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Subject: NuBus or VME bus or what?
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Date: Thu, 7-Aug-86 09:17:00 EDT
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Nf-From: datacube.UUCP!berger    Aug  7 09:17:00 1986


In the most recent Computer Design Magazine (August 1,  1986) on page
9 of the "Up Front" column they say:  

	"Apple  Computer  has approached  Texas Instruments  about using TI's
	NuBus as the open-bus  architecture for  some of  the Maxintoshes and
	workstations that Apple plans to introduce late this year  and at the
	start of 1987..."

I hope this isn't so!  The only people supporting the NuBus is TI and
LMI.  On the other hand there are  over 2500  companies producing VME
bus  products.   Using  the NuBus  is as  smart as  creating a closed
system and producing your own propriatary floppy disk format.

I pray that Apple uses the VME bus as their open systems approach.

			Bob Berger 

Datacube Inc. 4 Dearborn Rd. Peabody, Ma 01960 	617-535-6644
	
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