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Re: SoftPC and Color Emulation

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From: Phil Hunt
Date: Tue, 05 Dec 1989 17:40
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In article <5139@deimos.cis.ksu.edu>, paryavi@harris.cis.ksu.edu (Saiid Paryavi) writes...
}In article <1989Dec3.030554.13151@agate.berkeley.edu> bhclg@garnet.berkeley.edu () writes:
}>Does anyone know whether SoftPC will run color applications?
}>For example, I have the game "Life and Death" for the PC and
}>it is designed to run in CGA/EGA/VGA format on the PC.  The
}>Mac version of the game is still in black and white.  Will
}> SoftPC run the game in color on my Mac IIcx (I have an Apple high 
}>res. color monitor and an 8 bit Apple color card)?
}>
} 
}Yes.  SoftPc emulates CGA graphics very nicely.
} 
}The new version, SoftPC 286 is supposed to emulate EGA or VGA!
} 
}Saiid Paryavi                      			Computer Science Dept.	

WOWWWWWW!   I did not know they are doing a 286 version!  When did this
get announced?

BTW, While on the SoftPC bandwagon...Has anyone gotten MSDOS 4.01 to work
under SoftPC?  I tried, it looked like it was ok, but I couldn't run Format
on 'new' virtual HD devices and CHKDSK said 'Invalid drive specification'
for anything but A:

Any ideas?
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Subject: Re: SoftPC and Color Emulation
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