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Re: Let's get System 7.x on top!
Here in comp.emulators.mac.executor, Sandman <sandman@ald.net>
spake unto us, saying:
> Show me something. I've checked info-mac and the like, and yes there is
> software, but nothing of any particular use.
Depends on what you need (what do YOU consider useful?).
I've already registered one Mac program I use heavily in Executor/DOS
(GraphicConvertor 2.4) because it handles something like 50 graphics
formats very well, and it lets me do batch conversions of PICT files
to OS/2 BMP files (which is a really neat concept, AFAIC).
>And, as I told you, out of maybe 5 large superstores around here, only
>one has _*ANY*_ mac software, and not much at that.
What does that have to do with your needs, or with overall Mac software
availability? A lot of us have used the net and mail order as our main
software sources for YEARS. :-)
>Show me some games of the calibre of DOOM (That come out on time), like
>Wing Commander 3 or 4, and maybe ftp & telnet servers (shareware), stuff
*Sigh*. Doom and Descent have *already* been ported to Macs, and
Marathon (a VERY wsimilar game) was ported to the PC world FROM the
Mac platform. Also, AFAIK, slick network games like Bolo and NetTrek
are *still* Mac-only, and not on the PC at all.
So... Where have you been?
NSCA Telnet v2.6 (probably not the latest version) is an excellent free
general FTP server for the Mac (I use it on my IIci at work), and also
provides a simple wFTP client (compared to Anarchie and Fetch, two VERY
good FTP Mac clients) and a decent telnet client. I don't know about
a free telnet server offhand, since I've not had a need for one.
The hint: You need to learn more about the Mac, methinx, and the real
nature of the stuff available for it, before tossing out such general
statements about its overall worthlessness based on your (apparently)
limited first impressions.
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-Rich Steiner >>>---> rsteiner@skypoint.com >>>---> Bloomington, MN
Written offline using PC Yarn + Yes + TDE in a Warp VDM
"First shalt thou pull out the Holy Pin"
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