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From: jwabik@umnd-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: IBM's new System 2 Personal Computers
Message-ID: <516@umnd-cs.D.UMN.EDU>
Date: Mon, 6-Apr-87 19:37:36 EST
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Posted: Mon Apr  6 19:37:36 1987
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In article <8704052015.AA09396@cory.Berkeley.EDU>, dillon@CORY.BERKELEY.EDU (Matt Dillon) writes:
  
> 	I don't believe IBM has been listening to it's user community.
> There new entry level machine is using a #@$ 8086!  None of their new
> machines are "clone smashers", especially their top-of-the-line micro, which
> is way overpriced.

Its not really fair to refer to the Model 80 as a "micro".  At 20mhz and with
the potential of 1.6G of online storage you've got more of a ..  a ..   ??

The reason for the more powerful (which, as you know, ALWAYS relates to 
more expensive, at least at announcement time) machines is that the old
PC's were typically too weak for business users.  (Not enough disk, not 
enough speed, and not enough memory).  

As far as clone smashing..   Seems pretty silly to try to introduce new 
machines into a market that is already flooded beyond belief.  More powerful
machines are the trend of the times..  


Just a few more idle ramblings ..