on 29/05/2003 3:25 AM, MUGWump at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Until recently, I only knew of the PPC-capable versions of > SoftWindows and RealPC. Now I've learned that there were 68K versions > of SoftWindows and an RealPC-equivalent called SoftPC, which have > apparently passed into the realm of abandonware. > > Does anybody have a copy of the 68K versions? How well did they work? > It would be interesting to see it working on one of my LC II's. And > of course, my usual question, is anyone willing to share a copy? I > own 2-3 versions of the PPC SoftWindows, so as long as I use it > within my license terms of SoftWindows, I should be covered legally.
"legality aspects" aside - I think that you'd find 68k SoftWindows running Win 3.1 (what it shipped with) on an LCII, would be like watching treacle pour down a drain. At least this is my impression of 68k SW, when I installed it onto an LC III and a PowerBook 180, both of which have even faster '030 performance than an LCII. Even on my Quadra 650, 68k SW takes 30 secs to load the "ReadMe.wri" document found in the "Main" directory of the Program Manager, when Windows 3.1 is first installed. Then a 2 to 3 second wait to scroll a window at a time down the page. This is on a mid-range '040 To 68k SWs credit, it does load and run Window 3.1 and software on a pre-PPC '030 and '040 Macintosh, and if you forget about the Windows side of it's performance. The DOS 6x CLI is almost acceptable. My two-bits worth. Mike -- Mac-N-DOS is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac-N-DOS list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-n-dos.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-n-dos%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
