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From: torrie@Neon.Stanford.EDU (Evan James Torrie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: The New Macs: Greedy Compromises?
Message-ID: <1990Nov29.083433.4781@Neon.Stanford.EDU>
Date: 29 Nov 90 08:34:33 GMT
References: <1990Nov29.005944.17800@scrumpy@.bnr.ca>
Organization: Computer Science Department, Stanford University
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eric@bnrmtl.bnr.ca (Eric Brunelle) writes:

>Take the Classic.  Why does it still have the old 8MHz 68000?  Wasn't it
>possible to give it the same CMOS 16MHz 68000 as the Portable?  Is it that more
>expensive?  If so, was it absolutely impossible to speed up that old timer?

  As a matter of interest, does anyone know how difficult it will be
for Apple to redesign the Classic motherboard to put in a 16MHz 68000?
My feeling, when the 8MHz number became fact, was that surely Apple
will bring out an upgraded Classic (the Classic Plus??) within a short
time frame, which will increase the processor speed to a more
respectable 16MHz.

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