RE: bad excuse but inquiry

["mag" iamiriam@xxxxxxxx]

This is all great feedback, and I feel more comfortable venturing to do the
big *switch*! Now if I can find a way to retrieve some of my data from my
laptop hard drive, which I have been able to find and pull out, - but now
what to do? I'd know what to do with a desktop.

Thanks all,
Mimi Gauthier LeBien



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-xywrite@xxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-xywrite@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joseph Fisher
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 10:31 AM
To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: bad excuse but inquiry

VPC is still being maintained by Microsoft (Their MS for Mac site is
www.mactopia.com) they've just announced a soon to be released VPC
Ver. 7.0. How VPC will change from the original Connectix versions has
yet to be seen.

I had read that MS bought Connectix VPC to develop it for Windows OS so
that XP users would be able to run older Win OS on XP machines!

One may be able to find Connectix VPC for Mac OS on a shelf at an Apple
Store or CompUSA. I actually found version 3.0 bundled with Win 98 SE
for $40 at a Staples Office store in Winter Haven FL last year and then
purchased an upgrade for $99 from the Apple Store in Tampa.

Joseph Fisher

On Sep 17, 2004, at 10:10 AM, Caballero wrote:

> On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 BrennerNY@xxxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>> I, too, use a DOS version of Xywrite (3-plus), and have thought of
>> switching
>> to a MAC. Clearly, from what list members are saying, one can use
>> Xywrite DOS
>> on a MAC laptop using a "Virtual PC" program. Am I right in assuming
>> that the
>> same is also true with a MAC desk top?
>> Lynn Brenner
>>
>
> Yes, I can vouch for the desktop option. VPC and other emulators have
> been discussed fairly regularly this year, and a search on the archives
> should turn up lots of useful hints for those considering a Mac.
>
> One question that I'm not sure has been answered, however, is whether
> one
> can still *obtain* VPC since it was acquired from Connectix by
> Microsoft.
> Has anyone bought the software in the past year? How? Of course,
> there's
> always E-Bay, which will often give you a luxurious range of versions.
>
> Carlo Caballero
> thyrsus@xxxxxxxx
>