Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!news.cs.indiana.edu!noose.ecn.purdue.edu!dirac!gibbs.physics.purdue.edu!murphy From: murphy@gibbs.physics.purdue.edu (William J. Murphy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Re: Mac OS Message-ID: <5266@dirac.physics.purdue.edu> Date: 13 Jun 91 20:18:10 GMT References: Sender: news@dirac.physics.purdue.edu Organization: Purdue Univ. Physics Dept, W.Lafayette, IN Lines: 21 In article rkushner@sycom.UUCP (Ronald Kushner) writes: >There was a blurb on CNN Headline News yesterday about IBM and Apple having >secret meetings, and that Apple will be porting the Mac OS over to the IBM >PS/2, etc, etc, etc.. > > >Anyone heard anything more on this? The whole thing sounded kinda flaky to me. There was a news piece on National Public Radio's All Things Considered program sometime last week. The gist of the piece was that IBM recognizes that Apple's OS holds some great promise for their machines, while IBM's expertise in chip production could help out Apple in advancing their products. The person who was interviewed was from the Brookings Institute. Maybe we could call this the crippled leading the crippled? 8-) Bill Murphy murphy@physics.purdue.edu West Lafayette, IN: Where progress takes a back seat to tradition.