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From: ejb@think.ARPA (Erik Bailey)
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Subject: Re: 1986 predictions
Message-ID: <3818@think.ARPA>
Date: Fri, 27-Dec-85 17:44:37 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 27 17:44:37 1985
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Reply-To: ejb@think.UUCP (Erik Bailey)
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Summary: 

In article <341@ihnet.UUCP> bryan@ihnet.UUCP (b. k. delaney) writes:
>Here are my 1986 predictions for the Amiga, ST, MAC.
>
> . . . . . . . .
>
>Apple may be in VERY DEEP trouble, but with Fat MACs for 
>$1500.00 and the new APPLE IIxt 16 bit computer that runs
>in two modes ,8 and 8/16 bit, will pull  out of trouble.  
>The new apple will use the new 8/16 bit 6502 micro.  
>It looks like the first Personal Computer will never
>die, (who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks).

The //x (which is the name [I think], not the IIxt) may not
become an entity. There is a company selling cards for the
//e and //c that essentially turn them into //x's, with
65816 and 1meg RAM. And it goes for $400! So what I hear
from a friend of a friend who has indirect connections
with Apple is that no //x will be made, at least this year.


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Erik Bailey
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