v144nsu6@ubvmsa.cc.buffalo.edu (Rett D Walters) (04/12/90)
Hello Fellow Amiga Users: I have recently heard of a new version of the Amiga Transformer (the public domain software IBM emulator) that will run very complex programs such as WordPerct 5.0 and Lotus 123 release 2 with no problems. I currently have Transformer version 1.2 but it is slow and unreliable (I cant get it to run anything but QDOS and GWBASIC and it is very slow) the new version will apparently run things pretty fast for an emulator. Well anyway, does anybody know of this program and whether it is PD or Commercial? I cant afford a bridgeboard, but I will be able to afford this. Any info - please respond directly. Rett D. Walters v144nsu6@ubvmsd
evtracy@sdrc.UUCP (Tracy Schuhwerk) (04/12/90)
From article <21615@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU>, by v144nsu6@ubvmsa.cc.buffalo.edu (Rett D Walters): > Hello Fellow Amiga Users: > > I have recently heard of a new version of the Amiga Transformer (the public > domain software IBM emulator) that will run very complex programs such as > WordPerct 5.0 and Lotus 123 release 2 with no problems. I currently have > Transformer version 1.2 but it is slow and unreliable (I cant get it to run > anything but QDOS and GWBASIC and it is very slow) the new version will > apparently run things pretty fast for an emulator. Well anyway, does anybody > know of this program and whether it is PD or Commercial? I cant afford a > bridgeboard, but I will be able to afford this. Sorry for the response here, my mailer doesn't like the address above... I was one of the probably 2 people in the world to actually buy the Transformer when it was sold by Commodore with the 5.25" drive for the Amiga. I think the most use it has had was when I was in school to transfer 5.25" disks to IBM 3.5" disks for people who couldn't get access to an IBM with both types of drives on it. I have used it to run Turbo C and Turbo Pascal 5.0... works okay (pretty SLOW!) I've got Transformer 1.2 and that is the last I heard of it. Unless something has come up lately, it is commercial software, not PD. [ Did anyone else buy this package? I go a GREAT deal, but I don't think it was that great! ;-) Now I use the 5.25" drive as a 440K scratch drive for my Amy when I need the little extra space ] -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= _______________ / / / | UUNET: / (___ _ /_ /_ _ __ /_/ | uunet!sdrc!evtracy / . _____)__(__/ /__/_/_/ /__/_/_/__(/__/ (__/ \ +------------------- Mobius Recursive Software - Making Yesterday's Tomorrows Today(tm) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=