Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!lll-crg!lll-lcc!well!ptsfa!ski!dr From: dr@ski.UUCP (David Robins) Newsgroups: net.micro.apple Subject: More About New Apple //GS Message-ID: <309@ski.UUCP> Date: Thu, 11-Sep-86 14:30:08 EDT Article-I.D.: ski.309 Posted: Thu Sep 11 14:30:08 1986 Date-Received: Fri, 12-Sep-86 22:18:38 EDT Distribution: net Organization: Smith-Kettlewell Institute, S.F., CA. Lines: 63 From today's San Francisco Chronicle Technology column by John Eckhouse: "An Inside Look at Some Secret New Apple Computers" (paraphrased) Apple Computer will introduce the newest member of its 10-year-old Apple ][ family on Monday (Sept 15.) The Cupertino company will follow that up with at least two new members of the Macintosh family in January. The //GS will use "a fast 65SC819 microprocessor chip". The "GS" stands for the custom-designed graphics and sound chips. -Apple will introduce a new high-resolution color monitor that can really show off the machine's graphics. New outer shell will be silvery-gray, referred to as "platinum". First Apple ][ witha detachable keyboard. Built-in mouse and SCSI port. The computer will be "fully compatible" with the //e, but has some minor incompatibility problems with the //c, and some /c programs won't run on the //GS. Apple very security conscious about this; used different codenames. Some people were shown with 5-1/4 inch floppy, some were shown with built-in 3-1/2 inch drive. Author feels Apple will offer a double-sided 5-1/4 inch drive as standard equipment to maintain absolute compatibility with the //e. Apple's prices will be $999 for the computer, and $495 for the new color monitor. If so, Apple may cut the price of the //e with monitor to $1000, and drop the //c as low as $600. Current //e owners: APlle reportedly will offer //e owners the chance to upgrade; total board swap may cost as much as $650, however. New Macs: 2 or 3 machines. High-end version as engineering workstation.; cros between Xerox Star and Commodore Amiga. 8-1/2 x 11 display, 68020 32-bit CPU., double the resolution of the current Mac. Price bet. $3995 and $6995. High-performance Mac will take the place of the current Mac Plus. Phase-out of the Mac 512K enhanced machine, use the new Mac Plus as entry-level Mac. Some people say this lower-end machine will be the open-architecture Mac, with internal slots. Price bet. $2695 and $2995. Some say there will be 3 Macs: a closed-architecture machine, a slotted Mac, and the workstation Mac. Another market analyst forcast a possible "MacStingy" at $995, the slotted "WorkMac" at $2995, and a "MacEngine" eng'g workstation at $4995. -- ==================================================================== David Robins, M.D. Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Foundation (previously known as: Smith-Kettlewell Institute of Visual Sciences) 2232 Webster St; San Francisco CA 94115 415/561-1705 (voice) {ihnp4,qantel,dual}!ptsfa!ski!dr The opinions expressed herein do not reflect the opinion of the Institute!