rsilvers@hawk.ulowell.edu (Robert Silvers) (10/01/88)
Why must we wait for a comp.sys.next? Cant we start one based on Steve Jobs' reputation? Does anybody else want this group? --Rob. Robert Silvers. Box #1003 University of Lowell. Lowell Ma, 01854 (617) 452-8823 Rm. 322 "Live free or live in Massachusetts."
seanf@sco.COM (Sean Fagan) (10/02/88)
In article <9378@swan.ulowell.edu> rsilvers@hawk.ulowell.edu (Robert Silvers) writes: > Why must we wait for a comp.sys.next? Cant we start one based on >Steve Jobs' reputation? Does anybody else want this group? Yeah, I can see it now...we send out the call for votes, get the 100 yes votes we need, send out notices to all system administrators that we're creating the group... And then we send out more notices saying we're not ready yet, we'll have to wait a few months... 8-) By the way, anybody want to give *their* estimates on the odds for Jobs actually having something, this time? -- Sean Eric Fagan | "ld runs like a turtle out of antartica" seanf@sco.UUCP | Steven Ryan (smryan@garth.UUCP) (408) 458-1422 | Any opinions expressed are my own, not my employers'.
egranthm@amyerg.UUCP (Ewan R. Grantham) (10/04/88)
In article <1398@scolex>, seanf@sco.COM (Sean Fagan) writes: > By the way, anybody want to give *their* estimates on the odds for Jobs > actually having something, this time? You mean you didn't get your free machine in the press kit for the press conference ? :-) Seriously, this time they've actually paid for the conference site, the machine has been basically set in the press (so you can't change too much at this stage), and I hear MacWORLD is about ready to put out the intro issue of NeXTWORLD. So I'd put odds as 90% Jobs announces this time. Otherwise you may well see IBM go down with the ship also... or do you suppose that's all Jobs is up to anyway...(hehe) -- Ewan Grantham (601) 354-6454 ext. 412 Miss. Dept. of Corrections Go New Orleans Saints!!!! (The Prison People) My bosses aren't responsible for me, and vice versa {..somewhere..}!swbatl!amyerg!egranthm or swbatl!amyerg!root@uunet.uu.net
davidsen@steinmetz.ge.com (William E. Davidsen Jr) (10/04/88)
In article <9378@swan.ulowell.edu> rsilvers@hawk.ulowell.edu (Robert Silvers) writes: | | Why must we wait for a comp.sys.next? Cant we start one based on | Steve Jobs' reputation? Does anybody else want this group? How about talk.rumor? I don't care about reputation, he can't get the box out the door. I can't get the votes for a 386 group even though I run a mailing list of 200+ people, so how many people will want a group for a hypothetical machine? -- bill davidsen (wedu@ge-crd.arpa) {uunet | philabs}!steinmetz!crdos1!davidsen "Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward" -me
mslater@cup.portal.com (10/04/88)
> odds on Jobs actually having something this time
Without question, there will be an announcement on Oct 12, and they will
have prototype machines. From what I hear, though, shipment of volume
production is many months away.
Michael Slater, Microprocessor Report
mslater@cup.portal.com