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Re: Apple Roms



>In <4hr0as$ltg@newsbf02.news.aol.com> compexpr@aol.com (CompExpr)
writes: 
>>
>>There was a company that tried to clone Mac ROMS by substituting
>>X-Windows for the MAC OS. I don't remember the company name, but I'm
>>sure that they're now out of business.
>>
>>The last I heard, their computers were not 100% compatible with
>>Macintosh programs.
>>
>
>I remember the machine well and also cann't remember the name.  It had
>a few nice writeups but died before the machine is ever released.  The
>X Windows was the interface that they licensed to get around the Mac
>look and feel issue.  I think that the company's name began with "New"
>something or other.
>
>Stu

Oh yes, I remember now... NewTech or something similar. They actually did
release machines which were somewhat Mac compatible (they ran Word and
Adobe Illustrator), as well as a dual machine that had 680x0 and x86
processors on the same board.

- Al Hartman, Computer Expressions -


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