CompuServe Thread

Steven, As far as I can tell, or anyone else for that matter, EMPLANT doesn't exist except on paper, until someone reports they have it in their possession and use it. Now AMAXII 2.51 works quite well, although only in black and white as a Mac Plus. I use it all the time running Adobe Illustrator 3.2, Pagemaker 4.1 and QuarkXpress 3.0. I have used Microsoft Word, Excel and terminal programs like White Knight and Microphone II. You can call Readysoft at: ReadySoft Inc.(Mac emulator AMAX) 30 Wertheim Court, Unit 2 Richmond Hill, Ontario Canada L4B 1B9 1-416-731-4175 I'm not going to even comment on EMPLANT, I don't want to spread any rumours about something that I don't think exists. Chris

Steven, I can tell you this about the Emplant: It is vapor, pure and simple. Mine has been on order since 8/04, and not yet shown up. Jonathan Jonathan, via AutoPilot // Only Amiga makes \\// it possible…

Steven, Emplant is (maybe) being developed by Utilities Unlimited of Arizona, Inc., 1641 McCulloch Blvd, Suite 25-124, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403. I tried to contact them for information for CROSSINGS, the woman on the phone said she would fax it to me, the fax phone rang two or three times but nothing came through. When I called back and said I was on deadline, she said the fax wasn't working, and she'd try again. I never heard any more. Whether the board is real or not, they're not making friends with either the press or their potential customers! Marion CROSSINGS Newsletter for Amiga/PC compatibility

I have used an AMAX for years, it works great if you can live with a B/W display. I have watched – with MUCH interest, the talk of the EMPLANT board. I have ALSO heard many things said concerning the DUBIOUS quality of the products from the makers of EMPLANT. I cannot attest to the accuracy of these reports, but as of 2 weeks ago someone on CIS had been waiting for 4 weeks for an EMPLANT board to be shipped to him Real Soon Now. I still haven't heard whether he got his EMPLANT (for that matter no one has said they've actually received an EMPLANT board), and they had charged his credit card over 6 weeks ago. In my dealings with ReadySoft, they have been prompt, friendly, and helpful. Their system is rock-solid and has been around for years, EMPLANT remains vaporware. (Though it does sound pretty cool! – Almost TOO cool :^) BTW, the AMAXII+ card work s fine in my A3000/Toaster system. I now have a HD floppy drive and can read ANY format disk be it Mac, IBM, or Amiga. Put that in your EMPLANT and smoke it! Keep On Toastin' Erik Flom P. S. ReadySoft (makers of AMAXII & AMAXII+) can be reached at: Phone #416-731-4175. Their product should be available at your local Amiga dealer. I can't find their address, sorry.