Message-Id: <mailto:199506081525.IAA65530@listserv.ccit.arizona.edu> Date: Thu, 8 Jun 1995 08:24:31 -0800 From: Jerry Schneider <mailto:JSchneider@GETTY.EDU> Subject: Mac/IBM CDROM dilemma -Reply To: Multiple recipients of list IMAGELIB
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Greetings,
As a user of the PowerMac 8100/80, and 110, I have used SoftWindows
on the Mac. I can tell you it currently runs at the PC 286 rate but
will soon emulate 486. I have found it OK for some programs but have
had no experience running CD's on it. I am supposed to attend a
conference on the roll out of the next generation of Macs , Tsunami,
on the 19th of this month.The support for cross platform should
improve with this change in Mac's.Please contact me again and I will
have more info for you. You may do well to wait a bit if you plan to
get Mac upgrades. You should not, in my opinion, have to set up two
seperate CD systems pased on operating platform.
Jerry In:mailto:jschneider@getty.edu
>>> Solvej Vorster <mailto:SVORSTER@HIDDINGH.UCT.AC.ZA> - 6/8/95 7:52 AM >>>
Hi All,
Here at the University of Cape Town Art Library we are
investigating the purchase of CDROM equipment. The problem is that we
need to be able to support both Macintosh and DOS/Windows environments
because we are obtaining CDROMs in both formats.
Macintosh is a fairly new thing for South Africa (except for the
graphics fundis in the commercial world). I have heard of the
PowerPC. Does it really support BOTH platforms? Are there any
inherent problems? Should I rather get a separate CDROM player for
each format??
I realise this is probably old hat for most of you, but I really do
need advice please.
Apologies for the crosslisting too.
SOlvej
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