ifab623@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (moon) (01/09/91)
This is from Capital Business section of Austin American Statesman, Austin, Texas. Monday, Dec 17, 1990 page 7 without permission. Cork Computer Corp. a small Austin start-up, has attracted plenty of attention with its announcement of the first clone for the Apple Computer's Macintosh IIci computer. The compter is designed as a cheaper way to substantially upgrade old, outdated Macintoshes. The Cork System 30, scheduled to begin shipping in March, has all the features of the powerful new Macintosh, except the Mac's 128k bit ROM that contains the computer's patented OS. The idea is for the owner of an old Mac to pop the ROM chip out of the outdated Macintosh and into the new Cork. Shazam! You've got a Macintosh IIci clone for a list price of $2999, more than $2400 below the going price quoted by Apple for the comparable machine. Kevin Corcoran, head of the new company, said he hopes his machine expands the high-end Macintosh market. "I felt the Mac was a great computer, but it was too darned expensive because Apple had a monopoly." Corcoran said. "I felt they need some competition." Apple has zealously guarded its proprietary design for the Mac. Corcoran said his company avoided infringing on Apple's patents by not copying the OS. Some computer owners may not be willing to fool around with removing and inserting chips. Corcoran's company will do the job if they like. The Cork System 30 will feature Motorola's 68030 microprocessor operating at 25Mhz; a powerful 68882 math co-processor for heavier number crunching; 8-bit color; three expansion slots; and 4M bytes of RAM upgradable to 8M bytes. It also will be the first computer to feature Motorola's new digital signal sound chip. Corcoran claims. s moon
topgun@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Chandra Bajpai) (01/10/91)
In article <42258@ut-emx.uucp> ifab623@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (moon) writes: >This is from >Capital Business section of Austin American Statesman, Austin, Texas. >Monday, Dec 17, 1990 page 7 without permission. > >Cork Computer Corp. a small Austin start-up, has attracted plenty of >attention with its announcement of the first clone for the Apple >Computer's Macintosh IIci computer. The compter is designed as a cheaper >way to substantially upgrade old, outdated Macintoshes. The Cork System 30, > scheduled to begin shipping in March, has all the features of the powerful .. > darned expensive because Apple had a monopoly." Corcoran said. "I felt > they need some competition." Apple has zealously guarded its proprietary > design for the Mac. Corcoran said his company avoided infringing on > Apple's patents by not copying the OS. Some computer owners may not be Does that mean they made their own Operating System? > expansion slots; and 4M bytes of RAM upgradable to 8M bytes. It also > will be the first computer to feature Motorola's new digital signal > sound chip. Corcoran claims. Does anyone know which Motorola chip he is speaking of? Wonder how quickly they will be sued by Apple. -Chandra Bajpai topgun@brandeis.cs.edu
torrie@cs.stanford.edu (Evan J Torrie) (01/11/91)
topgun@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Chandra Bajpai) writes: >In article <42258@ut-emx.uucp> ifab623@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (moon) writes: >> expansion slots; and 4M bytes of RAM upgradable to 8M bytes. It also >> will be the first computer to feature Motorola's new digital signal >> sound chip. Corcoran claims. > Does anyone know which Motorola chip he is speaking of? To be the first computer to use it, he would have to be talking about the 96002 "Multimedia engine" chip. I can't see that this is going to be of much use, because I would assume it needs special code written to take advantage of it... -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Evan Torrie. Stanford University, Class of 199? torrie@cs.stanford.edu "Dear Fascist Bully Boy, Give me some money, or else. Neil. P.S. May the seed of your loins be fruitful in the womb of your woman..."