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From: lbl@druhi.UUCP (LocklearLB)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Getting the Sac
Message-ID: <1532@druhi.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 17-Dec-86 11:26:42 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 17 11:26:42 1986
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In article <867@ark.cs.vu.nl>, Patrick@ark.UUCP writes:
> 
> Great News!!!!
> In Europe people succeeded in writing a *software* Mac Emulator. Which
> basically works the same as the hardware Magic Sac, but instead of needing
> a set of Macintosh Roms in the cartridge port, it loads the Rom contents
> into _memory_.
> 
> Apart from this *everything* works the same. Mac Paint runs and so does all
> of the other stuff that could run on the Mac Sac.
> 
> I'm inclined to believe that David Small (the inventor of the Magic Sac) 
> just made a hardware version in order to boost his profits. Obviously,
> this works just as fine.
> 
> BTW: A Mac emulator that uses the newer Mac (+) Rom's is under development.
> 
> The good thing of all this is that the software emulator may be Public
> Domain! Ofcourse, it does not include the Mac Rom contents themselves. You
> will probably be requested to buy them and transfer them to disk.
> 
> Needless to say that the software emulator alsu runs at 120% of the Macintosh.
>  
>  ------
> 
>  I posted this for a friend of mine,  who has no access to the Net. Any
>  comments can be addressed to me directly. This guy (Paul Molenaar)
>  does have a login on Bitnet (EARN), so he can be contacted there directly
>  for further questions. He's there most evenings with the nickname 'Red'.

David Small did NOT make a hardware version to boost his profits.  He made it
run in hardware because:

1) Distributing copies of the Apple ROM's on diskette will get you into SERIOUS
problems with the law.

2) Most people don't have the means to buy ROM's and copy the contents onto
diskette.  This problem would severely limit the market for the Magic Sac.

Using Dave's idea, all they have to do is buy the ROM's and plug them into 
the supplied cartridge.

BTW: the Magic Sac is also a software emulator of the Mac.  The only reason that
the ROM's are needed is for the Macintosh system code.

Barry Locklear
ihnp4!drutx!druhi!lbl

Usual Disclaimer: I am not in any way affiliated with Dave Small or Data Pacific.