To: Zathras
#4 was probably decided under Jobs.
Some of Intels top designers went to Apple back in early 2000s to help them with OS tweaks so dual boot MacOS would be an easy task.
uh-uh-uh. Not so fast! I am not talking about Boot Camp, nor any of the soft DOS emulators. I am talking WAY before Jobs' return.
In 1994, Apple released the
Power Mac 6100 DOS Compatible. It had a Cyrix 486 emulator in it, and could boot to DOS for running native DOS apps.
141 posted on
01/20/2015 3:36:23 AM PST by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics)
To: Dr. Sivana
In 1994, Apple released the Power Mac 6100 DOS Compatible. It had a Cyrix 486 emulator in it, and could boot to DOS for running native DOS apps. Doc, I wouldn't call that an "emulator." That was a full Intel processor computer card installed in the Mac 6100. . . It added the processor and had its own addressable memory, but relied on the interfacing tech for accessing the hard drives and internal floppies. . . but it had a separate floppy drive output cable for DOS disks. There was also a specialized cable that came with it for the monitor, IIRC, that switched automatically between the Mac output and the PC output. It was literally TWO computers in one. . . and only the Mac really worked well. It worked. . . but compatibility suffered some.
148 posted on
01/20/2015 5:50:25 PM PST by
Swordmaker
(This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users contnue...)
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