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From: 128a-3aj@e260-3b.berkeley.edu (Jonathan Dubman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Mac IIx: Why all the fuss?
Keywords: IIx, Mac II
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Date: 30 Sep 88 22:24:09 GMT
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So the Mac IIx has a 68030 and a 68882 running at the same speed as the
original Mac II.

BIG DEAL.

I don't understand what Apple is doing here.  All the PC manufacturers are
coming out with 20 and 25 MhZ processors with 30 MHz on the near horizon.
And Apple comes out with a 16 MHz machine.  So it has a built-in PMMU which
future versions of the Mac OS will make use of, and UNIX can use, and it has
all sorts of little optimizations, but really, why all the fuss over what
seems like a very minor upgrade?  So it has the 1.4-meg drive.  IBM had that
a year and a half ago with the PS/2, and they have a reputation for using
only time-tested technology, whereas Apple is viewed as the technology
leader in microcomputers.  Maybe leader in user-interface, but it seems like
they are still behind in the hardware department.  After a point, for
most operations, I'll agree that the speed of the computer is not that
important.  However, the Mac II is not yet at that point.

	-Jonathan Dubman