Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!UCONNVM.BITNET!SEWALL From: SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET (Murph Sewall) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: Educomputing 2000 Message-ID: <8912301941.AA05569@apple.com> Date: 30 Dec 89 19:29:08 GMT References: Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: School of Business - U. of Connecticut Lines: 26 On Sat, 30 Dec 89 05:10:04 GMT you said: >more and more of these businessmen and administrators are looking into UNIX >systems. Why? Because Apple keeps harping on Unix and multitasking. Where I >work is a perfect example. This place was MAC USA. Anybody even talking about >anything beside the Mac was sneered at. But now that's changing. They may >be switching to 386's soon.Why, because Apple has convinced them that they >need Unix capabilities. This is like volkswagon starting an add campaign >stessing the safety value of a large vehicle. Pick up a copy of UNIX review >someday and then tell me one good reason to get A/UX. The irony of course, is First good reason: ALL "32-bit clean" Macintosh software will run under A/Ux AND '32-bit clean' also will be REQUIRED by Operating System 7.x That means that by '91 or so, if you're running A/Ux, then you get UNIX AND Macintosh. (see PC Week 25 Dec page 4) Second good reason - the Motorola 88000 Macintosh planned for 1991 (even the 68040 in late 1990). Those workstations will have enough capacity to run 'user friendly interface' UNIX and Macintosh with enough left over to open a Window emulating OS/2 Presentation Manager and another emulating a IIgs. (Ibid.) For myself: I *fearlessly* predict that by the turn of the century, hardware won't matter to educators anymore. Software will. A variety of hardware will exist that is capable of running whatever software an educator wants to use and the REAL debate will be over what software most effectively attains educational goals.