stevew@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Steven L Wootton) (01/05/91)
Taken without permission from the December 17, 1990 Electronic Engineering Times, page 2: Mac software to run on PCs -------------------------- Cupertino, Calif. -- Hydra Systems said it has a technology that will allow IBM PCs to run Macintosh software faster than Apple's own Macintosh Classic is capable of doing. The product, called Hydra One, is a full-sized IBM PC card based on Motorola's 68000 processor and proprietary software. The system uses the PC's own peripherals to run the Mac software. Ok, so what's the scoop? Introductory price, time to market, hardware requirements, system software and compatibility issues, etc. Does it use real Mac ROMS, or the emulation software from the guys in New Mexico? What level of Mac does it emulate (512, Plus, SE, Classic)? And the real question: which would be better (cheap, fast, compatible), an old Atari ST with a GBS Spectre GCR, or an old mono XT with a Hydra? Steve Wootton stevew@ecn.purdue.edu stevew@pur-ee.uucp stevew%ecn.purdue.edu@purccvm.bitnet