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From: scott@gitpyr.UUCP (Scott Holt)
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Subject: Re: What if IBM Had chosen the 68000?
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Date: Wed, 20-Nov-85 10:48:20 EST
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   IBM did use the 68000 in one of their micros: The 9000 ( I think ) from IBM
Instruments. It is a 68000 based lab computer which is designed primarily for
data collection and analysis. Its been out for several years ( I think its
pre-XT ) and IBM has even re-packaged it in a business machine. 
   The cost of the machine is a bit higher than a PC, but I believe this is due
to the fact that many interfaces for lab equipment come standard, not because of
alot of bus decoding curcitry as someone mentioned  earlier. The general
impression I got from the reviews I have read and from talking to some of the
people who have used the one we have here is that it is a decent machine. It did
not, however, have a very serious impact on the micro market, and I doubt that
if IBM had used the 68000 in the PC it would have made much of a difference...
the market was just not ready for the power of a 68000 in a home/business
machine.
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Scott Holt
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