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From: jeff@drexel.UUCP (Jeff White)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Rumors about the Mac II +
Message-ID: <603@drexel.UUCP>
Date: 4 Jun 88 19:42:17 GMT
Article-I.D.: drexel.603
References: <5829@potomac.ads.com> <2163@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu>
Organization: Drexel University, Phila., Pa.
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Summary: Doubt multiuser capability

In article <2163@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu>, ecs165s052@deneb.ucdavis.edu (Greg DeMichillie) writes:
> In article <5829@potomac.ads.com> jtn@potomac.ads.com (John T. Nelson) writes:
> >
> >I hear rumors about a new Mac II called the Mac II plus.  Anyone know
> >anything about this?
> >
> >
> 
> Most rumors seem to settle on two different models.  The first is a multi-user
> vertical standing machine and the other is a single user machine.  Both are
> supposed to have 68030 (or course) and 68882.



   From what I have read (particularly in reference to AUX), I doubt that a
multiuser Mac will be coming out soon, if at all.  All of the articles I have
seen say that the toolbox interface is stictly single user only, and that
even on the multiuser/multiprocess AUX system, only 1 Mac program can run at
once.  None of the stories made it sound like conversion for multiuser access
to the toolbox would be trivial (like adaption of programs to MultiFinder use
might be).  Plus, with a multiuser Mac, what do you use as a 'terminal'?  Your
VT100 won't do the job.  You'd need basically another Mac screen and mouse
interface (= Mac Plus, SE) for each user.  

						Jeff White
						Drexel University - ECE Dept.
						rutgers!bpa!drexel!jeff