Apple's Mac Quadra 610 DOS-compatible system (see ``Apple Provides PC on a Mac,'' January BYTE )
Apple no longer makes the system but might offer a similar but improved product for Power Macs. Eric Wee, a spokesman for Apple, says the original DOS compatibility card for the Quadra 610 was produced in limited quantities because Apple couldn't predict what the consumer demand would be for the first systems.
However, Apple recently demonstrated a Power Mac 6100 running a prototype DOS compatibility card that had a DX2/50 processor and could play SoundBlaster files. Dave Daetz, product-line manager for cross-platform products at Apple, says that if Apple were to release a DOS compatibility card for Power Macs, it would likely offer improved networking over the origin
al card. Apple wouldn't comment on whether it will bring a DOS-compatible Power Mac to market, but Apple's past technology demonstrations have typically evolved into products.
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Apple's Mac Quadra 610 DOS-compatible system
