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From: jww@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU (Joel West)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Mac II (really SE: A letdown?)
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Date: Sun, 8-Mar-87 16:57:32 EST
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[I tried to mail a reply, but Australia is too far from the center
 of the universe :-) ]

No, an SE is a plus with:
	some new ROMS to take care of 1987 software fixes and extensions
	a slot for IBM PC compatibility
	the same slot for video display or other minimal expansions.

The SE is another in a series of trojan horses (an intentional Apple
marketing strategy, according to a Delphi summary of Sculley's talk)
for the business marketplace.  A minimally IBM-compatible SE can
be snuck into an all-MS-DOS office even easier than the Plus.

The SE is not and never will be a top-end machine.  It is a continuation
of the evolution from the Mac to the 512 to the Plus.  It has nothing
to do with the 68020, and Apple will probably continue to offer
at least one 68000-based machine through 1990.

Incidentally, a 3rd party has plans for a 68020 card for the SE.
I have no other information on that, though.
-- 
	Joel West
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