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From: PHTH@pucc.Princeton.EDU (Philip Thompson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: AST's Mac286
Message-ID: <4595@pucc.Princeton.EDU>
Date: 29 Feb 88 02:36:54 GMT
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In article <724@wheaton.UUCP>, gthompso@wheaton.UUCP (Greg M. Thompson) writes:
 
>I am interested in getting AST Research, Inc.'s addon board for the Mac II
>and was wondering if anybody out there had heard about how well it really
>works. The Mac286 sounds great, but is it too good to be true? How much can
> . . .
>                                Thanks all!
>                                Greg Thompson
 
The Advanced Technology group at Princeton is testing the Mac386 board and
its software.  There are some problems with scrolling, and it is overall
more like an XT than an AT in speed.  I have heard that a new version of
the software and perhaps even an upgrade to the hardware are in the offing.
 
Philip Thompson (PHTH@PUCC and A0147 on AppleLink)
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