Re: Emus vs. the Real Thing

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Lim writes ...
> 
> Rubywand wrote:
> 
> >      No emulator is 100% compatible
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> 
> It is quite obvious that you have never tried Bernie II the Rescue.
> For me, I have been using Apple IIGS since 1988 and build up a very
> large
> library for it, and have wrote software for it. It is VERY compatible.
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> 
> But for the rest of GS users that love the Finder and GS-specified
> software (like me), 5.25" drive is irrelevant.
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     See? No emulator is 100% compatible.


> >      Is the new emu-Mac the way to go for most GS users? No. Whatever
> > the nice features of the emu-Mac, it is not a standard GS and it has
> > _no_ chance of ever becoming the 'standard GS'. It lets you run some
> > software faster; but, there will never be much in the way of new GS
> > games, etc. which are designed to utilize the setup's capabilities. The
> > emu-Mac market will never be large enough to support emu-Mac product
> > development.

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> 
> You misunderstand my point totally. Get the emulator and live with all
> the software you own, runs them much better, and go own to enjoy the
> new world with new software like Netscape Communicator.
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     Yes. And, since you have Netscape 4.x on your Mac, you will never
care about an emu-Mac "GS" browser and no browser will ever be developed
for emu-Mac. The same goes for XGS. Net software, languages, music
products, games, ... Why develop anything new for your emu-machine when
everything is already available for the machine running the emu?

     Your position boils down to the observation that a 1997-1998
computer running at 100MHz-400MHz with 32MB-256MB RAM, XVGA Video ... is
a more powerful computer than a 1986-1989 GS with 9MHz-15MHz
accelerator, 8MB RAM, and super-res display. Actually, we are aware of
this.

     The Apple II is an interesting, fun machine which we can control
and shape. And, it has potential. Things can change and do change.
Perhaps in a few years some Apple II user will think it's a fun idea to
emulate a Mac PPC running Bernie on a GS+.

     

Rubywand