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From: dlw@hpsmtc1.HP.COM (David Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Announcing the Macintosh IIX
Message-ID: <11540169@hpsmtc1.HP.COM>
Date: 15 Sep 88 23:01:15 GMT
Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino
Lines: 44

In honor of Apple raising their prices to the roof, I give you the INSIDE poop
on the new Mac IIX....while this won't steal too much thunder from the Apple
marketing machine--anything that cuts them down a little only helps.

David "Now a Mac II costs the same as a LISA did!" Williams

1984 :Macintosh, the computer for the rest of us.
1988 :Macintosh, the computer for the Fortune 500.

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o New Macintosh CPU Being Announced

In the September edition of AppleGram, which is being sent to all Apple field
personnel Monday, September 12, Apple will announce the introduction of its
newest CPU, the Macintosh IIX.  AppleGram will be delivered to customers 
September 19.

Each Macintosh IIX includes the following features:

# 1.4MB floppy disk drive (the Apple FDHD, or Floppy Disk, High Density), with
  the ability to read, write, and format MS-DOS diskettes.

# 68030 microprocessor, with on-board data cache and Paged Memory Mangement
  Unit (PMMU).

# 68882 math co-processor.

# 4MB of RAM

The Macintosh IIX will be available in September either as a floppy-based 
system (M5820) or with an internal 80MB hard drive (M5830).

Pricing for the Macintosh IIX is not yet available. [Ed. note: they were 
probably trying to figure out how much to GOUGE us for.] Customer 
Communications will notify you of pricing as soon as it its confirmed.

!!* NOTE: The September issue of AppleGram incorrectly states that Macintosh II
owners who wish to upgrade their machines can order the IIX logic board at the
time of introduction (September 19).  The IIX logic board and the Apple FDHD
1.4MB floppy drive will NOT be available until later this year.  We 
apologize for any inconvience this may cause you or your customers.

Be sure to read the September issue of AppleGram for all the details on the
Macintosh IIX.
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