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  6. From: marciano@ecu.stanford.edu (Marciano Siniscalchi)
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  8. Subject: Re: Win 95/NT Executor
  9. Date: 21 Feb 1996 05:03:22 GMT
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  23. >    Larry> So does this mean that we can expect a
  24. >    Larry> port in much less time than the Dos version took to create?
  25. >
  26. >Certainly.  In addition to the point you bring up, there were other
  27. >things that contributed to the DOS version's gestation period: writing
  28. >the synthetic CPU and retooling ROMlib to handle little-endian
  29. >storage, for instance.  Those won't have to be redone.
  30. >
  31.  
  32. OK, I couldn't resist. How about this: emulate Mac programs *only*, i.e. 
  33. forget about the Finder, etc., and rely on the Win95 shell instead. 
  34. Ideally, one would double-click on a Mac application existing as a file, 
  35. or set of files, in the DOS file system (with long file names), and 
  36. Executor would be invoked, providing (1) 680x0 emulation, and (2) 
  37. rerouting / execution of Toolbox calls. Sort of like OS/2's "seamless 
  38. Windows" integration.
  39.  
  40. Kinda cool... OK, maybe I *am* dreaming...
  41.  
  42. Good job Cliff & Co.!
  43. Marciano
  44.  
  45. PS: I will be delighted to be your customers -- just get full System 7 
  46. emulation to work :-)
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