Xref: utzoo comp.sys.mac.hardware:4141 comp.sys.mac.misc:912 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!intercon!news From: amanda@mermaid.intercon.com (Amanda Walker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.misc Subject: Re: Scoop on New Macs and Printers. Message-ID: <268ACACA.44FD@intercon.com> Date: 29 Jun 90 03:28:09 GMT References: <90178.172523KPURCELL@LIVERPOOL.AC.UK> Sender: usenet@intercon.com (USENET The Magnificent) Reply-To: amanda@mermaid.intercon.com (Amanda Walker) Organization: InterCon Systems Corporation, Herndon, VA Lines: 14 In article <90178.172523KPURCELL@LIVERPOOL.AC.UK>, KPURCELL@LIVERPOOL.AC.UK writes: > Anybody any idea why Apple are bringing out their new low budget machines > based on the 68020, rather than the 68030? Well, seeing as they're supposed to be as cheap as possible, my first guess would simply be cost. A 68020 + socket is loads cheaper than a 68030... -- Amanda Walker InterCon Systems Corporation -- "Fear not those who argue, but those who dodge." -- Marie Ebner-Eschenbach