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- This is version 5.2 of EMPLANT's MAC emulation software.
-
- Due to the size of EMPLANT's MAC emulation software, all future versions
- will require two disks.
-
- We also now have our complete hard bound manual (which is updated for each
- new version of the emulation) on our BBS in AmigaGuide format.. complete
- with screen shots, and index, and more!
-
- (602) 453-9767 - 2400-14.4K v.32bis
- (602) 453-3909 - 14.4K-28.8K .FC
-
- * PLEASE READ THE 'CHANGES.TXT' FILE BEFORE INSTALLING THIS SOFTWARE! *
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- * * * * A T T E N T I O N * * * *
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- If you obtained this software update as an LHA archive:
-
- In order to use the HardDisk_Installer script you have two
- choices:
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- 1) Format a floppy disk with the name 'MAC2'. MAKE SURE you use FFS
- (FastFileSystem) when formatting the floppy. Decompress this
- archive to the floppy and double-click on the HardDisk-Installer
- icon.
-
- 2) Decompress the archive into RAD: and assign MAC2: to RAD:
-
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- If you obtained this software update as a .DMS file:
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- Just decompress the file to a floppy and double-click on the
- HardDisk-Installer icon.
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- Use the installer script to create your new setup! You need the file
- 'SetupEMPLANT' in your s: directory, and it is CREATED (not copied)
- by the installer script. You also need the file 'AssignEMPLANT' in
- your s: directory, and it too, is CREATED (not copied) by the installer
- script.
-
- You also need to MAKE SURE that the FIRST line in your startup-sequence
- is 'execute >NIL: s:SetupEMPLANT', that the LAST line in your
- USER-STARTUP must now be 'execute >NIL: s:AssignEMPLANT'.
-
- Again, these changes are best done by the installer script.
-
- If you are using a 68EC030, make SURE that you use the 'EC_Lauch_MAC'
- icon to lauch the emulation!
-
- The majority of all PP&S 040 boards sold for the A3000 have 'EC'040
- chips, and will NOT work with the 'HardLaunch_MAC' script file
- (because of the lack of an MMU).
-
- If you have a GVP040 board, please have it fixed before attempting to
- use it with EMPLANT. There are numerous problems with these boards
- and 'Mr. Hardware' (in NY) can fix them. These problems are not
- related to EMPLANT itself, they are Zorro bus timing related and will
- affect any and all Zorro devices in some fashion (maybe just slowing
- down the operation of the board).
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- Some EGS Spectrum boards have level 6 interrupt problems. If you have
- a problem with AppleTalk communications, try removing your Spectrum
- board. If the problem goes away, get your Spectrum board upgraded.
-
-
- We have re-started the beta test program, and we would like to
- thank our beta testers:
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- Mark Marin, Brian Walz, Dan Edwards, Michael Perbix, Paul Lesurf,
- Jonathan Blackwell, Pierre Tavernier, and us. :-)
-
-
- Thanks to those Amiga developers who have supported our efforts:
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- Allen Brooks (Interworks); John (Oxxi Software); Brick, Scott and crew
- (Expert Services); Macrosystems US; Dean Brown (DKB); Alex Amor,
- Dave Defelici (CEI); John DiLullo (Commodore); Serge Bureau (RCS);
- VillageTronics; Tim (Innovatronics); Gregory Bahlhorn (Digital Creations);
- Newtek; Jim Sachs (great to chat with about our 'old' days); James
- Nakiahara (Commodore); Walt Disney Studios; Paramount Studios; Tony
- Alderson ('Terminator 2', 'Last Action Hero' special effects guy);
- James (Pacific Rim); Gary Chow (Syquest Technologies); Hab and crew at
- Moonlighter (they have saved our bacon too many times! Buy AmiBack Tools
- today!); Chuck Swan (TriMedia, Inc.); CalComp, Inc.; Eddie (Spectronics);
- John Sievers (Opal Technologies); GEnie; CompuServe; Portal; BIX; AOL;
- FidoNet Services; and countless others!
-
- MAC-sided software/hardware companies supporting EMPLANT:
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- Delrina - Makers of the Opus 'n Bill screen saver and FaxPro, two great
- products!; MicroSoft; VideoMedia - 'OZ' video editing software/hardware,
- Intuit - Quicken and other MAC products.
-
-
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- EMPLANT's MAC emulation was created using:
- ------------------------------------------
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- DPaint IV (We still don't have the AGA version that Commodore was
- *suppose* to ship with the A4000 packages...)
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- Power-Windows 2.5c (Gadget creation... forget gadgtools!)
-
- DEVPAC (The emulation core and device drivers were written with DevPac)
-
- MACRO68 (All of the video drivers were written with Macro68)
-
- RESOURCE (Everyone call up Jeff Lavin at Puzzle Factory and thank
- him for EMPLANT's MAC emulation... without Resource,
- it would not have been possible!)
-
- IFFD (Graphics extraction utility)
-
- DirectoryOPUS (What can you say? Jonathan knows his stuff!)
-
- Enlan-DFS (For moving things between our development systems in a serious
- hurry! V2.0 is a huge improvement for us! Get this software
- and an ethernet boards!)
-
- Excaliber (Some serious speed here folks! Contact RCS!! We have the
- 35Mhz Excaliber now... Infini-D now renders faster than
- the PowerPC version... somebody get the fire extinguisher!).
-
- WarpEngine (It is on rare occassion that we are shocked by a product...
- and this is one of them... 40Mhz, 30.12 MIPS, need we say more?)
-
- Some of main systems used for development:
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- (2) A4000's w/24 megs of FAST mem, video toaster, CalComp graphics tablet,
- (1) A3000 w/48 megs of FAST mem, (2) 2000's w/2630 and 2091a, (2) A500
- w/VXL*30 and 8 megs of FAST mem, (2) A1200's w/1230XA's w/4 megs of FAST
- mem, (1) A1000 w/2 megs of FAST mem, trumpcard controller, A4091, XT
- bridgeboard, EGS-Spectrum, Piccolo, Picasso II, Rainbow II, Rainbow III,
- Merlin, Domino, Retina, Resovler, OpalVision, X-Caliber, ViewSonic 15,
- 1084, 1950, 1960, etc., etc...
-
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- Trademark recognition:
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- Mac, Apple, and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
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- EMPLANT and the EMPLANT logo are trademarks of Jim Drew and Utilities
- Unlimited International, Inc.
-
- Chauna Drew(tm) (The official playmate, model, actress [and wife]
- of Jim Drew)
-
- Diet Coke® (The official soft drink of Utilities Unlimited)
-
- McDonalds® (The official eating place of Utilities Unlimited)
-
- Stress (The official medical problem of Utilities Unlimited) ;-)
-
- Gibson Guitars (The official guitar of Utilities Unlimited)
-