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From: time@ice.com (Tim Endres)
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Subject: Re: 68040 server mention in UnixWorld
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Date: 30 Apr 91 15:22:52 GMT
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In article <1991Apr30.071441.24757@neon.Stanford.EDU>, torrie@cs.stanford.edu (Evan Torrie) writes:
> >I don't remember hearing a product announcement for any 68040-based
> >systems from Apple.  Did UnixWorld make this up, or did I miss the
> >announcement?
> 
>   UnixWorld made it up, as they do with a lot of their other
> "inaccuracies"...  like HP's new 400 series, which use Intel's [sic]
> 68040 processor.

There was a recent MacWEEK article concerning Apple announcing
that a new 68040 based server would be available later this year.

There has been no official product announcement (as in "you can
buy this now"), but Apple has made several public statements
concerning a 68040 server in the wings.

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