buyskes@lafcol.UUCP (Steven Buyske) (07/25/89)
Anyone have helpful advice on choosing and using a DOS emulator (in a Mac II something)? I'm afraid ignoring DOS entirely, while it would be my preference, isn't a possibility. Steve Buyske uucp : rutgers!lehi3b15!lafcol!buyskes Mathematics Department Bitnet : BUYSKES@LAFAYETT Lafayette College Easton, PA 18042
afoster@ogccse.ogc.edu (Allan Foster) (08/01/89)
In article <1369@lafcol.UUCP> buyskes@lafcol.UUCP (Steven Buyske) writes: > > Anyone have helpful advice on choosing and using a DOS >emulator (in a Mac II something)? I'm afraid ignoring DOS entirely, >while it would be my preference, isn't a possibility. Have you tried SoftPC? This is a totally software emulation of a XT that runs about as fast as an XT. It is VERY compatible, I have run windows under it as well as MS Flight Sim 3! Basically gives you a CGA XT. Its speed does make it a little Clunky, but hey what do you expect. It is also pretty resonable price wise (few hundred dollars) Hope this helps Allan Foster afoster@cse.ogc.edu -- Allan Foster UUCP : tektronix!ogcvax!afoster UseNet: afoster@cse.ogc.edu GEnie : A.FOSTER AppleLink : D1663 MacNet : FOSTER
god3@tank.uchicago.edu (Peter Godwin) (08/08/89)
From article <1369@lafcol.UUCP>, by buyskes@lafcol.UUCP (Steven Buyske): > > Anyone have helpful advice on choosing and using a DOS > emulator (in a Mac II something)? I'm afraid ignoring DOS entirely, > while it would be my preference, isn't a possibility. 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 I am very pleased with this purchase as it was relatively inexpensive and works as advertised. The alternative was the Orange Micro AT Board ($1400+). 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. As this is a new piece of software for me, I am of course excited. But I still can;t believe it works as well as it does!! If anyone has ANY questions about the operation of SoftPC I would be more than happy to help out. tech support for the software (Insignia Solutions Inc., Sunnyvbale California) is excellent (the technician I spoke with once was also amazed that such software existed when he first joined the company.) Again, all inquiries welcome. Peter Godwin god3@tank.uchicago.edu -- Peter Godwin | UUCP ...ihnp4!gargoyle!tank!god3 5335 S. Kimbark Ave., #2 | Bitnet god3@tank.uchicago.edu Chicago, Illinois 60615 | Home Phone: 312-288-1816 | The University of Chicago Computing Organizations
t-robje@microsoft.UUCP (Rob Jellinghaus) (08/09/89)
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)