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From: peirce@outpost.UUCP (Michael Peirce)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Next Apple Computer based on Acorn RISC Processor?
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Date: 21 Mar 91 16:57:31 GMT
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In article <1991Mar20.162558.8891@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE>, breidenb@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Oliver Breidenbach) writes:
> 
> hi there
> fact: Acorn and Apple formed a joint-fenture called ARM Ltd.
> They develop a new RISC Chip ARM 600.
> Rumour: This will be the future base for new Apple computers. The new family
> will be released late this year with a notebook PC.
> Any Comments?

When the trade press mentioned this agreement they always talked about
Apple using these processors in peripherals.  This makes sense to me.

-- michael

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