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From: pab@po.CWRU.Edu (Pete Babic)
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Subject: Re: not good news
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Date: 16 Oct 90 18:00:57 GMT
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In a previous article, rjc@wookumz.ai.mit.edu (Ray Cromwell) says:

>
>>Mac LC $3,098. 68020 processor. 2 Meg RAM. Hard Disk. Color capabilities.
>>                                                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>Are you sure? From what I read, the microbytes newswire said
>'It comes with QuickDraw routines built into Rom.' This doesn't mean
>it has a 24bit color board, only that it has the software to use the
>color card.

I'm pretty sure the new color Macs come with 8 bit color. We have a color
Mac ci in our office with 8 bit color which doesn't look any better than a
normal high-res amiga color image. Not to mention that the Mac does not come 
close to an Amiga in animation capabilites. Also, I've seen many Amiga HAM
pictures that look better than an 8 bit color Mac.


> Also, the A3000 clearly beats this. (you have to buy a keyboard)
>and its only a 68020.
>>Mac IIsi. $3,769. 68030 processor. 2 Meg RAM. 80 Meg HD.
> ^^^^^^^^
>
>I just read that WITH the monitor and keyboard, the total STREET
>price will be $3600. Also, its only 20mhz, and its a 40meg HD I beleive.
>(I could be wrong)

You're right, the 80meg HD Mac Si lists for 4,569 (with 5 meg of RAM).


>  Anyway it only has ONE expansion slot. Apple was quoted as saying
>'normal Mac users only need 1 slot, they usually only own a video
>card.'

Adding to this the Mac LC does not come with any NuBus slots, only a 68020
expansion slot. The Mac Si comes with one expansion slot that's adaptable as
either a NuBus or a 68030 slot. Note that you have to buy a Nubus adapter or
a 68030 adapter to use this slot. It's useless until you buy the adapter card.
The NuBus card goes for $249 dollars and the 68030 slot adapter goes for $199.
Just another example of how Apple marketing screws you up the A*S. Also the
Mac LC does NOT come standard with a IIe emulator. Its an add on card (taking
up the only slot) that's due out in Jan. Price TBA.


> This is nothing to worry about, the A3000 easily beats the IIsi
>for price and performance.
>
>
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>are quite nice!" -Capt Jeal-Luc Amiga      |     Flames to /dev/null
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>
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