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From: brp@ihuxm.UUCP (B.R. Priest)
Newsgroups: net.micro.apple
Subject: Re: Remember the Mac is newborn
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Date: Fri, 27-Jan-84 11:00:00 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 27 11:00:00 1984
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Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL
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The Mac is just what the doctor ordered for millions of
would-be computer users.  Apple has really got its act together
on this one.  Journalists seem to be spreading all sorts of
disinformation such as: no keybad, not expandable, no hard disk,
not IBM compatible, etc.  I predict the MAC will be the apple II
all over again.  Apple will be selling lots of these machines and
users who are not computer scientists will at last have a computer
that they can relate to.  
	I think the screen is big enough, a keypad is optional but
obtainable, hard disks will be available, some expansion will be
allowed, a great deal of 3rd-party software, including games will
be available, it will be IBM-compatible, hard disks will be
available and Apple will meet the challenge that IBM presents.
IBM, where only the janitors are creative, will have to bring
out something to compete, and then will act like they invented it.
Anyone who doubts the viability of Apple has their eyes closed.

			Ben Priest
			ATT Bell Labs
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