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In article <[e-mail]>,
   [e-mail] (Alex Timbol) wrote:
>In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail]
>(Dario) wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> if any of you have an emulator Mac under dos or windows please send it
>to me...
>> i have things that might interest you too
>> thanx

You can obtain Executor for Dos, Linux & Nextstep at
ftp://vorlon.mit.edu/pub/ardi

>
>Sorry, no such thing because all of the boot-up code is in firmware on the
>Mac's ROMs, which are tightly controlled by Apple.
>

What? Executor runs mac programs, reads & writes mac formatted media ect..

>If, however, you had a Mac you could get a DOS compatibility card and have
>a Dos computer in your Mac, or if you're willing to sacrifice speed, you
>can use softWindows.  Ain't life unfair?
>
>The closest you can get to putting a Mac screen on windows is to use
>Timbuktu, which transmits a Mac's SCREEN to your PC over a network.  Of
>course, you need a Mac on your network.
>
>See More. Do More. The Power to Be Your Best. Get a Mac.

Heh.. thats quite a slogan you've come up with.. think you went a little
overboard w/ the capitalization though.

( sorry if this post appears twice :)

-mrthayil

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    Hi, I got a wierd problem with 1.99q.  It won't start unless I run
it under a dos shell from Windows 95 (that is to click on the MS-DOS prompt.
Sound don't work (card is probably locked by windows?)
Cyclone still don't run
and there is still no serial support.

I like the concept of a MAC emulator, but whats the point, if it can't
communicate with the outside world, Don't run a reasonable amount of
software.  Don't get me wrong, I'm not mad or bitching, but I don't see
how usefull a computer is that can't print, can't dial up to an online service,
I cannot buy software for it confidently because I don't know if it is going
to work.

Perhaps someone can help me, Can I use my pc to download files from the internet,
if so, how can I get the file into executor.
Has anyone gotten cyclone to work (this game is the main reason I would want
executor)

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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From: Alex Randell <[e-mail]>
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Subject: 1.99q probs
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 1996 23:06:00 -0600
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Okay, I am running Win 95 w/ 16 megs on a 486DX2/66. If I start 1.99q in
Win95, it gives me a device conflict error, the same one I have gotten
since sound was introduced.

If I start 1.99q from a DOS prompt, my computer locks up, I think on the
CD-ROM read, I am not quite sure what does it, because I have to reboot
my computer without any error messages.

I had 1.99p9 working in Win95, but it gave me a constant buzz, probably
due to bad sound card or something. So anyhow, 1.99q is basically a step
backwards for me. I would appreciate it if this program that I just
bought would work on my computer, but as of right now, I cannot even
start it.

Please try to get to the bottom of these bugs and exterminate them.

        -- Thanks

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>>>>> "Nathan" == Nathan Grass <[e-mail]> writes:

    Nathan> How do I configure the sound, video, and LAN for Executor?
    Nathan> FAQ and RTFM are fine, just tell me where to get them.

The FAQ is available on http://www.ardi.com, and also comes with
Executor.

Executor has no networking support (yet).  "executor -help" will also
give you a list of command-line options.  "alt-shift-5" will bring up
a configuration panel you can edit.

For video, the important things are:

1) Install UniVBE for best performance (if "executor -info" says you don't
   have a VBE 2.0-compatible video driver).

2) You can say "executor -size 800x600", etc. to change the screen size.

For sound, there's not much to do.  You can experiment with sound
on/sound off/pretend sound in the alt-shift-5 panel if a program is
misbehaving.

-Mat

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>>>>> "KELMAN" == KELMAN  <[e-mail]> writes:

    KELMAN>     This isn't quite a show stopper of a problem, but
    KELMAN> something happened to the speed of the graphics between
    KELMAN> 1.99px and 1.00q for E/NS, as it is real slow in 1.99q by
    KELMAN> comparison.  This is running on a non-turbo ColorStation.
    KELMAN> The speed is remeniscent of the speed of the earliest E/HS
    KELMAN> 1.99 release (1.99b?).

Hmmm.  Make sure animation mode isn't on in the programs you are
running; that can slow it down a lot.  You can change this in the
alt-shift-5 preferences panel.  Other than that, I'm not sure why it
could have slowed down.  Hmmm.

-Mat

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>>>>> "Alex" == Alex Randell <[e-mail]> writes:

    Alex> Okay, I am running Win 95 w/ 16 megs on a 486DX2/66. If I
    Alex> start 1.99q in Win95, it gives me a device conflict error,
    Alex> the same one I have gotten since sound was introduced.

What happens when you try "executor -nosound"?

-Mat

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>>>>> "Mat" == Mat Hostetter <[e-mail]> writes:

    Mat> Does anyone know where I can find a math emulator for
    Mat> executor?

    Mat> George

Hey, I didn't write that!  Why did the From: line say it's from me?

-Mat

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I use the Univbe for VBE2.0, but I cannot get E/DOS to run in more than
256 colors. Has that portion been implemented? IT always says I cant do
more than 8bpp, yet I have 1Meg of Vram.


On Thu, 4 Jan 1996, Mat Hostetter wrote:

> >>>>> "Nathan" == Nathan Grass <[e-mail]> writes:
>
>     Nathan> How do I configure the sound, video, and LAN for Executor?
>     Nathan> FAQ and RTFM are fine, just tell me where to get them.
>
> The FAQ is available on http://www.ardi.com, and also comes with
> Executor.
>
> Executor has no networking support (yet).  "executor -help" will also
> give you a list of command-line options.  "alt-shift-5" will bring up
> a configuration panel you can edit.
>
> For video, the important things are:
>
> 1) Install UniVBE for best performance (if "executor -info" says you don't
>    have a VBE 2.0-compatible video driver).
>
> 2) You can say "executor -size 800x600", etc. to change the screen size.
>
> For sound, there's not much to do.  You can experiment with sound
> on/sound off/pretend sound in the alt-shift-5 panel if a program is
> misbehaving.
>
> -Mat
>

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>>>>> "Fred" == Fred Salerno <[e-mail]> writes:

    Fred> I use the Univbe for VBE2.0, but I cannot get E/DOS to run
    Fred> in more than 256 colors. Has that portion been implemented?
    Fred> IT always says I cant do more than 8bpp, yet I have 1Meg of
    Fred> Vram.

Executor does not yet support more than 256 colors.  That probably
won't happen until after 2.0 ships.

-Mat

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I can finally hear sound from my Microsoft
Sond System 16bit sound card in Win 95 in
1.99q, Good job!  Though, the sound quality is
still very poor with alot of statics.  Is there
any chance that the problem will be fixed
by 2.0?