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#Software Emulators

    21-May-92 16:40:52
Fm: Alan 70244,3270
To: Randall Michal 76711,30
Randall, I'm pretty sure that they all use the internal floppy in your 500. The only problem is that most IBM software comes(that I've seen) comes on 5.25 disk. I myself am waiting to find DOS on 3.5 inch disks so I can try out the software emulators. Most of the software stores that I've been to onbly have the upgrade packs, not the original DOS disks which have something which I believe is equivalent to boot block, which, on the IBM disks, holds a copy of some ROM or other. Your best bet would be to go to an AMiga dealer who has one of the hardware emulators installed in a machine and check it out. If that isn't available call supra, GVP and whoever distributes AT-once and get some info from them. On a side note, I remember someone mentioning either here or on Genie that they saw(in England) a 386 at-once. Myself, I have never heard of such a thing, but perhaps. Anyways, I have rambled long enough: Like I said, contact the makers, a dealer or look in some back issues of Amigaworld and Amazing for reviews(although they may be outdated by now).. I hope I helped you out some, I don't have any of the products, but I have only heard good things from those who do. Alan