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From: logic@wet.UUCP (Henry Kwan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Mac IIxi (yes, that's an 'x', not a 'c')
Keywords: new rumors Mac IIxi
Message-ID: <988@wet.UUCP>
Date: 27 Feb 90 09:09:09 GMT
References: <11507@attctc.Dallas.TX.US>
Reply-To: logic@wet.UUCP (Henry Kwan)
Organization: Wetware Diversions, San Francisco
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In article <11507@attctc.Dallas.TX.US> torch@attctc.Dallas.TX.US (Jay Finger) writes:
>I friend of mine, who works at one of a major oil corporation's research labs,
>(I'm not naming names here), told me today that he approved a requisition for
>a Mac IIxi.  He's not exactly a computer type, so he didn't pay attention to
>things like amount of RAM or the size of the hard drive (but there was a drive,
>I'm guessing with an Apple nameplate).  The price on the thing was $12,000.
>That probably includes the company's standard 24% discount (off of list).
>
>How do I know that the 'x' wasn't a typo?  A note scribbled on the bottom
>of the requisition said "this machine won't be announced for another month
>yet, so call back then to verify the price".
>
>Can anybody tell me what this machine might be (besides the obvious (vague)
>guess that it's a faster IIci)?
>

MacWeek just announced in this week's issue that the F-19 will be named the
IIfx instead of the IIxi.  Mac The Knife writes that several HyperCard
stacks and Power Point presentations from Apple uses the IIfx name so that
it seems that the name IIfx is legit.

Specifications include a 40 Mhz 68030 along with a 32K SRAM cache.  Also to
be announced is a video coprocessor from Apple which utilizes an 30 Mhz
AMD29000.  The IIfx is expect to be 100% faster than a IIci and the video
coprocessor is suppose to be 5-30 times faster than regular video.

Another plus is DMA SCSI on the IIfx.  Higher end drives (like our ultra-fast
Hammers :-) should really scream on this puppy.

Apple is expected to announce this beast on March 19, 1990.  Better get rid
of all those old passe IIci's now!  :-)
 
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