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From: 8800529@hydra.maths.unsw.EDU.AU ()
Subject: Re: Mac emulation & color - a fantasy?
Organization: school of Mathematics UNSW
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 10:20:52 GMT

In article <Charles_Holt.0gsu@a68k.denver.CO.US> Charles_Holt@a68k.denver.CO.US (Charles Holt) writes:
>
>   I am a student at the Rocky Mounatin College of Art & Design here in
>Colorado, pursuing a degree in Advertising & Graphic Design.  It has
>recently come to my attention that it is basically a necessity to have a
>Macintosh in this line of work.  I need something fast, cpabale of running
>Adobe Photoshop, Quark X-Press, and Adobe Illustrator.  No problem, use
>A-Max right?  Wrong... I also need 24-bit color capabilities.
>   I checked the prices of some systems, mail-order and local, and nearly
>wet my pants.  It would seem that I would need to plunk down in the
>neighborhood of $6,500 just to get a system to do what I need it to!  Mac
>is outrageously expensive!  I would be more than happy to use my Amiga and
>emulate a Mac, but without color the point is moot.  
>   My questions is:  Does anyone know of anything, including Emplant, that
>might allow use of Macintosh hardware devices on the Amiga?  I don't know
>what the feasability is of using a 24-bit card for a Mac in an Amiga
>through use of hardware emulation, but this is what I need.  Does anyone
>even know of any rumors of devices supposedly coming out that will emulate
>the Mac WITH full color availability?  I suppose the new BLAZEMONGER (TM)
>wonder emulator does that, but I'd prefer something slower. :)  (NOTE: If
>you did not get the last joke, ignore it..  don't ask questions about this
>new BLAZEMONGER, it does NOT EXIST)
>   If I'm living in a fantasy world here, can anyone suggest the best way
>to set myself up with a Mac system here?  I would prefer a IIci.  Thanks
>for your input/suggestions!
>
>-- Via DLG Pro v0.995

	I think I heard somewere that the macintosh can suport monitors
from the scsi port. My guess is that it might dump into a diplay buffer.
ie. you will work in B/W and then dump the result into a display buffer.
Sort of like the way ToasterPaint displays it's 24bit version of what you ar
on. It doesn't sound like it would help your creatvity though. Hope it helps
	George
From: James_Hastings-Trew@telepro.UUCP (James Hastings-Trew)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations
Subject: Re: Emplant
Date: 23 Aug 92 17:39:13 GMT
Organization: TelePro Technologies

In a message dated Sun 23 Aug 92  6:06, Dtiberio@libws2.ic.sunysb.edu (davi
wrote:

 D> I am upset that Emplant is not out. And when it is out, I will 
 D> still be upset. Too many software and hardware companies have made
 D> promises
 D> that they did not come through on.

Oh I see. So now, YOU are upset. So is it okay for the rest of us to be
upset now too?

 D>   PPPP  EEEEE RRRR   OOO  TTTTT    IIIII N   N      999  2222
 D>  P   P E     R   R O   O   T        I   NN  N     9   9     2
 D>  PPPP  EEEE  RRRR  O   O   T        I   N N N      9999  222
 D>   P     E     R R   O   O   T        I   N  NN         9 2
 D>   P     EEEEE R  R   OOO    T      IIIII N   N     9999  22222

Reality check here Dave... "Little Hitler" dropped out of the race weeks
ago. You are left with Pinko George and Clitoris Clinton to choose from.

-- Via DLG Pro v0.992
From: wwarner@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Art Warner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations
Subject: Re: Emplant
Date: 29 Aug 92 03:33:08 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network

In article <kkrebs.015n@amilink.UUCP> amilink!kkrebs@citrus.sac.ca.us (Ken Krebs) writes:
>
>Just to let you unbelieving folks know, I have an archive that contains 4
>pictures of the Emplant emulation board.  The archive also includes a 
>ReadMe file.  Here it is:
>
>-----------------------------Snippy---Snappy--------------------------------
<stuff deleted>

>The EMPLANT systems are shipping now, however, we are in a back order
>situation with shipment priority based on the order date.
BULL!  That is not what their receptionist is telling everyone who calls.
I called today (28Aug at 5pm) and she said that NO units would be shipped until
SEP20!  Jim, what is the real situation?  And why?

>-----------------------------Snippy---Snappy--------------------------------
>
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From: Tom_Gowdyk@mindlink.bc.ca (Tom Gowdyk)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations
Subject: FOR SALE
Date: 26 Aug 92 00:24:32 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Distribution: world

A2088 Bridgeboard - comes with

Manuals
Software
5.25 Disk Drive

plus

Sota 286i Accelerator
Software
Manual

All for

$350 plus shipping



Email if interested.


Tom Gowdyk

Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations
From: luyten@fwi.uva.nl (J.A.W.M. Luyten (I91))
Subject: MEDUSA HELP NEEDED !!
Summary: St-Emulator HELP needed
Keywords: MEDUSA, ST-Emulator, HELP!
Organization: FWI, University of Amsterdam
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 15:57:27 GMT

HELP!
HELP!

I own an original MEDUSA (ST) Emulator, as I bought this emulator
I had an Amiga 2000 and everything worked just fine. They also
promissed to update if newer releases were released ,... No such thing!
I want it to work on my future Amiga 3000 (or 4000) but the package
doesn't include drivers for the A2090/A2091/A3000 SCSI-harddisk
controller... (so an Atari partition on my Amiga Harddisk is IMPOSSIBLE)
Recently I read in a Magazine that there are drivers available !!
Questions at MACRO-SYSTEM didn't got answered (I send 2 faxes, a letter
and tried to phone them !!)... does anyone outthere has these drivers ?
I'm also intrested in using TOS 2.06 or even TOS 3.06. Since I used
to have an Atari TT (TOS 3.06), these ROMs are no problem, only the
patches for these roms are missing ... Anyone outthere has them ?

HELP!
HELP!

Can anyone tell me if CALAMUS S or CALAMUS SL works with MEDUSA ?

Thanx in advance,
				Hans
				.

From: prf@otter.hpl.hp.com (Paul Freeman)
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 11:52:39 GMT
Subject: Re: 386SX BB memory questions
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Bristol, UK.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations


Does a 386 Bridgeboard exist? 
If so, who sells it and how much does it cost?
From: gpotts@hebb.uoregon.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations
Subject: Re: Emplant Pictures Located (Re: Emplant Pic - Request!)
Date: 28 Aug 92 17:34:17 GMT
Article-I.D.: nntp.1992Aug28.173417.1745
Organization: Brain Electrophysiology Lab, University of Oregon

In article <1992Aug28.001911.1919@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu>
gip@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu (G.I.P.) writes:
>        Upon lurking around GVP's Bulletin Board, I saw a new file that said
>it contained pictures of the Emplant board. Being at a slow 1200 baud, I
passed
>on downloading this file, which by the way was like 320K, and which I wasn't
>about to expend the long distance charges on...
>
>        Anywayz, if anywone is in the Pennsylvania area and wants to call and
>d/l the file, or has a hi-speed modem and wants to make the long distance
call,
>the number for GVP's BBS is (215) 337-5815. Users can log on and instantly be
>validated to d/l, so anyone can grab the file right away...
>
>-- 
>     /// George I. Papadopoulos    |  "It's _Mister_ Pathetic Loser
>    ///   gip@drycas.bitnet        |   to you, pal..!"
>\\\/// gip@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu  |              - Juan Gonzalez,
> \XX/      gip@nyx.cs.du.edu       |                  "Juan In a Million"     

>

If someone would either uuencode and post the pix to this group or put 'em up
on an
FTP site (wuarchive would be a good choice), I'm sure I'm not the only one who
would
appreciate it.

--geoff
gpotts@hebb.uoregon.edu
From: astjm1@acad2.alaska.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations
Subject: Re: udate
Date: 25 Aug 92 23:46:09 GMT
Organization: University of Alaska

In article <1992Aug25.144341.1@acad2.alaska.edu>, astjm1@acad2.alaska.edu writes:
> Well, I got a new Goldstar Non-Interlaced monitor and VGA card
> today.  I installed it in my system, and went to boot.  I have been operating
> without the 5 1/4" inch drive power cable installed (long story, but the power
> was diverted to the HD).  I haven't had any problems booting 2286 at all, it
> always boots from the Partition.  Well, today, I hooked up the power to the 
> drive, and I get an error that goes :
> 1) boots, runs through the memory and states :
> Ram Test 640k OK
> Testing Memory over 1 MB
> Total Memory = 1024 kbytes
> 
> 2) then when going to access the internal drive, I get :
> Drive 0 configuration error
> 
> Boot Failure, chech disk and hit any key to try again.
> 
> This is a recent problem, and I have reseated the board, moved the board to the
> other slot, taken the BridgeBoard out, taken the Oak Technologies Video board
> out, and still the same error...
> My system is a 2500/030 with the VGA card and a serial card.
> Any suggestions would be appreciated,
> Thomas.
> 
Hmmm.. Turns out my Bios got messed with, so, now all is working well, except
for the drivers, but, that is ok...
:)
Sorry for the wasted bandwidth...
From: gip@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu (G.I.P.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations
Subject: Emplant Pictures Located (Re: Emplant Pic - Request!)
Date: 27 Aug 92 19:19:10 GMT
Article-I.D.: drycas.1992Aug28.001911.1919
Organization: Legoland

In article <banks.714903032@csuvax1>, banks@csuvax1.csu.murdoch.edu.au (Corey Banks) writes:
> 	Someone posted a little while ago concerning EMPLANT testing,  with this
> being used to satisfy people that EMPLANT is not vapourware.  Well if this isn't
> going to be done, how about Jim posting some pictures?  For me a picture of the
> card and packaging would be enough to make me wait for its release.  Its just
> an idea, but I'm begining to believe EMPLANT is more vapour than it is real.
> 
> 					Corey Banks.
> 
> --
>     _-_|\     Corey Banks.           Things were going pretty well      
>    /     \                           `till I died. - Shakesphere Sister 
>    *_.-._/    banks@murdoch.edu.au  ----------------------------------- 
>         v     corey@home.bed.zzz     PASS - People Against Smart Sigs   

	Upon lurking around GVP's Bulletin Board, I saw a new file that said
it contained pictures of the Emplant board. Being at a slow 1200 baud, I passed
on downloading this file, which by the way was like 320K, and which I wasn't
about to expend the long distance charges on...

	Anywayz, if anywone is in the Pennsylvania area and wants to call and
d/l the file, or has a hi-speed modem and wants to make the long distance call,
the number for GVP's BBS is (215) 337-5815. Users can log on and instantly be
validated to d/l, so anyone can grab the file right away...

-- 
     /// George I. Papadopoulos    |  "It's _Mister_ Pathetic Loser
    ///   gip@drycas.bitnet        |   to you, pal..!"
\\\/// gip@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu  |              - Juan Gonzalez,
 \XX/      gip@nyx.cs.du.edu       |                  "Juan In a Million"
From: Charles_Holt@a68k.denver.CO.US (Charles Holt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations
Subject: Mac emulation & color - a fantasy?
Date: 26 Aug 92 16:01:02 GMT
Organization: The Arvada 68K BBS- Westminster, CO


   I am a student at the Rocky Mounatin College of Art & Design here in
Colorado, pursuing a degree in Advertising & Graphic Design.  It has
recently come to my attention that it is basically a necessity to have a
Macintosh in this line of work.  I need something fast, cpabale of running
Adobe Photoshop, Quark X-Press, and Adobe Illustrator.  No problem, use
A-Max right?  Wrong... I also need 24-bit color capabilities.
   I checked the prices of some systems, mail-order and local, and nearly
wet my pants.  It would seem that I would need to plunk down in the
neighborhood of $6,500 just to get a system to do what I need it to!  Mac
is outrageously expensive!  I would be more than happy to use my Amiga and
emulate a Mac, but without color the point is moot.  
   My questions is:  Does anyone know of anything, including Emplant, that
might allow use of Macintosh hardware devices on the Amiga?  I don't know
what the feasability is of using a 24-bit card for a Mac in an Amiga
through use of hardware emulation, but this is what I need.  Does anyone
even know of any rumors of devices supposedly coming out that will emulate
the Mac WITH full color availability?  I suppose the new BLAZEMONGER (TM)
wonder emulator does that, but I'd prefer something slower. :)  (NOTE: If
you did not get the last joke, ignore it..  don't ask questions about this
new BLAZEMONGER, it does NOT EXIST)
   If I'm living in a fantasy world here, can anyone suggest the best way
to set myself up with a Mac system here?  I would prefer a IIci.  Thanks
for your input/suggestions!

-- Via DLG Pro v0.995
From: trat@amiganet.chi.il.us (Thomas Reamer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations
Subject: Re: Mac emulation & color - a fantasy?
Date: 4 Sep 92 08:59:40 GMT
Organization: Amiga Network Information Systems

I am in no way saying that the Empl. board is a fake...I am actually looking
forward to it...But as for pictures, we can't go by that...Look at what
happened with the Amiga 10 portable...we saw pictures, but no product
From: wwarner@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Art Warner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations
Subject: Re: Testing is hard (was Re: Emplant)
Date: 25 Aug 92 16:24:55 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network

In article <James_Hastings-Trew.0iq8@telepro.UUCP> James_Hastings-Trew@telepro.UUCP (James Hastings-Trew) writes:
>I wonder if you have ever USED Amax. It is 100% compatible by your above
>statement. The programs use the Mac OS, sure, but there are still small
>compatibility problems. Hell, there are compatibility problems from one Mac
>model to another! Ever hear of the "Coprocessor Not Installed" Error, or
>the "This Mac does not have the necessary software or hardware to run this
>program" Error? Both of these errors are generated by software that made
>assumptions about the hardware that broke when going from one legitimate
>Mac model to the next. Even Apple's own System Software broke on newer
>hardware models and had be to patched.
>
>If the testing for a product consists of turning it on, ascertaining that
>it boots and running a program to make sure it does not bomb, then I won't
>be buying it.
>
>I have a Mac Quadra 700, and I run System 7.0.1, System 7 tune up, and the
>latest version of Adobe Photoshop. If I turn on my system and do a quick
>run-through of the finder and Photoshop, I can pretty easily fool myself
>into believing that everything is working 100%. However, if I scan a
>picture and then select a different Appletalk printer in my chooser, I will
>bomb the machine, every single time.
>
So, would you suggest that *NO ONE* buy a Quadra simply becuase you had a
couple of "querks".  I think not.

I think what most people are wanting to know, and a few people are not
comprehending, is that we want to know DOES THIS THING EVEN EXIST!!!!
DOES IT DO ANYTHING REMOTELY RELATED TO EMULATING A MAC!

I am most confident that we'll find bugs throughout any product's useable
history.  Layoff the thorough testing until we at least know that it exists.

C'ya.
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From: levi@cs.utk.edu (David Levi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations
Subject: Re: Mac emulation & color - a fantasy?
Date: 29 Aug 92 13:17:54 GMT
Organization: University of Tennessee, Knoxville - CS Department
NNTP-Posting-Host: duncan.cs.utk.edu

Emplant is supposed to support DCTV, but does this support come with the
board, or is it an extra.  Also, how fast would it be?
-- 
-Dave Levi     levi@cs.utk.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations
From: rromano@ccad.uiowa.edu (Richard A Romano)
Subject: Re: Emplant
Organization: CAD-Research, University of Iowa, Iowa City
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 15:55:20 GMT

Stuff deleted.

One question.  Does anyone know if there will be amiga device drivers
to support the high speed serial interfaces?

Thanks,

Rich

PS Looks real good!
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations
From: rickan@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Mark Rickan)
Subject: Re: Where's Jim? (was: Emplant Pic - Request!)
Organization: Department of Computer Science, McMaster University
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 04:06:23 GMT

In article <Jdrew.09nl@nesbbx.rain.COM> Jdrew@nesbbx.rain.COM (**) writes:
 
>Utilities Unlimited, Inc. will be attending the World of Commodore
>show in Pasadena.  DMI (the makers of the Resolver and the VIDI24
>boards) graciously donated space in their booth (since it is the
>largest booth at the show) for the EMPLANT's debut.  I will be on
>hand to both demostrate EMPLANT's abilities and answer questions.

Good news! Is there any possibility that you will be demonstrating the
Emplant used in conjunction with either the Resolver or Vivid 24?

Mark

P.S. DMI will have a booth larger than CBM?

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From: James_Hastings-Trew@telepro.UUCP (James Hastings-Trew)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations
Subject: Re: Testing is hard (was Re: Emplant)
Distribution: world
Date: 28 Aug 92 18:12:49 CST
Organization: TelePro Technologies

In a message dated Fri 28 Aug 92 14:12, Jdrew@nesbbx.rain.com (**) wrote:

 J> I dont know where you got your info from, but SYBIL's success rate at
 J> reading/writing MAC disks, copying/converting copy-protected software,
 J> etc. has been nearly flawless.  We have sold thousands with more
 J> returned
 J> due to electronic malfunction than customer dis-satisfaction.

I base my info on personal experience with three different Sybil units, all
of which failed utterly to work as advertised. I stand by my statement.


-- Via DLG Pro v0.992

Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations,comp.sys.amiga.marketplace,misc.forsale,misc.wanted
From: traynor@fnalf.fnal.gov
Subject: WANTED: Power PC emulator for the Amiga
Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Lab
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 04:43:15 GMT
X-Posted-From: fnalf.fnal.gov
X-Posted-Through: sol.ctr.columbia.edu

I would like to obtain a used Power PC emulator marketed by Supra for the
Amiga 500, with VGA/EGA emulation.  Please send me a line if you have one
you are willing to part with.  Thanks.

					-Mike Traynor


NNN  NN DDDD    Mike Traynor (ND '86)(Rice '93?) |||     Amiga 500 owner   ///
 N N N   D  D   Fermilab PO Box 500 MS 221 E683  |||     Only Amiga makes ///
 N  NN   D  D   Batavia IL, 60510               //|\\    it possible  \\\/// 
NN   NN DDDD    (708) 879-6095 [ans. mach.]    /// \\\                 \XX/
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations
Subject: A2286 and A2386
From: bjbernstein@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu
Date: 25 Aug 92 21:38:07 -0500
Organization: Miami University Academic Computer Service"

  Ok, seeing how the A2286 has all these bugs (I should know, I'm on my 2nd 
after trying to fix one of them) and it's quite slow (8Mhz?!?!)  there are 
two things I want to find out..

  1) I think I remember seeing a 386SX-20 hack somewhere.. eh?

  2) Will C= offer a trade=in or at least reduce the price from $730? 
     C'mon.. it doesn't even have a disk drive with it, and it's double 
     (triple?) the price of the A2286 which has MANY more components and
     even includes a disk drive..

  Whatever...

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From: whitem@jester.usask.ca (Matt White)
Subject: Re: A2286 and Quatro Pro 4.0 HELP!
Organization: University of Saskatchewan
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 04:31:15 GMT

Scott Drysdale (harley@tt.com) wrote:
: first of all, if you're not running janus 2.1, get it.
: 
: second, if you haven't done the 8042 pin 6 jumper mod, do it.  4x speed
: increase for janus communications right there.  i don't have the fix file
: handy (embarrassing... i found the fix).

Does anyone have some docs for this fix?  Please email it to me or point
me in the right direction (I have FTP access). 

Thanks!!
 
:   --Scotty
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: formerly mr. bridgeboard @ cbm.  soon to be a seaman recruit in the us navy.
: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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