Re: Fat Mac (?) software

[Toby Reiter <str4552@OBERLIN.EDU>]

On Tue, 10 Dec 1996 drsmooth@relex.com wrote:

> On Sat, 07 Dec 1996 14:56:22 +0000, Mel Cooke <cookem@aa.net> wrote:
> 
> >If this sounds like I don't know what I'm talking about your right. A student 
> >approached about some software (any type) for a 512k machine.
> ...
> >Does IIe 
> >software work?
> 
> You'd need an Apple //e emulation program.  I know there used to be a
> couple sold commercially back around 1984, but I don't know if the
> ones available on the internet will run on that old a Mac ("Stop The
> Madness", available from ftp.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/emulators)
> --
The problem here is that we have no idea what computer this person has.  
It could be a Mac 512k, a Mac 512kE, or even a IIgs (A lot of people do 
confuse it often for a mac, and with the standard Apple Memory card 
installed, it might have only 512k).  On the other hand, because of the 
"Fat Mac" aspect, it might be a Lisa or Macintoh XL. In which case it 
would only be able to run only a limited amount of early macintosh or 
Lisa specific software, which would be hard to find. I don't think that 
IIe software is an option in any case, and since the student probably 
just wants to be able to use their system, then that specific software 
would be wanted. On the other hand, they could sell the computer to a user 
and buy a much better computer!

Toby