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From: bernard@boulder.colorado.edu (Bernie Bernstein)
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Subject: Re: Why not computer-in-a-monitor?
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Date: 27 Feb 91 19:30:27 GMT
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In article <1991Feb27.181358.13467@midway.uchicago.edu>, jcav@ellis.uchicago.edu (john  cavallino) writes:
> 
> Now that Macintosh motherboards have become so highly integrated and
> therefore SMALL, why not introduce a new design (or designs) putting said
> motherboards inside large-screen monitors.  I could easily picture, for
> instance, the guts of a IIsi mounted inside the portrait display, with a
> slightly taller case to accomodate the floppy disk and the peripheral ports.
> Apple could market it as an all-in-one desktop publishing/word processing
> solution. Many other combinations are possible.
> Is this a crazy idea?  I think not.  Comments?
> 
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> 
I think it is a great idea.  But instead of putting the computer into a big
heavy monitor, how about putting the cpu into a small luggable monitor, like
9".  Then they can make it with different cpu's and call them Mac Classic and
Mac SE/30.  :-b

The way they do it now, they only need to have a few different packages.  In the
Mac II line, there were 2, and now (IIsi) 3 different cases for the CPUs.  Each
of which can hook up to any of Apple's monitors or many third-party monitors.  
There would be too many combinations of cpu/monitor's for the dealers to sell if
they tried to pre-assemble them all.  It seems to me that they made a wise decision
to package some cpu's with small monitors so that it is semi-portable.

My guess is that if someone has a two-page monitor, they will probably leave it
at one location.  If it has to move, then moving the CPU isn't that much more of
an inconvenience than just moving the monitor.  I don't think having a cpu in
a large monitor would be sufficiently practical to justify Apple changing its
product line.

My opinion.

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