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Re: can I use Apple II with a vga/dvi monitor? how to get software?

Rob wrote:

On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 22:39:32 GMT, The Wizard of Oz
<wizard@emeraldcity.gov> wrote:


MarkW wrote:

Thanks for the help with the crossposting. I didn't realize that there
was a Apple 2 newsgroup but I'm subscribed now.

	No problem.


I am looking forward to hearing more about transferring files.  This
fall I purchased my first Apple product, a Macbook Pro. I am setting
it up as well with Parallels to run Linux (Ubuntu).
Ubuntu isn't bad. It's an OK desktop. I have some issues with it but not enough to install anything else at the moment (but it's getting there). I'm running Dapper Drake. Edgy Eft kernel panics during the install.
You may also want to try an Apple// emulator on the machine. Some people say they get better performance by running software in emulation than they do natively on the same machine. (eg. Appleworks in an emulator is much faster than M$ Word on a PC or Mac) 

				Later
				Mike
Gee a response from a post in February... I guess we have another person using Google Groups. 


You cannot compare Appleworks to Microsoft Word and claim one performs
better simply because you max out the emulator. 

	Why not? If it meets the users needs then isn't it better?


Of course it runs
faster in an emulator, but maxing out an emulator for old hardware and
running it on a modern PC is hardly a legitimate or fair way to
measure performance. 

	Again, why not?


By that same comparison Windows 3.11 performs
alot better on a modern 3.0Ghz  Pentium then it does the old 286/386's
systems it was originally written.
You are making the assumption Windows 3.11 doesn't meet the needs of the user. If it does then the argument is legitimate. To quote another poster from years ago... "In my opinion Windows is never the answer. Only the question." 


By that logic we should all start
running ancient Windows or Mac OS's on our modern machines simply
because they run faster.
If they meet the needs of the user then the user should consider it. Picture running Appleworks on an Apple// emulator. The emulator itself, if well written, may be more stable than the host operating system. Those of us Apple// folks who have used MANY operating systems over the years can relate to this. More often than not, many of the Apple// apps are more stable than modern apps. Anecdotally, I've had Microsoft Word (Office) crash and corrupt all the hard drives in a system (twice - losing a months worth of work in the process). I've never had this happen with Appleworks. Some good programs will not work (without emulation) in a modern environment. The average user does not use 99% of the features of most modern programs. If a user can do without some features and if the older program does exactly what the user wants then isn't speed a good thing? 

				Later
				Mike