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From: gillies@p.cs.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Xerox sues Apple!!! (Expandabil
Message-ID: <126900133@p.cs.uiuc.edu>
Date: 26 Dec 89 04:58:00 GMT
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/* Written  9:59 am  Dec 23, 1989 by jerry@polygen.uucp in comp.sys.mac */
>>For example, I can purchase a Macintosh Plus with a hard disk for
>>around $1,500 out the door from any number of dealers.  That is
>>comparable to any number of low end PC clones...
> 					
>This is a joke.  Buying a 68000-based Mac at this point is the biggest
>waste of money imaginable, considering that Apple's new System
>releases will require at least a 68020 to be used to their full
>potential....
> 					
>Are you sure you're talking 'low-end' here?  An 8086 clone with a hard
>disk will go for under $800.

"This is a joke.  Buying a 8086-based PC at this point is the biggest
 waste of money imaginable, considering that Microsoft's new OS/2
 releases will require at least an 80286 to be used to their full
 potential...."


I don't even agree with the above two statements (the only thing a Mac
will forfeit is virtual memory), but it's fun to parody people in this
newgroup from time to time....