Utilities Unlimited EMPLANT card

[Pentad]

Jim:

I thought the Emplant was an amazing product when it was released.  People could not believe the Mac emulation on my Amiga.


I always wondered:

1.  How many Emplants were sold total?


2.  How many revisions of the software did you make?  I remember the first revisions were pretty rough and only ran in Chip Memory (I think).  However, it didn't take long for the software to really mature and work amazingly well.


3.  Did you ever get any flak from Apple on it?


4.  How well did the e586 sell?  I remember it being released but by that time I saw the Commodore ship sinking and jumped to another platform (Mac then Windows).  


5.  Did you ever consider selling Emplant without the board?  Especially after ShapeShifter appeared?



I have found memories of Emplant, thanks for such a great product!!!


-P

[Pentad]

Jim:

I wanted to thank you for the information.  Could I bug you a littler further?


1.  How long did it take you to write the software?

2.  You said spoke to Apple, did Commodore ever approach you?  At one time, one of the rumors I heard was that Commodore was going to include Emplant with one of their systems.

3.  Do you know what happened to Simon Douglas?  I heard him speak and talked with him at one of the Amiga shows and always wondered what he did after A-MAX?

4.  Was there anything you came to learn about the MacOS at the time you found pretty strange?  If I remember right, you actually speed up the OS with certain changes in Emplant?

5.  What is Joe Fenton doing now?



Thanks!!!
-P