Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!munnari.oz.au!uhccux!quonset!jwright From: jwright@cfht.hawaii.edu (Jim Wright) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Amax Mac emulator Message-ID: Date: 1 Jul 90 01:59:11 GMT References: <14Jun1990121837174@BLEKUL11.BITNET> <2677E90D.2D62@intercon.com> <1990Jun30.012344.24348@ucselx.sdsu.edu> Sender: news@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu Lines: 21 coxc0045@ucselx.sdsu.edu (David Tse) writes: >a comment about your last line: >>But life remains the same--to get a real mac, you buy from apple. >It reminds me of some years ago when IBM clones are not that compatible w/ >the real IBM, someone has said similar comment, if you want full compatible >computer, buy it from IBM. although newer roms of BIOS from Phoenix and >Awards are extremely compatible and better and faster, somebody today still >claims/thinks the real IBM is better buy despite of a much higher price. >this is my opinion, what's yours? I don't remember IBM unleashing hordes of lawyers to hound the clone makers. Both sides of the story have merit. But with apple's stance, I stand by the above statement. Opinion? I don't think macs will ever reach their full potential until apple allows a second source for the hardware. -- Jim Wright jwright@quonset.cfht.hawaii.edu Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Corp.