From: darekm@microsoft.com (Darek Mihocka)
Subject: Re: Gemulator (now taking orders!)
Date: 14 Aug 92 16:32:25 GMT
Organization: BraSoft

In article <F5JFPB2w164w@tcpbbs.pcn.org> joeadato@tcpbbs.pcn.org (Joseph Adato) writes:
>I just got the demonstration video for Gemulator, the ST emulator for
>any IBM/IBM clone computer.  I must say what I saw was very impressive.
>I strongly recomend that anyone slightly interested in the subject of
>have an ST emulator for the PC spend the $5.00 and get a copy.

Thanks for that positive remark about Gemulator. They're quite rare
here on the net. <grin> But interest in ST emulation is picking up.

I just thought I'd update you on what's been happening with it. First of
all, there is now a distributor for Gemulator, and they are already taking
orders. As I said many months ago, I would not be involved in the actual
distribution of Gemulator to avoid any problems I experienced with Quick ST,
mainly in the area of shipping product on time and supporting customers. PMC
in Bellevue, WA is the distributor and look for a press release from them
very shortly. If you already pre-ordered you'll be receiving a letter from them.

This weekend at the Atari show in Hartford, CT will be the last demo of
Gemulator prior to its release next month at the Glendale show. You will
be able to place orders at the show at the introductory price. The 1/2
price introductory offer has been changed slightly, in that TOS 2.06 ROMs
are now included and pre-installed on every Gemulator board. Of course, there
are still 6 empty sockets to plug in other TOS versions. The new intro price
for Gemulator + TOS 2.06 is $279, $20 less that before. Pre-installing TOS
ROMs will insure that a) you can just plug in and use Gemulator, b) you don't
have to muss with plugging in TOS ROMs, or finding TOS ROMs for that matter,
and c) it allowed me to make a very large purchase of TOS 2.06 ROMs and
lower the price!

Gemulator has also been reduced in size and sped up by between 10% and 40%
since last shown at the Indianapolis show last month. It can now run on
a 6 meg PC (instead of an 8 meg PC) directly, or on a 4 meg PC when you use
virtual memory. Virtual memory slows down the program somewhat, but there is
simply no way to cram DOS, device drivers, the Gemulator code, 256K of TOS
ROM code, and 2 meg of Atari ST memory into a 4 meg PC. You need 6 meg. And
yes, it will run on a 386SX all the way up to a 486/50. On a 486/33 it's
running slightly faster than a 8 Mhz ST, on a 486/50 it runs almost as fast
as a 16 Mhz ST, and on a 386/33 it runs at half the speed of an ST.

Current Notes and other U.S., U.K., and German magazines currently all have
Gemulator in their hands right now and are reviewing it. Look for the first
review of it in the September issue of Current Notes. (Of course, by then,
you will miss the introductory offer, but PMC is running a special of their
own until the end of September).

If you have any further questions about Gemulator, please call PMC at
206-747-1519. To place an order, order a newsletter, order a demo video, etc.
Don't call BraSoft because I will just have to refer you to them. :-)

- Darek

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