ecs165s052@deneb.ucdavis.edu (Greg DeMichillie) (05/11/88)
I saw a demo of SoftPC and it rated 1.3 on Norton SI (meaning it
was 1.3 times as fast as a 4.77 MHz XT. SoftPC certainly doesn't
have the computational speed of the Mac286, but as anyone who as
actually used a Mac286 will tell you, the screen updating is soooooo
slow on it that it is almost unusable.
The SoftPC updated the screen in a reasonable manner and seemed quite
usable for light MS-DOS activities (i.e. no compiling your next great
database application!)
And, it lists for $600 vs. $1500 for Mac286.
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----------------------------------------------------------------dlw@hpsmtc1.HP.COM (David Williams) (05/11/88)
in:comp.sys.mac / agollum@engr.uky.edu (Kenneth Herron) writes: >In episode <4030@killer.UUCP>, we >heard tristan@killer.UUCP (Rob Beckham) say: comments deleted ><Ahem> The *AMIGA* could do this when it came out, back in, uh, 1985, >was it? Maybe so, but WHO in this newsgroup CARES? This is a Macintosh group NOT an AMIGA one...keep the religious postings out unless they relate to the matter at hand--I assume that the Amiga was not running SoftPC in 85! Thank You, David L. Williams "Postings from Amiga Fanatics? Just say *BORING*...."
dlw@hpsmtc1.HP.COM (David Williams) (05/13/88)
in:comp.sys.mac / jellinghaus-robert@CS.YALE.EDU (Rob Jellinghaus)writes: >ARRGH!! Once again, someone posts a teaser with NO follow-up or >contact information.... Ok how is this? >- WHO produces Soft-PC? Insignia Solutions 1255 Post Street, Suite 625 San Francisco, CA 94109 Telephone:415-885-4455 >- WHERE can I buy it from? Well, you can order it from them directly...other than that I don't know Insignia Solutions Inc. Department MA Cupertino, Ca 95019-0399 -or- For Fastest Service Phone your order toll free now! (800)848-7677, Ext. 700 >- HOW MUCH does it cost? $595.00 per copy $19.75 per copy "Handling and expedited shipping $39.50 per copy "Sales taxes (california addresses only) >- WHAT kind of hardware does it need to run? It needs a 68020 (yes, this can be an accelerator card in SE or plus) >- And WHY, WHY, WHY didn't you include any of this information in your > original posting????? Calm down Rob or your head will explode! ;)) >Rob Jellinghaus | "The way I see it, computers'll be gone >jellinghaus-robert@CS.Yale.EDU | in another 10 years. But the country's Hope this helps............ and of course, I am in no way affiliated with Insignia Solutions, I just think they have a neat product! David L Williams "SoftPC, for those rare occasions when you MUST descend into DOS hell"