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From: asd@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Kareth)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: 68040 problems force HP/Apollo upgrade delay
Keywords: 68040, NeXT, HP/Apollo
Message-ID: <5888@mace.cc.purdue.edu>
Date: 26 Oct 90 18:06:03 GMT
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In <9558@helios.TAMU.EDU> daugher@cs.tamu.edu (Walter C. Daugherity) writes:

>"68040 problems force HP/Apollo upgrade delay

>Obviously 68000 and 68020 compatibility problems don't concern NeXT, but
>marginal tolerance for heat is a serious reliability concern.  Let's hope
>it gets solved soon--I've had a NeXT 68040 upgrade on order since May (so
>I'm first in line, right? :-)).

Well, I just called NeXT.  I'd talked to somebody else who had said he
heard that the new machines were going to be delayed until late
November.  Sure, it was a rumor, but I wanted to find out!  The person
I talked to said that they are still looking a production starting
next week (ie: Nov 1).  Shipments on the other hand aren't going to be
going out until mid November or so.  So that's the word from the
horse's mouth.

I hope they get this problem fixed too.  And start working on 50Mhz
versions! :)