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From: mgenius@wam.umd.edu (Sandro M. Fouche)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Low-Cost Macintosh
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Date: 4 Feb 90 18:22:49 GMT
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This is great! I've been watching this little discussion from the sidelines
throughly enjoying a good laugh now and again.  Yet I thought I'd make a 
comment about all this 68030 stuff.  If anyone even thinks Apple would put a
'30 into a macine for less than $3500 dollars they aren't in touch.
The idea of a LOW cost chip is to reduce the production of the chip (for
Motorla) and to reduce the cost for Apple.  A 68000 may be what you want.
B'ut it's lots more realistc to expect maybe a 68020 if Motorola really feels
like getting rid of what little maybe left.

  As for color, virtual memory and expansion..etc.  Ha, Ha, Ha.  I have a SE/30
and I wouldn't reccomend trying that stuff and neither does apple.  I think
we have lots a people in the audience that have IIcx envy.  As it is the aver-
age mac owner has too much junk in his system folder to run a decent speed. 
And paged memory and virtual WON'T help.

	Enough trumpeting, flames on.	
				
						Sandro


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