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Conference 7.286::atarist

Title:Atari ST, TT, & Falcon
Notice:Please read note 1.0 and its replies before posting!
Moderator:FUNYET::ANDERSON
Created:Mon Apr 04 1988
Last Modified:Tue May 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1433
Total number of notes:10312

1421.0. "MagicMac" by FAILTE::ROBSONB () Sun Feb 12 1995 12:00

    
      Note 1413 has been discussing 'MagicMac' which allows 'cleanly
    written' Atari software to be run on the Mac platform, and is
    from the same authors as the 'Magic' multi-tasking operating
    system for the ST.
      In note 1413.9 reference was made to the existance of a demo
    version of MagicMac, and I thought it would perhaps be a good
    opportunity to start a new topic, with the specific title 'MagicMac'.
    
      There is a copy of a current 'MagicMac FAQ' in note 1413.6
    
    A demo of 'MagicMac' is available via. ftp from
    
              ftp.cnam.fr  /pub/Atari/Utilities/mmacdemo.sea.hqx
    
    (  http://web.cnam.fr/ftp/pub/Atari/Utilities/mmacdemo.sea.hqx  )
    
    
    Some 'Gembench' figures (understood to have been obtained running
    the demo) with 'MagicMac' on a 68030 PowerBook, in comparison to
    an ST in hi-res, no blitter.
    
    MagicMac, 680*480 colour     Display 804 %
                                     CPU 729 %
                                 Average 784 %
    
    MagicMac, 680*480 mono       Display 1668 %
                                     CPU 735  %
                                 Average 1419 %
    
    
     I don't have a Mac and can't confirm or verify these figures, but
    perhaps somene who tries the demo may be able to do so.
    
    Brian
    
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1421.1I'd try it, butPRNSYS::LOMICKAJJeffrey A. LomickaMon Feb 27 1995 12:5510
I tried to fetch this but to noavail:

Connected to GATEKEEPER.DEC.COM.
Name (GATEKEEPER.DEC.COM:lomickaj): [email protected]
530 hostname unknown.
%UCX-E-FTP_LOGREJ, Login request rejected
FTP> user [email protected]
530 hostname unknown.
%UCX-E-FTP_LOGREJ, Login request rejected

1421.2PRNSYS::LOMICKAJJeffrey A. LomickaThu Mar 02 1995 11:242
The nameserver is working today.  After testing, I'll submit this to
HUMANE::MACONLINE.
1421.3PRNSYS::LOMICKAJJeffrey A. LomickaFri Mar 03 1995 19:5520
        <<< HUMANE::DISK$CONFERENCES:[NOTES$LIBRARY]MACONLINE.NOTE;4 >>>
             -< Macintosh Archives Conference online - MAConline >-
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Note 3761.2                       MagiCMac Demo                           2 of 2
PRNSYS::LOMICKAJ "Jeffrey A. Lomicka"                13 lines   3-MAR-1995 19:53
                     -< It works well enough to run Whack >-
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Okay Atari fans!  I am entering this note with version 27 of VTstar,
which is the last Atari ST version, running using MacMagic on my
PowerBook 145.

I had to lower the baud rate to 2400 in order for the serial port to work.

It expects a GERMAN kezboard, Y is Z, I can�t find anz of the special
characters, like / on the 7 kez, and & on the 6 key.

I'd saz this thing WORKS.  I am impressed.

Better quit before it logs me off!