Re: SoftPC

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From: ephraim vishniac
Date: Thu, 12 May 1988 14:18

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In article <28885@yale-celray.yale.UUCP> jellinghaus-robert@yale.UUCP writes:
>In article <4030@killer.UUCP> tristan@killer.UUCP (Rob Beckham) writes:

>>I had a chance to see SoftPC run on a MacII.  This SOFTWARE (no
>>card) emulates an IBM PC-XT.  This is a wonderful piece of software.

>ARRGH!!  Once again, someone posts a teaser with NO follow-up or
>contact information....

>- WHO produces Soft-PC?

	Insignia Solutions Inc.
	Cupertino, CA 95015-0399
	Tel: (408) 446-4992
	FAX: (408) 446-2236

>- WHERE can I buy it from?

	Call and ask Insignia about dealers.

>- HOW MUCH does it cost?

	Their ad doesn't say.

>- WHAT kind of hardware does it need to run?

	A Mac II or an SE with accelerator card.

All this info is from Insignia's ad in MacWEEK, May 10, 1988.  The ad
is pretty low on content, so look for serious reviews.


Ephraim Vishniac					  ephraim@think.com
Thinking Machines Corporation / 245 First Street / Cambridge, MA 02142-1214

     On two occasions I have been asked, "Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put
     into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?"

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Subject: Re: SoftPC
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