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From: $CSD211@LSUVM.BITNET (Mark Orr)
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Subject: The new Macs
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Date: 15 Oct 90 17:00:23 GMT
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I just got back from the local empowerment station (the computer department
of the LSU Bookstore) with the product brochures for the new Macs. (I feel
empowered just carrying them) As we know, there are three of them: the
Macintosh Classic, the Mac LC, and the Mac IIsi. As it happens, only the
Mac LC will be able to run Apple IIe software, and it may never be able to
run IIgs software. The reason: The expansion slot to the Mac LC is not a
NuBus Slot. It is a '020 Direct slot...so not all Macs will be empowered
with IIe software. Another thing, the Mac LC is rather small (it looks like
and Apple IIc without the keyboard...about the thickness of a 3.5" drive.
The case can be opened but the area for the '020 direct card is pretty small.
(unlikely they could fit all the GS custom chips) Looking at the picture of
the LC's back, it shows the Expansion Slot Access Port, a tiny punch out
rectangular hole...so chances are the motherboard is packed.

The Mac LC (the only one I think we have to worry about) has a 16 MHz 68020,
comes with 2 Mb RAM standard - expandable to 10 Mb, 512k Video RAM,
a sound digitizer input, a 1.4 Mb SuperDrive disk, and an SCSI port. It is
also being bundled with HyperCard 2.0 Home (gee, I thought that the home
market was somehow "mythical"). Overall, this is one tough package. No word
as yet on pricing (at least they wouldn't tell me).

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Mark Orr                   !          calls "The Captains Log"
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