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From: kdarling@hobbes.ncsu.edu (Kevin Darling)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: Apple
Message-ID: <1991Mar19.023939.28548@ncsu.edu>
Date: 19 Mar 91 02:39:39 GMT
References: <1991Mar17.212322.15105@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> <19953@cbmvax.commodore.com>
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daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie) writes:

>In article <1991Mar17.212322.15105@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> rjc@geech.ai.mit.edu (Ray Cromwell) writes:
>>   "Another proposed product...would represent Apple's entry into consumer
>>electronics. This `living room' system combines a compact-disk player ...
>>The device, to sell for under $1,000,	...
>
> Either Apple's dreaming here, planning to compete in black&white
>against color CDTVs and Nintendos, or they're currently ripping you all off
>on color Macs.  

Hey, good point!  <chuckling>

Also, thinking about it some more I decided that Ray was partially right
about Apple getting an idea from CDTV... the idea of sticking an already
designed motherboard in a consumer case with a CDROM player.

cheers - kev <kdarling@catt.ncsu.edu>