Re: Spartan Emulator for C64?

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From: ppugliese
Date: Sun, 03 Dec 1995 14:09

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In article <49oqdq$fer@metro.ucc.su.OZ.AU>, amaddiso@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Alex Maddison) writes:
> Hi all,
> 
> Can anyone provide details on the Spartan Apple ][ Emulator for the 
> Commodore 64? I believe it was released by Mimic, and was a 
> hardware/software package.
> 
> Alex.
> 
> --
> 
> Alex Maddison                         Address: PO Box 6399

I actually owned one! I was lucky enough to be able to return mine
before the company went broke. It was a hardware add-on to the C64
that turned it into an Apple ][+ clone. It also allowed a 1541 to
be used as an Apple FDD, although this was not recommended. Anyway,
I used it for a month & was constantly on the phone for tech support
until I got tired of all the bugs & called it quits. It was demoed
at my LUG meeting in early July 1986 which is when I ordered it.
It was about $249.00US, I believe. It's biggest flaw was that it's
version of BASIC was not fully compatible with Applesoft BASIC while
most of the stuff on the market at that time that would run on a ][+
was still in BASIC.

Phil

ppugliese@pimacc.pima.edu

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