atari's fault) and therefore more violations
of those rules - and more crashes upon grades.
     I do remember software that wouldn't run on the AT, much less a PS/2...
fortunately, I haven't seen any of that kind of material in quite a while.
     It's not just Atariland where this happens. I use Amiga systems (three
at the home/office right now) and haven't had any problems when upgrading,
except with a couple of games (and we know who you are, Psygnosis! :-( ).
However, there are others out there who have had this happen. So the problem
is everywhere; people just don't pay attention to the rules.
                                                         - R'ykandar.
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