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From: merchant@dartvax.UUCP (Peter Merchant)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: BYTE MAG (We don't even rate...)
Message-ID: <7528@dartvax.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 31-Oct-87 14:59:43 EST
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Posted: Sat Oct 31 14:59:43 1987
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In article <12346169899024@G.BBN.COM>, DREDICK@G.BBN.COM (Donald Redick) writes:
>   I have subscribed to BYTE for the last 10 years... It is a tradition
>   with me. But of late, (as if you haven't noticed) it has turned into
>   a mouthpiece for the IBM Clan..
> 
>   "..In this case, the author based his report on experiences with a late
>    beta version of Multifinder, lengthy talks with APPLE programmers, and
>    APPLE documents.  IF interest warrants, BYTE will formally review this
>    product at a latter date."
>                         -- Novemeber issue of Byte
> 
>    Hey, If it had been the Lastest verion of OS/2 you betcha it would
>    get the biggest review possible.  But just look what we got..

Oh, I don't think it's quite that bad...

Byte likes to show off "product previews", which they claim are not reviews.
I think this is probably their new disclaimer, because some of their product
previews, all of which claim that "This is a product preview.
A formal review of this product will appear in later issues", don't get a
later review because no one wants to do it.  Or, sometimes, it takes quite
some time.  For example, Data General's laptop machine got a front cover
product preview.  The review came about a year-and-a-half later.

But, hey, let's be honest with ourselves.  What is the ratio of installed
PC/MS-DOS systems to Macintosh systems?  Even more curious, what is the
ratio of installed '286 MS-DOS systems (ie, stuff that'll run OS/2) to
Macintosh systems?
--
"Quantity, not quality."              Peter Merchant (merchant@dartvax.UUCP)