francois@LOIRE.EDRC.CMU.EDU (Francois Bonnafy) (04/19/91)
Subject: Atari & MAC, SPECTRE... Keywords: I offen heard from these emulators for the Atari, allowing it to run Mac software . Advertising says that it is wunderful, efficient, fast, sure... But say, who believe advertising? So my questions: - Do ALL the software for Mackies function on the emulator? - how fast is it in comparison to a Mac LC or IIsi? - How offen do the programs cras down? _ What kind of hardware can you use with it (Portrait Screens CD, ...) I will compile the answer and make a posting of it Thank you in advance Francois
swansond@cube05.csus.edu (Dennis Swanson) (04/20/91)
In article <1991Apr18.211626.5026@cs.cmu.edu> francois@LOIRE.EDRC.CMU.EDU (Francois Bonnafy) writes: >Subject: Atari & MAC, SPECTRE... [...] >- Do ALL the software for Mackies function on the emulator? An old roommate of mine "sold out", selling his 512KE to his mom and getting a 520ST and one of the Mac emulators. I don't recall which one, but a lot of his games would no longer work, esp. ones that used sound. I guess games are notorious for having been programmed to break some of Apple's rules. As far as more serious software goes, we both had a C programming class at the time, but development with a Mac compiler on an Atari is a nightmare cuz the Atari ain't got a Mac-equivalent interrupt button or the ability to use Macsbug. >- how fast is it in comparison to a Mac LC or IIsi? As far as I know, the Ataris all have 8 MHz 68000's, so naturally they couldn't compete with a 16 MHz 68020 or a 20 MHz 68030, in the LC and IIsi, resp. Since my Plus runs at around 7.8 MHz, his machine in emulation-mode actually ran a tad faster. An of course his B/W monitor was a bit larger, too. [...] >Thank you in advance > >Francois One other thing -- beware the Frankie virus that supposedly attacks Ataris with illegal copies of one the Mac emulators. Den /Dennis M. Swanson --> swansond@csus.edu / "He was as calm as a/ /Macintosh Lab Assistant/Computer Science Student/ Perry Como groupie."/ /University Computing and Communications Services/ -- Sledge Hammer/ /California State University, Sacramento /"Harness the Macpower!"/
ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright) (04/23/91)
In article <1991Apr19.230318.10891@csus.edu> swansond@cube05.csus.edu (Dennis Swanson) writes: >One other thing -- beware the Frankie virus that supposedly attacks Ataris >with illegal copies of one the Mac emulators. The current version of disinfectant will handle the Frankie virus.