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Re: Anything like SOFTMAC available?

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From: dlfrost
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 15:51
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In article <enk2.91.728024888@po.cwru.edu>, enk2@po.cwru.edu (Erik Kovach) writes:
> In article <93025.133917DGRAHAM@HARPERVM.BITNET> <DGRAHAM@HARPERVM.BITNET> writes:
>>Is there anything available for OS/2 that will do MacIntosh emulation. Does
>>anyone know if this is even possible. And if not, at least a utility to read
>>in MacIntosh files. I tried the macutils found on hobbes, but that seemed to
>>be for reading Mac files into Unix, and not OS/2. Thanks for any info.
> 
> I REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY doubt that there is a Macintosh emulator
> for two reasons: hardware and the Macintosh copyrights that they have been,
> well, anal about.  Macintosh-formatted disks, I am pretty sure, cannot be
> read by PC's (although if you have a Mac, PC disks can be read/altered, so
> use a Mac to convert a file to FAT file system and THEN use the Macutils
> program).


  This a shareware program that read/write Mac high density disk only. It does
work under a dos window.  I don't remember what sight I ftp from but if you
email I can send it to you. 


						Dennis
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From: dlfrost@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu
Date: 26 Jan 93 10:51:48 -0500
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