mp1u+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael Portuesi) (02/07/89)
InfoWorld, Jan 30 1989, pg 5: "Squelching a persistent rumor, Apple products division president Jean-Louis Gassee said recently that the company doesn't plan to offer a low-cost Mac configuration anytime in the next two to three years..."If you want Multifinder and a number of things in a nice enclosure -- something that lasts -- you can't do it in $1,000." Perhaps Gassee and Bill (You can't have multitasking with less than 4 MB) Gates have something in common. --M -- Michael Portuesi / Information Technology Center / Carnegie Mellon University INET: mp1u+@andrew.cmu.edu / BITNET: mp1u+@andrew UUCP: ...harvard!andrew.cmu.edu!mp1u+ "I'm very sorry, Master, but that WAS the backup system" -- Slave
sdl@linus.UUCP (Steven D. Litvintchouk) (02/13/89)
In article <4XvV1Ky00Vsf44jGQP@andrew.cmu.edu> mp1u+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael Portuesi) writes: > "Squelching a persistent rumor, Apple products division president > Jean-Louis Gassee said recently that the company doesn't plan to > offer a low-cost Mac configuration anytime in the next two to three > years..."If you want Multifinder and a number of things in a nice > enclosure -- something that lasts -- you can't do it in $1,000." But Mr. Gassee is correct! Judging by the net traffic on Amiga Mac emulators, it's true that if you wanted to have Multifinder and a couple of Mac applications running on top of your Amiga 500, the total package *would* cost over $1,000. :-) Steven Litvintchouk MITRE Corporation Burlington Road Bedford, MA 01730 Fone: (617)271-7753 ARPA: sdl@mitre-bedford.arpa UUCP: ...{att,decvax,genrad,ll-xn,philabs,utzoo}!linus!sdl "Those who will be able to conquer software will be able to conquer the world." -- Tadahiro Sekimoto, president, NEC Corp.