DEB110@psuvm.psu.edu (Doug Bischoff) (04/17/91)
Now THERE's a concept!
Can anybody tell me where to get/buy this program and any information on
it? Obviously it's B&W, but how well? Thanks for any info!
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In article <91106.222151DEB110@psuvm.psu.edu> DEB110@psuvm.psu.edu (Doug Bischoff) writes: > > Now THERE's a concept! > > Can anybody tell me where to get/buy this program and any information on >it? Obviously it's B&W, but how well? Thanks for any info! > The program is called "SoftPC" and it's an IBM software emulator for the MAC. The package I believe comes with 2 versions (an XT and AT version). The XT version is the one I ran under AMAX and it appeared to work fine. It does require quite a bit of memory (2 megs or something I think). The AT version requires even more (about 3 megs). I didn't havet enough memory to try the AT version). While the XT version is black and white, I think the AT version will do EGA color on a Mac II color display. The only real problem I had was that the Function keys on the keyboard were not supported, but I believe this is because AMAX is not implementing the extended Apple keyboard. The other problem is that you can't read IBM disks in the Amiga drive while under MAC emulation (at least not to my knowledge), so to get IBM programs onto the MAC side, you'll need to first transfer your IBM software to an Amiga Disk with something like CrossDOS or MessyDOS and then move them over to the MAC side with the AMAX File Transfer software. Once on the MAC side you can place the files into a directory accessible by the SoftPC emulator. SoftPC is put out by Insignia Solutions, but I don't have their address or phone number. You may be able to find this software at your local Apple dealer. I think they also have a version for UNIX or the NeXT. -- Rick Kent // Only California State University, Bakersfield \X/ Amiga! Internet: rkent@sparc1.csubak.edu AOL: RickK10