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From: russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: RISC Machines
Keywords: RISC
Message-ID: <1990Sep27.203148.21951@eng.umd.edu>
Date: 27 Sep 90 20:31:48 GMT
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In article <7247@darkstar.ucsc.edu> unknown@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (The Unknown User) writes:
>
>In article <1990Sep26.194057.371@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu> cbdougla@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Collin Broad Douglas) writes:
>>In article <8139.apple.net@pro-angmar> m.tiernan@pro-angmar.UUCP (Michael Tiernan) writes:
>>  I heard rumors that Apple was working on an 88000 based box that would run
>>  mac stuff.  But then again, I just HEARD this  :)
>
>	I don't remember where I originally heard this, but I thought
>that it was basically common knowledge that the Macintoshes are going to
>the 88000 chip (sometime in the relatively near future)...

It was common rumor, anyway.  I wouldn't bet on it-- there is also common
speculation that Motorola is going to end the 680x0 line.  That too, I
wouldn't bet on. 

On the other hand, the 65xxx line seems pretty dead....
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Matthew T. Russotto	russotto@eng.umd.edu	russotto@wam.umd.edu
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