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Re: ANYBODY HAVE A MAC EMULATOR FOR PC ?



Richard Steiner (rsteiner@skypoint.com) wrote:

: Executor's requirements are somewhat user-configurable through the use
: of command-line switches, and it might depend to some extent on the
: version you're using (NextStep, Linux, DOS) and other factors.  But it
: ran here in 8MB fairly well, and now with 20MB it's very fast.

Pardon me for cutting in, and don't get me wrong, it is nothing short of a
miracle that they can make a Mac emulator at all, but I think you seriously
overstate it's speed and capabilities. With 8 megs of Ram on a 486 DX4 100,
it will run Wolfenstein 3-D (in 320x200) like a 286. Don't know what the
equivalant is for a Mac (A Power PC probably <g>), but it really is pathetic.
>From what I have seen around here, it will only run about 50% of any of the
programs people want to run. It's usefulness is not that great right now,
really. It's a neat toy, a very neat toy, but it's not quite really a full
blown product right now. 

Again, don't get me wrong, C64S, (an emulator for the Commodore 64, which
runs at a whole 1 Mhz and is ten years old) still doesn't run at full speed
and it's compatible files percentage is still under 80%. What Ardi has done
is impressive, but don't overstate it. 

Scott
--
   Scott Hagie   -   hagie@netcom.com   -   Sierra Madre, Ca.
It dropped so low in my regard, that I heard it hit the ground,
and go to pieces on the stones at the bottom of my mind.
But I blamed the fate that fractured less, than I reviled myself, for 
entertaining plated wares upon my silver shelf.  -  Emily Dickinson


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