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From: melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger)
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Subject: Re: New Moto chips (was Will NeXT survive?)
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Date: 3 May 91 16:28:27 GMT
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In article <14720@encore.Encore.COM> jcallen@Encore.COM (Jerry Callen) writes:

   Harumph...the latest chip announcements from Motorola include (more or less):

   - a 68040 with the MMU and FPU disabled
   - a 68030 with the MMU disabled
   - cheaper/faster/better 68020s and 68000s (no FPU or MMU to disable)

   What's the price of the cheapest Moto chip to include an MMU (68030)?


I hope NeXT isn't planning to put any of these in their machines.
They just won't do the job.  It sounds like Apple trying to keep those
profit margins up.

-Mike