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From: Chris.Gehlker@p12.f56.n114.z1.fidonet.org (Chris Gehlker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Do I buy a MacIIci?
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Date: 14 Sep 90 13:59:27 GMT
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>fiddler@concertina.Eng.Sun.COM (Steve Hix), replying to 
griffi-r@moon.cis.ohio-state.edu(robert
m griffiths) writes:

RG> So, my basic question is this: if I buy the ci, will Apple
RG> release a new computer within the next year or so that will drive
RG> the price of the fx into a more affordable region and make me
RG> regret that I went ahead and bought the ci?

SH> That is the nature of the business. On the other hand, expect to
SH> see c-class macs in the not-too-distant-future using the MC68040 at
SH> 16 or 25 or 33 MHz that will run faster than the fx does now.

There is no mystery here, Steve.  Apple will release a 33MHz '040 within 3 
weeks
of the time that I scrape together the money to upgrade my II.  It doesn't 
matter
whether it takes me a month or a year, Apple is just waiting till they get my
money before they announce the next machine.

 

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