Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!wuarchive!usc!snorkelwacker!apple!agate!garnet.berkeley.edu!bmug From: bmug@garnet.berkeley.edu (BMUG) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Re: '040 Mac Message-ID: <1990Sep27.142529.7846@agate.berkeley.edu> Date: 27 Sep 90 14:25:29 GMT References: <1990Sep26.181933.239@fog.ann-arbor.mi.us> Sender: usenet@agate.berkeley.edu (USENET Administrator) Organization: University of California, Berkeley Lines: 23 In article <1990Sep26.181933.239@fog.ann-arbor.mi.us> brian@fog.ann-arbor.mi.us (Brian S. Schang) writes: > >As far as I know, this is all still rumor, but I will take a stab in the >dark anyway. Can anyone *guess* upon whether the '40 machines will be in >a II size or a IIc size case? I'd *love* to see one of the more powerful >machines in the compact size. >-- Interestingly, a friend of mine (who owns a IIfx, and so must be a power user in the minds of marketing folks) was recently called by someone at Apple Marketing, who were conducting a customer survey. The question: "If you were to purchase an 040 machine, would you rather it were housed in a IIcx/ci box, or in a tower configuration (which would allow multiple cards, SCSI drives, etc.)?" He opted for the cx/ci form factor... John Heckendorn /\ BMUG ARPA: bmug@garnet.berkeley.EDU A__A 1442A Walnut St., #62 BITNET: bmug@ucbgarne |()| Berkeley, CA 94709 Phone: (415) 549-2684 | |