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Subject: Re: Apple II Forever!
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Date: 13 Apr 91 22:30:00 GMT
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	Tae Song in an earlier article writes:

> The co-processor idea is not new... but it is to Apple.  Amigas and the NeXT
> are two examples of computers that use custom co-processors.
 
> You're right when it comes to hardware, Apple's stingier than... than...
> anything.  The only thing they do have are FPUs which are only availible in
> the much more expensive machines.  Look how long it took them just to start
> using VRAMs to improve speed for the SE...

	Hey! What about my GS with the ensonic processor??? Thats a co-
processor, and we've had that since what, 1986? And about that comment about
Apple being hardware stingy, read my upcoming mac of the month article...

							- Hal

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