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#Any IBM/Emplant news?

    28-Sep-94 13:36:15
Sb: #Any IBM/Emplant news?
Fm: Clarence Saunders 73131,637
To: All
It used to be that there were tidbits of information released here and there about the progress of the IBM DX/2 Emplant emulation. Nowadays, you hear/see nothing as far as the proyect is concerned. It's getting to be that you have to wonder if there are delays in the product itself, (which we can all understand) or that maybe Jim Drew and the UU clan are awaiting for an official response about the C=> bidding situation in order to pursuit the proyect to term. I've seen an increased number of people just do away with their Emplants in order to get a true IBM clone (Yikes!!!) as the EMPLANT FOR SALE ads and beginning to spring up more and more. I'm trying to hold on to mine for dear life, but the product delays, in conjunction with added pressure from work to do IBM programming and UU no-news-update policy on the product is getting to be a little too much. I've been an avid supporter for years, and while I still believe that Amiga/Emplant combo make for a great multi-OS programming environment, not having any news on the progress of the product can be frustrating. I understand that this is done in lieu of the constant phone calls UU must have been receiving from pesky Amiga users, and promising a delivery deadline can work against them, given the level of Amiga "fan"(atics), myself included. Could someone (beta tester hint, hint) at least give us some feel as to speed, compatibility, hardware supports, etc… At this point, I'd be willing to do away with Windows support so long as the product behaves in a straight forward DOS environment, ie.. LPT1, COM1, HD support as well as extended memory support. In this case, ANY NEWS is GOOD NEWS!!! Catya,