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Grex Micros Item 83: WANTED: EMULTATORS FOR MSDOS
Entered by matts on Tue May 3 21:31:25 UTC 1994:

do any one know of any emulators for the IBM PC (msdos)  i have heard of some,
but miost are demo versions of commercial things.  I need one for amiga
of commadore 64.  any others would be good to.  also if you would tell
me where i could get that program (poss. ftp?)

9 responses total.

#1 of 9 by kentn on Tue May 3 22:25:44 1994:

Sure, I have a couple CP/M emulators (Z80), and an Apple II+ emulator.
I believe there is a C64 emulator out there somewhere.

#2 of 9 by bdp on Wed May 4 00:50:50 1994:

There's a C64 emulator out there somewhere...
I never got it to work (and no longer have it)

An Atari 8-bit emulator is under development.

#3 of 9 by scg on Wed May 4 03:30:44 1994:

Cool!  You mean I will now no longer suffer from the lack of functionality
when I switched from my Atari XL to an IBM 8088, and then to my current
386sx?  I will now be able to use all my wonderful Atari software on my
386sx!  My suffering is over! ;)

#4 of 9 by bdp on Thu May 5 15:45:13 1994:

I would view a step from an XL to an 8088 as a step down, considering the
things I used to do with my Atari that took a long time for me to figure
out on the PC... :)

Atari software was/is cool.
IBM software is usually pretty boring.

#5 of 9 by wjw on Thu May 5 23:57:03 1994:

re 4:  Strange statements, Atari software was/is cool.
 IBM software is usually pretty boring.  You must be referring to 
games, and of course Atari is a company known for its games.
Most business software I suppose looks "boring" next to a good game.
I like software that gets the job done that I'm trying to do.
I guess whether or not it's "cool" never entered my mind.

#6 of 9 by matts on Fri May 6 03:44:21 1994:

ever hear of a Aminga emulator?  I heard a rumor there was one out hrere...

#7 of 9 by bdp on Fri May 6 04:33:20 1994:

re#5: nah, I meant the software for "hobbyist" computers (like the old
Ataris) was always more interesting and "neater" and more unique and
more exciting to the boring, bland software available for PCs today.
No one has any imagination anymore.  Everything looks and feels the
same.

re#6: Yeah, there is one.  Never got it to work though... but it's PD
and available.

#8 of 9 by matts on Sat May 7 04:51:26 1994:

know where i could get it at (via ftp?)

#9 of 9 by bdp on Sun May 8 00:28:55 1994:

nope. :(

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