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From: rob@hhb.UUCP (Robert R Stegmann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: IBM emulator
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Date: Thu, 2-Jul-87 12:23:00 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul  2 12:23:00 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 8-Jul-87 01:43:59 EDT
Organization: HHB Systems, Mahwah, NJ
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Hi all,

I just read in the August issue of Compute! magazine about an IBM PC
emulator (in software) for the ST.  It is called "pc-ditto" from
Avant-Garde Systems, 381 Pablo Point Dr., Jacksonville, FL 32225.
(The brief article is on page 118, in the News & Products column.)

The article says the program costs $89.95, isn't copy protected, supports
3.5"/80-track or 5.25"/40-track formats, monochrome or color, and runs (quote)
"virtually all of the major IBM programs, such as Lotus 1-2-3, Multiplan,
Symphony, Flight Simulator, Dollars&Sense, Sidekick, DAC Easy Accounting,
Turbo Pascal, and many others."

Can anybody out there who has any experience with this product or company
comment?  Does this emulator run at speed, or is it slow?
Is it real or vapor-ware?

It sounds interesting enough to buy, but life can be full of little
disappointments, can't it?

I called Florida information and got a phone number for Avant-Garde,
which turned out to connect me with some company that refuels Navy jets!
I explained to the man who answered the phone that I was trying to reach
a software company to ask about their product, but instead of simply
telling me he didn't know what I was talking about, he gave me another
number!  I tried THAT number several times, but it was always busy,
so I haven't been able to contact Avant-Garde.
I suspect they may be employees of the refilling company who are
moonlighting.

P.S. What about the "MS.EM" package from Paradox?
I heard it was poorly done.  Does anybody know if it has been improved?

[Please note that I am in no way affiliated with any of the above-mentioned
organizations, neither do I endorse any of the above-mentioned products.]

rob

Robert Stegmann
{allegra,ihnp4,decvax}!philabs!hhb!rob
I in no way represent my employer in this matter.