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- >>>>> "Christopher" == Christopher Fazzio <fazz9818@tao.sosc.osshe.edu> writes:
- In article <fazz9818-2203961225380001@198.68.31.41> fazz9818@tao.sosc.osshe.edu (Christopher Fazzio) writes:
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- Christopher> ARDI is cool, but it is in serious trouble. Apple
- Christopher> currently has an emulator for Unix users, called MAE
- Christopher> (Macintosh Application Envirinment). It includes
- Christopher> Macintosh ROM cade, and is 99.9999999+% compatible
- Christopher> with Mac programs. It also has networking services
- Christopher> in addition to other things that Executor can not.
- Christopher> ARDI is in trouble, because a "PC" version is due for
- Christopher> next year. Two thing will happen:
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- PC meaning Intel x86? This is the first time I've heard that, other
- than when people confuse PowerPC with "PC". Can you provide a source
- for this information? It contradicts what I know, but things change.
-
- Christopher> 1) Apple's MAE will be more compatible, faster,
- Christopher> better features, and more stable
-
- I'm curious how you have jumped from more compatible to faster? Have
- you seen MAE 2? My understanding is that it's most certainly *not*
- faster than Executor, when differences in processor speeds are taken
- into account. You also didn't mention price. Is Apple going to be
- able to get into a price war with ARDI? If MAE for the PC winds up
- being 95%+ compatible and runs faster than E2 does and can be bundled
- inexpensively with PC clones, I think that Apple's hardware division
- will have a hard time justifying sales of PowerPC based machines.
-
- Christopher> and/or
-
- Christopher> 2) Apple will buy ARDI, swallow their source code,
- Christopher> and some features, and seel it a MAE for "PC's".
-
- Christopher> ARDI's executor is neat because it's a first, but
- Christopher> it's only a mediocre first-generation product.
- Christopher> Apple's emulator will make it impossible for ARDI to
- Christopher> compete.
-
- BTW, I can't think of a single major software release from Apple that
- wasn't widely heard of *two* years prior to its release. Can anyone?
-
- I believe you're mistaken as to what Apple has up their sleeves, but
- since I can't name my sources, we'll just have to watch over the next
- year.
-
- --Cliff
- ctm@ardi.com
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