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From: sysop@pro-generic.cts.com (Matthew Montano)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: //x and Apple Roms
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Date: 1 May 89 02:39:01 GMT
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  Unless I am severly off course, the //x project that existed in late '83-84
(rumor) never became the //gs. The actual designs were quite different,
physically the approaches could of been quite similar, but the idealogical
goal with the machine was very different. The //gs was (obviously) designed to
be a color mac. The //x has almost become the //c+, where the //x was a //e
with 4mhz clock, memory to 1 meg internally, 3.5 drives standard, and an
imporved text mode. The //gs is quite different.

  I believe it was last week that Apple Canada at least sent a information
packet about the Apple ROM chips that exist in the Macintosh. In summary: If
it was discovered that Macintosh ROM chips were sold or given in an
unauthorized deal, you can use your license as an authorized dealer. Dealers
cannot sell ROM chips that they might have in stock, they can't even give them
away. Looks like a small set back to the A-Max project (Amiga 2000 macintosh
emulator that really kicks!) and the Spectre project (ST piece of junk like
the A-max).

If the Apple // was to die, so would the Macintosh. Can you imagine Apple
without the //? They can't.. so they won't/

Matthew

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