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From: shwake@raysnec.UUCP (Ray Shwake)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: 3B1 Rising Popularity
Message-ID: <233@raysnec.UUCP>
Date: 30 Jan 91 14:33:03 GMT
References: <1699@madnix.UUCP> <42@morwyn.UUCP>
Organization: IRS/CI - Technical Solutions Branch
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forrie@morwyn.UUCP (Forrie Aldrich) writes:

>Yes it would be NICE if someone could figure out a way to use the 
>68030 on the UNIX-PC... believe me, it would be incredible.  But 
>unfortunately, I think it's impossible at this point.  As doing such
>would require all new hardware (mostly) AND I believe a new
>KERNEL --- who's gonna write it?  

	Well, as it happens, a successor to the UNIX-PC has already made
its appearance. Based on the 680x0, innovative windowing, standard monitor
and mouse. And they offer more in the way of performance and software at
a lower list price than the original UNIX-PC price. Doesn't have an
integral modem though. Oh yeah... it's called the NeXT.