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From: moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer)
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Subject: Re: Apple Laptop - REALITY
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Date: 10 Apr 89 22:02:31 GMT
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Unfortunately, Jay's reality prediction appears to be a fantasy, at least at
this time.  I'm sure the 68030-based Laptop will be out by the end of 1990,
but the 1989 summer laptop is going to be:

    a)  68000-based.
    b)  heavy (15 lbs.) and no slots.
    c)  EXPENSIVE.  Like just under $8,000.

Some employees of a Large Seattle Firm were invited down to take a look at
it, and mentioned their impressions of it to me.  There general impression
was that the screen looks great, but when they heard the price, there
reaction was "For a 68000-based machine?  Forget it."

According to Mac The Knife, the 68030 version is still under development;
they might be able to have it out by fall, but Sculley had promised a laptop
by summer, so we get the ol' 68000 model.  And you can bet that Apple will
wait a while before releasing a 68030 (or 040) model after that...

                           "Yes, I produced and
                            directed a movie.  A guy
                            had come to me with a
                            great script called
                            ROTHRO, LIZARD OF DOOM.
                            I loved it, but I figured
                            a lot of people would
                            have trouble remembering
                            the name.  I know I did.
                            So I made a few changes,
                            and we released the
                            film."
                                                     "ED SMITH, LIZARD OF
                                                      DOOM."
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