Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!pt.cs.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!jm7e+ From: jm7e+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jeremy G. Mereness) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Murph's VAPORWARE Column for June 1990 Message-ID: Date: 29 May 90 16:36:36 GMT References: <9005280525.AA20265@apple.com> Organization: Computing Systems, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 21 In-Reply-To: <9005280525.AA20265@apple.com> Excerpts from netnews.comp.sys.apple2: 28-May-90 Murph's VAPORWARE Column fo.. Murph Sewall@UCONNVM.BIT (13583) > In August, IBM will once again attempt to penetrate the home > market. This time Big Blue will endeavor to avoid a repeat > of the PCjr failure by offering practical power at street > prices as low as $1,000. MS-DOS, Microsoft Works, and > Prodigy software will be bundled with the 10 MHz 80286-based..... Apple has never given a damned about competition from the Amiga, but I think they will pay attention to this from arch-nemesis IBM. There were other rumors about fine Apple // things surfacing in the Fall from Mr. Sewall's reknowned column, but not matter how you slice it, it's still vapor. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |Jeremy Mereness | Support | Ye Olde Disclaimer: | |jm7e+@andrew.cmu.edu (internet) | Free | The above represent my| |a700jm7e@cmccvb (Vax... bitnet) | Software | opinions, alone. | |staff/student@Carnegie Mellon U. | | Ya Gotta Love It. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------