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Re: Mac on PC
In <bonzo-1602962139220001@sl3.wolsi.com> bonzo@wolsi.com (Bonzo)
writes:
>
>Executor is beyond a joke. Just read the list of non-supported
features.
>[* * * *]
>One real whiz bang program. What a joke. Imagine SoftWindows only
being able to run Windows 1.0 programs, and thats about what you get
with executor.
>
>--
>Talk about cheeze whiz!
Imagine the problems that Insignia would have had if, Microsoft not
only would not talk to them, threatened to sue them, and forced them
to write their own implementation of Windows from scratch. You will
note that the two programs which have tried this (WINE and W
I) have had serious problems as well.
In many respects trying to run 68040 code on a x86 is the equivalent of
writing a '486 emulator for the '286. It is much more difficult
emulation.
Obviously, we would all like the ability to run beta versions of
Copeland on our x86 machines, but the program is still developing. I
am sure that if Apple granted Cliff several licenses he could put his
development program into Warp drive, but everything he has do is being
done by clean room only engineering (unlike the big fellas, there is no
dirty team). With Apple's litigation history, everything has to then
be triple checked legally before it gets out the door. Remember that
if Apple nails him on one point he could be in big trouble.
Stu
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