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  3. From: rkaplan@msrad3.med.uth.tmc.edu (richard kaplan)
  4. Newsgroups: comp.emulators.mac.executor
  5. Subject: Re: Win 95/NT Executor
  6. Date: Wed, 21 Feb 96 06:19:21 GMT
  7. Organization: University of Texas Health Science Center
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  21. In article <4ge92q$d3e@nntp.Stanford.EDU>, marciano@ecu.stanford.edu (Marciano Siniscalchi) wrote:
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  23. >OK, I couldn't resist. How about this: emulate Mac programs *only*, i.e. 
  24. >forget about the Finder, etc., and rely on the Win95 shell instead. 
  25. >Ideally, one would double-click on a Mac application existing as a file, 
  26. >or set of files, in the DOS file system (with long file names), and 
  27. >Executor would be invoked, providing (1) 680x0 emulation, and (2) 
  28. >rerouting / execution of Toolbox calls. Sort of like OS/2's "seamless 
  29. >Windows" integration.
  30. >
  31. >Kinda cool... OK, maybe I *am* dreaming...
  32. >
  33. >Good job Cliff & Co.!
  34. >Marciano
  35. >
  36. >PS: I will be delighted to be your customers -- just get full System 7 
  37. >emulation to work :-)
  38. >
  39.  
  40. i hope you are not dreaming because this would be really great if such an
  41. "seemless" executor version could be produced.
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