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- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: PPC Chip Was: Walker vs. the $999 7200
- Distribution: world
- Organization: Nostromo
- From: damocles@nostromo.gate.net (Randy Vice)
- Message-ID: <damocles.3ld6@nostromo.gate.net>
- Date: Tue, 9 Apr 96 12:17:05 EST
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- On Thu 4-Apr-1996 5:54a, Lee wrote:
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- <snip>
-
- L> >I'd rather see Apple survive than fail, because one more non-Gatesian
- L> >system is one more alternative to monopoly. But don't put all of your
- L> >eggs in their basket.
-
-
- L> Motorola agrees. Thats why they ported Win NT over to the PPC, for
- L> Microsoft, for FREE! All Microsoft had to do was touch up the IO. Of
- L> course,
- L> it still won't work on Macs, but I makes a nice server alternative. After
- L> all,
- L> Intel is way to weak, and Alpha is way to expensive... Motorola is
- L> looking for
- L> ANY basket to put eggs in, and they will back it up with development.
-
- I guess that is the reason Petro talked about Motorola calling AT on a nearly
- daily basis. I would agree that just about any developement for their PPC
- line is a good investment else they are going to be left in the dust for good
- by Intel.
-
- : damocles@nostromo.gate.net : Bruce Morrow,a man before and after his time:
- :"The Constitution shall never be construed to prevent the people of the :
- :United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms." :
- : - Samual Adams : Morrow Project Recon: The Expendible Ones :
-