moriarty@fluke.UUCP (01/26/87)
IN OUR LAST EPISODE: We heard that there were two new Macs, the Aladdin and
the Paris, 68020-based, with slots in the back. Aladdin looked a lot like
the Mac+ (except with two drives) and would be out in January. Paris would
be running the Mac Interface on top of Unix, would be a workstation, had
seperate monitor (color option) and a bit blitter (which is what the Apple
Cray was for). Eventually, it would allow a Mac Interface w/multi-tasking.
Well, an anonymous friend got back from Cupertino, and the theme seems to be
"Reality sets in", to wit:
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The Aladdin has become the Mac SE. It will be out in March, and is already
being produced. No 68020 -- a 68000. Speed switching between 8 and 16 MHz.
ONE slot in back. Machine looks just like Mac+ but with 1 1/2" more at the
top. Internal SCSI Hard Drive (I assume 20MB, but I didn't ask). Option of
having 1.6 MB floppies. One floppy drive (but possible option of two).
Upgradeable from Mac+ -- motherboard is almost identical. SCSI port in back
may be different(?!). Released Mar. 2nd. Price (my informant didn't belive
this): $2495. Also didn't believe Mac+ new price: $1295.
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Paris has become the Mac II. Not much on this, but it will only be
announced in March. Most of the features mentioned earlier are still intact
(especially the 68020). The main question seems to be release date --
problems are reported with the Unix port and the bit blitter. Price: $3895
without a monitor. I wouldn't expect to see anything on this until
September, but that's from sky-gazing.
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Put that in your pipe and smoke it...
"I've finally learned what `upward compatible' means. It means we
get to keep all our old mistakes."
-- Dennie van Tassel
Moriarty, aka Jeff Meyer
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<*> DISCLAIMER: Do what you want with me, but leave my employers alone! <*>jkw@lanl.UUCP (01/28/87)
What's the latest on big-screen and/or color macs ???
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