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From: ira@iear.arts.rpi.edu (Ira Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Mac Kits/clones?!?!!?
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Date: 18 Mar 90 18:12:39 GMT
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I really hope that there won't be any successful mac clones out there
publicly.  Apple computer should be the only one making macs. Once other
companies other than Apple start making roms, then I suspect trouble
with the integrity of Macintosh software.  --stuff like incompatible
roms, the idea of clean code will be destroyed.  With more than one
standard out there there will be lots of trouble.

As for building a mac clone, any roms you will be able to find out
there (your kit probably doesn't include roms) will be very old
and wont be able to run any of the new software-definately not
System 7.0 when it comes out.

anyone else agree?
 
bye
Ira Lee
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