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- From: Oleg Kibirev <oleg@math.CSUFresno.EDU>
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- Subject: Re: Shapeshifter...
- Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 18:00:03 -0800
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- Monster Smurf wrote:
- >
- > Shapeshifter is an amiga software emulator. It appears to be a very
- > good one, too, simply because it requires Mac roms (in the form of a
- > snapshot file) to work.
- >
- > Now, I must ask this: Why not start send executor in this direction?
- > Older apple roms (older macs actually run the newer OS versions) can
- > be had for next to nothing,; I know a place where you can buy SE/30s
- > complete w/ram and drive for like $250. Would this not ease the pain?
- > You already have a fast, working CPU, right? Apples software is the
- > problem. Well, if we bought the soft and firmware, would this not
- > bring it all together?
-
- I think there are a couple of problems:
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- * Many customers will be scared off if they have to buy used ROMs and
- drives from a separate location. Many people will just stick to buying
- and using SE/30 itself. Otherwise, ARDI will have to license MAC ROMs
-