Re: Emus vs. the Real Thing

[Lim <limtc@iname.com>]

Rubywand wrote:

>      No emulator is 100% compatible and some may run slower than a user
> would like; but, an emulator can still be useful for trying out
> downloaded disk image files before moving them to your Apple II.

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.
Bernie is so much faster than the real thing - it is not slower. 
If you can, try it yourselves before making false statements like this.
Bernie II The Rescue can read/write/run the Apple IIGS software on 3.5"
disk, thank you, as well as supporting disk images.

>      For many GS users, not being able to boot 5.25"-based software
> would be a disqualifier. A lot of old stuff still is not available in
> any other form.

But for the rest of GS users that love the Finder and GS-specified
software (like me), 5.25" drive is irrelevant. The only reason for
me to use 5.25" drive is to play some 8-bit classic like Karateka,
and it can be obtained via a disk image.


>      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.

After reading up to this paragraph, I find that I do not have to 
convince you since you have not tried it. It lets you run ALL software
faster (but you can disable it for some software).

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.

Thye Chean