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From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: news.misc,comp.sys.misc
Subject: Re: The "Macintoy" chant is getting tired
Message-ID: <4627@ficc.uu.net>
Date: 20 Jun 89 12:50:27 GMT
References: <2073@astroatc.UUCP> <2928@csd4.milw.wisc.edu> <659@whizz.uucp> <41604@bbn.COM>
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Organization: Xenix Support
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In article <41604@bbn.COM>, mesard@bbn.com (Wayne Mesard) writes:
>   3) The Mac solved the user interface problem.  It didn't perfect it.

The Xerox Star solved the user interface problem. The Mac took this
solution and tried to cram it into a 128K box. Peices broke off. Now,
today's Mac II has more power than the Xerox Star... but it's still
crippled by the requirements of that 128K box.
-- 
Peter da Silva, Xenix Support, Ferranti International Controls Corporation.

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