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- From: barrett@radiks.net (Marc N. Barrett)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
- Subject: Re: Amiga Technology is insulting!!
- Date: Mon, 18 Mar 1996 13:33:18 -0600
- Organization: Pegasus Consultants Company
- Message-ID: <barrett-1803961333180001@desm-02-02.dialup.netins.net>
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- In article <19960317.746F9C8.E8FB@shadow.res.cmu.edu>, mhunter@iglou.com wrote:
-
- >On Sun, 17 Mar 1996 01:27:49 GMT, David Corn (dcorn@paradise.pplnet.com) wrote:
- >> An old, slow Mac that's dependant on having a very fast Amiga? Do
- >> most Amiga owners have a fast enough Amiga to run Mac apps even HALF
- >> as quickly as Mac owners can?
- >
- > Actually, yes, considering the major slowdown in the shapeshifter
- >emulation comes from 1) Video updating and 2) Disk access (when using
- >hardfiles). Since I happen to be the lucky owner of a CV64, the first
- >is not a problem, and the second is only a problem for unregistered
- >users. Aside from those two points, I can run Mac software as fast
- >(and sometimes faster) than a "real" 030 Mac. Which isn't bad
- >considering I am using an 030 Amiga.
-
- The problem is, 030 Macs are slow. Much as I like Macs, I wouldn't
- want to use one that slow. Besides, PowerMacs are getting pretty cheap,
- so I don't have to. PowerMac 6100s are readily available for less than
- $1000.
-
- --
- Marc Barrett
- barrett@radiks.net
-