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From: ee161abt@sdcc18.ucsd.EDU (Grobbins)
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Subject: Re: //GS emulation cards
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Date: Wed, 15-Oct-86 13:12:19 EDT
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In article <8610150548.AA22311@ai.wisc.edu> neves@AI.WISC.EDU ("David M. Neves") writes:
>A friend told me today that he read a couple of articles that mentioned
>that Apple was coming out with a Mac card and with an IBM PC card for
>the //GS sometime in the next few months (before February).  Anyone
>else see this or know more?  I believe he read it in Electronic
>Times.

Doesn't seem likely.  Apple's earlier attempt at a more powerful
Apple II, the Apple IIx, was designed to support coprocessors
(primarily the 68000.)  But the //gs doesn't have a slot intended
for coprocessors.  Apple has a big enough job on its hands trying to
fix the serious problems in the //gs & bring out the promised
supporting system components (such as Pascal and a real ProDOS based
on the '816.)  Apple is committed to the '816 for the II series,
and they'll probably want to boost its use to the best of their
ability.

grobbins.