Conference 7.286::atarist

1421.0. "MagicMac" by FAILTE::ROBSONB () Sun Feb 12 1995 15:00

    
      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
    

I tried to fetch this but to noavail:

Connected to GATEKEEPER.DEC.COM.
Name (GATEKEEPER.DEC.COM:lomickaj): anonymous@ftp.cnam.fr
530 hostname unknown.
%UCX-E-FTP_LOGREJ, Login request rejected
FTP> user anonymous@cnam.fr
530 hostname unknown.
%UCX-E-FTP_LOGREJ, Login request rejected

The nameserver is working today.  After testing, I'll submit this to
HUMANE::MACONLINE.