The biggest problem concerns printing. A-Max 1 worked well with Mac Print and my LaserJet IIP. A-Max II, however, produces a page cluttered with stray lines and characters. I am expecting the “official upgrade” any day now from ReadySoft. Maybe Commodore should bundle A-Max II writh every Amiga, since the Amiga is the only computer that can be configured to run Mac and IBM software as wrcli as its own. Mark Adams New York, New York Commodore, GVP, ICD, IVS, Xetec, Supra and California Access, with its forthcoming Malibu card. You will need to create a Macintosh-formatted partition on your hard drive; your installation software will determine how difficult a task this may prove. If you have the extra money, buy a Macintosh SCSI hard drive and plug it into your controllers SCSI port. This will give you more room for your Amiga programs. A-Max II even supports other Macintosh SCSI devices such as scanners and laser printers. A-Max II also offers full support for Macintosh digitized sounds. In addition, it sports an improved file-transfer program that provides for better conversion between Macintosh and Amiga files. For ? K E V 1 E W S instance, you can now convert between IFF and MacPaint formats. ReadvSoft promises even more capabilities with its upcoming A-Max II Plus internal card. This new upgrade reportedly will provide AppleTalk ports and turn internal Amiga floppy drives into Macintosh-compatible drives solving most of the few remaining complaints I have. ROM BO Like its predecessor, A-Max II consists of a hardware module that plugs into the external disk-drive port in the back of your Amiga. Unlike the original, however, A-Max II will not function with Mac 64 K ROMs, so you must acquire a set of Macintosh 128K ROMs (about $ 125) from a dealer. I YOUR TURN! The best emulators are the launch-and- forget kind; you should be able to turn them on, wait for the emulation to kick in, and then work normally as if you had that hardware. A-Max fulfills that requirement. There is, however, a serious problem with printing through the parallel port, and I am still waiting for ReadySoft’s answer. Daniel Loebl Madison, Wisconsin Once you have inserted your Mac ROMs in the hardware module (a simple plug-in procedure), A-Max I! Is ready for installation. The system provides for an external Amiga floppy drive as well as a Mac-compatible 3' a-inch disk drive. (Important for easy file transfers, such Mac-compatible drives sell for about $ 150.) Once you have attached the floppy drives, turn on your Amiga and start the A-Max II software. A-Max takes over your entire .Amiga system, which means that the only multitasking allowed while you are in A-Max emulation is the limited version provided by Apple’s Multi Finder system software. A-Max Ifs opening screen gives you a number of configuration options, including 512x342 (the standard Macintosh Plus screen) and 640x400, as well as 672 x460 if you use the Amiga’s overscan capability (my personal favorite).