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- From: Clifford T. Matthews <ctm@ardi.com>
- Newsgroups: comp.emulators.mac.executor
- Subject: Re: STRANGE Executor problem/solution
- Date: 26 Feb 1996 04:59:14 -0700
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- In-reply-to: klong@violin.aix.calpoly.edu's message of 24 Feb 1996 20:15:25 -0800
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- >>>>> "Kenneth" == Kenneth E Long <klong@violin.aix.calpoly.edu> writes:
- In article <4gonot$3iug@violin.aix.calpoly.edu> klong@violin.aix.calpoly.edu (Kenneth E. Long) writes:
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- Kenneth> Here it is: I have version 1.99q4 (or is it q5?) of the
- Kenneth> Executor demo on my PC. I've never been able to
- Kenneth> read/write to Mac floppy disks with it on my machine. ...
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- [snip]
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- Kenneth> Here's where things get interesting. I then chose "shut
- Kenneth> down" from the Start menu and chose "restart in DOS mode"
- Kenneth> to run executor that way, and I was then able to read a
- Kenneth> mac-formatted disk! Not only that, but I have repeated
- Kenneth> the experiment and it allows me to format blank disks in
- Kenneth> mac format as well! Although it is kind of a hassle to
- Kenneth> run Executor, wait for the error message, restart in DOS
- Kenneth> mode, and run executor (making sure that when I start
- Kenneth> executor a mac disk is in the drive), it does work.
- Kenneth> Somehow.
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- Running Executor with "-nosound" might also allow you to read and
- write Mac formatted floppies. Floppy problems are our highest
- priority right now. We hope to have a fix "soon".
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- Kenneth> Besides this quirk, Executor is a great program. I've
- Kenneth> been downloading software from the Internet and more has
- Kenneth> worked than not, as long as I don't choose something with
- Kenneth> graphics which are too demanding. I'm registering
- Kenneth> Monday, provided I can get the student rate of $50.
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- The $49 student price is still available for a short amount of time.
- Once we have viable beta CD-ROMs out there we'll definitely raise the
- commercial rate. We're not sure what we'll do with the student price.
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- Kenneth> Great job ARDI!
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- Thanks.
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- --Cliff
- ctm@ardi.com
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