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From: rps@homxc.UUCP (R.SHARPLES)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: A plot against IBM?
Summary: Yes, IBM is to be challenged
Message-ID: <3428@homxc.UUCP>
Date: 15 Sep 88 14:25:35 GMT
References: <3959@bsu-cs.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel
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In article <3959@bsu-cs.UUCP>, mithomas@bsu-cs.UUCP (Michael Thomas Niehaus) writes:
> Has anyone heard the report (not confirmed) about Compac, Tandy, and about
> 4 other major IBM PC clone makers who have joined together to issue a 
> statement that they will no longer support IBM MicroChannel Architecture?

Recalled from memory of a PC-Week article: A group of compatible makers
have banded together to develop an enhanced AT bus that allows some of
the "advanced" (e.g. multiprocessor) features of the microchannel.  They
are nearing an announcement of their strategic commitment to this new
bus.  IBM is trying to divide-and-conquer this group by giving some (maybe
Compaq) cheap rights to the MC.

About 3 weeks ago, PC-Week also ran an aritcle that stated that IBM was
planning to introduce a "PS/2 model 35" which featured, among other things,
an AT compatible bus.  IBM was pretty upset about this article (PC Week 
mentioned in subsequent issues) and is probably now trying to decide should
they swallow their pride and introduce the machine or scrap it.  The 
announcement was scheduled for September.

Russ Sharples
homxc!rps

NOTE:

The above in NO WAY reflects the opinions of AT&T.
These opinions are my own and the results of un-scientific and 
highly irregular analysis methods.