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krakover@spot.Colorado.EDU (KRAKOVER JONATHAN DA) writes:

>>is there any advantage to having the emulator over the real Mac,
>>except for saving desk space? 

It depends on what _kind_ of Mac you are comparing it to.  I'd say that in
comparison to a "real" Mac Plus, you would be better off with the Spectre
GCR (given that you already have a working ST with at least 1Mb RAM and a
decent monochrome monitor... running on a color monitor is awful!).  The 
Spectre is between 20-30% faster than a stock plus when running on an 8MHz
Atari (even faster on 16MHz and better Ataris), you have a slightly larger
screen and perhaps a few other bennies.  The cost differential, however, is
not what it used to be.  Used Mac Plus's for $500 are not unusual which is
about what a new Spectre GCR with genuine Apple 128K ROMs will cost you.

The Spectre is a really neat hack and I still use mine on occasion even 
though I have a real Mac as well.  System 7.0 support is not here yet but
Dave has promised it... sometime RSN.  Just remember, that the Spectre GCR
emulates a Mac Plus and _not_ a Mac II.  Keep that in mind when you make
your comparisons.
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