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Re: Mac XL questions

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From: Sean Hayes
Date: Thu, 04 Aug 1988 09:41
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>>*	what does a lisa give you that a mac does not, 
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>A big headache
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True, but not entirely fair. The Lisa I have runs a number of useful packages
including word 1.05 (I havent tried 3.**) Excel, Superpaint, Lightspeed C, PageMaker,
WriteNow and all of the mac basics (write, draw..).

And just for the record, The Mac's themselves don't have an entirely unblemished record
in the software compatibility department.


>*	what mac software does it not run

In fact it will run most software that does not rely on the mac+ or macII ROM's
with the notable exception of most games.
There is a rumor that a mac+ version of macworks is/will be available, don't hold your breath.

>*	are there interesting Lisa specific packages availible

The lisa office system, an interesting precursor to the mac environment.
The Pascal development system, an example of how not to build a programming
environment.

-Sean
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From: esh@otter.hple.hp.com (Sean Hayes)
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Subject: Re: Mac XL questions
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