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From: torrie@cs.stanford.edu (Evan J Torrie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: 68040 for the Mac?
Message-ID: <1991Jan10.210751.29962@Neon.Stanford.EDU>
Date: 10 Jan 91 21:07:51 GMT
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MUSJJH@lure.latrobe.edu.au writes:

>>   I'd be happy to get an '040 upgrade for my IIci...  I think Apple should
>> release TWO 68040 machines...  one the big 600 watt, SCSI demon server, and
>> a IIcx/ci type package for the desktop.
>> 

>For heaven's sake! Don't let on to Apple about what we want...we'll
>never get it!

  Oh, I don't know.  I think Apple did a pretty good job of listening
to what users wanted last year (i.e. LOW COST MACS).  [Please, no
flames about how the Classic, LC and si are underpowered...  for the
general populace, they're great.  USENET readers are not a typical PC
market]

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