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From: idsardi@wheaties.ai.mit.edu (Bill Idsardi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Mac IIv - inexpensive Mac II box
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Date: 13 Apr 89 15:50:02 GMT
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>> But the Mac market moves faster, and a powerful
>> processor will be more and more necessary in the near future.
>
>Also, I question whether everyone will follow the upward path. 68030 will
>not push the 68000 machines out for a long time, since even if the
>costs are equal, the existance of a 68000 machine will allow them to
>charge more for a 68030. 

I expect that it will be obsolete sooner than might be expected, due
to the 030's integral memory management.