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From: t-robje@microsoft.UUCP (Rob Jellinghaus)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: DOS emulators
Message-ID: <7286@microsoft.UUCP>
Date: 8 Aug 89 19:18:03 GMT
References: <1369@lafcol.UUCP> <4894@tank.uchicago.edu>
Reply-To: t-robje@microsoft.UUCP (Rob Jellinghaus)
Organization: Microsoft Corp., Redmond WA
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In article <4894@tank.uchicago.edu> god3@tank.uchicago.edu (Peter Godwin) writes:
>I just purchased SoftPC version 1.3 ($249.00 Mac Connection) for my Mac IIcx.
>It requires at least a 68020 processor and runs at about the speed of
>the basic IBM PC and emulates a PC-XT
...
>It works with parallel printers (need proper cable -- I use a Grappler C/Mac/GS
>setting all switches on), my hayes compatible 2400 baud modem, Multifinder,
>all popular software including WordPerfect 5.0, Lotus 1-2-3, MS-Word 4.0,
>all DOS-utilities and programs that DON'T __REQUIRE__ a math co-processor,
>and any self-written code.  Don't expect the speed of a 8 or 10MHz machine
>though.  But with my color monitor it has excellent color (CGA) graphics.  If
>you don't have a color monitor, it works fine, too.

What does CGA mean?  Just pink and blue?  I'm not too familiar with IBM
graphics terminology... (CGA is lowest resolution/number of colors, then
comes EGA, then VGA, right?)

OK, here're the big questions:  does it work with copy-protected games?   Do
you need a superdrive to use it without adding an external drive of some
sort?

>Peter Godwin 
>god3@tank.uchicago.edu

Thanks for the info!

Rob Jellinghaus (robertj@CS.Yale.EDU)