Re: Macs with PC capability

Bruce Carter (bcarter@mentor.idbsu.edu)
Mon, 4 Dec 1995 20:51:42 EST

At 12:59 AM 12/4/95, Craig Nansen wrote:
>According to MacLeak (MacWeek), you should wait until around Feb when Apple
>releases their DOS card for the Power Macs.

There already is a 486 based DOS card for PowerMacs. You can get it from
Apple for about $600 (educational discount). I'm running it in the machine
on my desktop. In March, though, there is supposed to be a Pentium based
card released.

>The only Apple solution right now is the LC 630/DOS which is the last of
>the 68040 Macs, but it is a great machine. I am working on one right now,
>and I have an LC 5300 at my disposal.

There is also the PowerMacintosh 6100/DOS Compatible, which is what I use,
as well as the Macintosh Performa 640 CD DOS Compatible.

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