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From: jkinz@mony815.uucp (Jeff Kinz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: 3B1 Rising Popularity
Message-ID: <1991Feb01.234130.22447@mony815.uucp>
Date: 1 Feb 91 23:41:30 GMT
References: <1699@madnix.UUCP> <42@morwyn.UUCP> <233@raysnec.UUCP>
Reply-To: jkinz@mony815.UUCP (Jeff Kinz)
Organization: MONY Financial Services, Microcomputer Systems, Teaneck, NJ
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In article <233@raysnec.UUCP> shwake@raysnec.UUCP (Ray Shwake) writes:
>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.

And the Amiga 68030 box was on display at uniforum - SYSVR4 with 
what looked like a complete development environment.  They are sending me
price lists as this is written. I'll post if it looks interesting
(has X windows and lots else included in basic package )  I think the 
initial retail price may be lower than NeXT.   We'll see.  :-)

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