Path: utzoo!mnetor!tmsoft!torsqnt!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!topaz.rutgers.edu!witting From: witting@topaz.rutgers.edu (Paul K Willing) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Affordable Macs? Keywords: mac affordable (cheap) education low-end thanks Message-ID: Date: 18 Nov 89 09:03:28 GMT References: <254@spt.entity.com> <127995@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> <257@spt.entity.com> Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 34 Sounds like a good time to rehash my ideas for a mac IIv and the concurrent plans to split the mac line into two distinct lines. The mac IIv was a IIcx with a 68000 in place of a 68030, and any other chips that would be unused removed. It would be based on a cx motherboard to reduce development costs and take advantage of increased production volume cost per unit drops. The 1-bit video card needed is already in production, and a standard 800K drive of stock SE's would be used instead of FDHD drives. This could allow macintosh to front two lines, a personal oriented 68000 line started by the plus, and with the IIv as a top o the heap machine. the 68030 line could be pushed for buisness applications, begining with SE/30's and with the ci at the top. Advantages: The mac keeps the large installked base a machines it will lose if it continues to push the machine upwards, while allowing them to continue pushing the line upwards. the 68000 line could be allowed to languish Apple ][ style, with only occassional updates. The 68030 users benefit by the large software pool allowed by the huge installed base. Power programs could be optimized to 68030's to take advantage of its supperior design... Any questrion, holes in my reasoning? Job offers? paul -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Graphiti on the wall of civil rights organization in the sixties "There is a town in Mississippi named Liberty There is a Department in Washington called Justice" A more socially aware sort of .sig witting@topaz.rutgers.edu