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From: jcav@quads.uchicago.edu (john  cavallino)
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Subject: Re: A Classic Dead End?
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Date: 24 May 91 15:04:42 GMT
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In article <1991May17.162934.29993@midway.uchicago.edu>, jcav@quads.uchicago.edu (john  cavallino) writes:
[expressing disappointment in the conservatism of the Classic's design]

In article <1991May23.113817.360@ulkyvx.bitnet> jnsims01@ulkyvx.bitnet writes:
[cogent thoughts concerning you-get-what-you-pay-for, know your needs, etc.]
>All I'm saying is that if you want certain function/performance levels, grit
>your teeth and buy the appropriate hardware. If those levels of price and
>performance are not available from Apple for what you want to buy, don't buy
>their products. And if you find after a period of use that your
>expectations/needs/desires have changed recognize that *you* have changed, not
>your hardware, and be willing to pay the cost to satisfy your new wants.

I agree with John.   But I still have the two questions I posed in my first
article.  1) Why doesn't the Classic have a 12mhz 68000?  (I know that
16mhz is not available in large enough quantities)  2) Why doesn't the
Classic use the Portable's memory layout, which allows up to 9mb of RAM?
(I of course do NOT mean that the Classic should use static RAM :-)

Those are my main disappointments.

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