Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!crackers!cpoint!frog!rmkhome!rmk From: rmk@rmkhome.UUCP (Rick Kelly) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Re: Mac OS Message-ID: <9106161209.27@rmkhome.UUCP> Date: 16 Jun 91 21:09:00 GMT References: <56352@nigel.ee.udel.edu> Reply-To: rmk@rmkhome.UUCP (Rick Kelly) Organization: The Man With Ten Cats Lines: 19 In article <56352@nigel.ee.udel.edu> jleonard@pica.army.mil writes: >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.. > >It sounds like IBM is playing headgames with Microsoft. According to BusinessWeek of June 24, 1991: 1. Apple would get the RS/6000 chip set. 2. IBM would get a new Apple OS code-named "Pink", which could easily run on Apple and IBM machines. 3. Motorola would produce RS/6000 chips for Apple, and become a second source supplier to IBM. Rick Kelly rmk@rmkhome.UUCP frog!rmkhome!rmk rmk@frog.UUCP