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Message #00375
To: beam beam@corp.sgi.com
From: Richard Piotter richfile@rconnect.com
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 21:26:31 -0600
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Schem Programs
I've seen a few small PC Sharware, freeware, or at least cheap ones. There is a
program I found called Bpecs (or something like that). My PC is so old I don't
even have Win 95 on it, so i couldn't use it. It has some sort of routing
feature, but you have to pay about $30 to unlock it where you can uses a decent
number of components. I couldn't make a microcore on it whout registering. I
never didm since I was running on a diferent machine than mine.
A with teh Mac emulation, if you can find it, go for it, but get a FAST
computer. I doubt you'd be able to emulat a G3 at any reasonable speed. Most Mac
emulators are 68K or Old Power PC processor emulators. You'll also need to find
the ROM. The BIOS for the PCs has been reverse enginered, duplicated,a nd had
who know what done. The Apple doesn't like others using their ROMs. Personaly, I
think they messed up killing the clone program. That realy brought down the
prices nicely. Luckily they have keep their low prices in mind with the iMac. I
can't wait for the next OS release! An the next processor. I'm running my poor,
smashed, powerbook till it dies. It's literaly in pieces cause it was in a minor
accident, but it's still working. I cant reinstall software and the HDD has ome
problems, so I'm waiting for it to just die. I'm saving forone of the new G3
Tower Macs. THOSE are powerful!
I should make this topi, so I'll just let you all know to go to my web page
cause I added PCBs and schematics for some H-Bridge circuits and a 4 and 6 Nv
microcore, and the branched bicore.
P.S. I think this is a little crazy, but you know Macintoshes have a looping
clock, just like the normal 2 digit system, but rather than looping at 00 or
2000, it waits for 2020 to loop, then it thinks it's 1920! I tried it! I set my
clock to Dec. 31, 2019 at 11:59 PM, and it resets to 1920!!! They fixed the
problem by pushing it back!!! Come on! When is someone going to make a computer
smarter than that. I mean, it can be fixed with a simple patch, but still, they
just make a Y2K20 problem instead! Hehe! (8
I like that idea. I'll apply it to my assignments for school! Push them back,
and back, and back, and back, and finaly do it at the last minute! Wait, I
already do that! Nevermind! (:
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Richard Piotter
richfile@rconnect.com
The Richfiles Robotics & TI web page:
http://members.xoom.com/richfiles
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