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- From: pwan@scott.skidmore.edu (peter wan)
- Subject: Re: MAC KNOWLEDGE SOUGHT
- Message-ID: <1992Jul25.034634.9690@scott.skidmore.edu>
- Organization: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY
- References: <14pf5hINNcqd@agate.berkeley.edu>
- Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 03:46:34 GMT
- Lines: 54
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- PLEASE NOTE:
- The author, when "60030" and "60040" appear in this article, most
- definitely is referring to the Motorola 68030 and 68040
- microprocessors, respectively. There are no "60030" or "60040"
- microprocessors for the Macs.
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- daver@sunspot.ssl.berkeley.edu (David Ray) writes:
- > Rumor is: 1) August 1, lots of Mac prices will drop on current products
- > 2) October 15, new products may be announced
- >
- > General: For the 60030 and 60040 lines, this includes:
- > LCII, SI, CI, QUADRA 700 and 950
- >
- > Rumor: All these will be upgraded later this year (extra features
- > will be added at the same price, prices of current models
- > will be dropped)
- >
- > Currently:
- > LCII: 16 MHz 60030, 16 bit data path, built in video RAM,
- > 1 PDS slot (16 bit card)
- > SI: 20 MHz 60030, 32 bit data path, 1 NuBus slots (32 bit)
- > CI: 25 MHz 60030, 32 bit data path, 3 (?) NuBus slots
- > special slot for RAM cache card
- > Q700: 20 MHz 60040, 32 bit, 1 (?) NuBus slot, built in video
- > Q950: 33 MHz 60040, 32 bit, several NuBus slots, built in video
- >
- > General Mac vs PC stuff:
- >
- > Advantages:
- > MIDI: No card is required, unlike the IBM. All you need is a
- > serial port/MIDI adapter, about $50. Mucho shareware avail.
- > Video: The LCII and Quadras have built-in video support, 8-bit color on
- > a 600x480 monitor, 16-bit on a 512x384. ** They are compatible
- > with most VGA and SVGA monitors as well as Mac monitors.
- > OS: The Mac operating system has always had great GUI compared
- > to the cluged Windows environment. Has some multitasking
- > and backgrounding capabilities unlike DOS.
- > SW: Tons of useful freeware and shareware available, more than
- > for the PC. Real (paid) SW takes advantage of the Mac OS --
- > backgrounding, transferring data between applications, etc.
- >
- > Disadvantages:
- > Parallel Centronix printer port: None of the Macintoshes offer
- > a parallel port with TTL outputs. This means that some
- > PC programs that use TTL outputs can NEVER be ported to Macs.
- > Example: Motorola's HC11 assembler/simulator board and program.
- > RAM: IBM's have more advanced RAM cache, resulting in faster number
- > crunching at the same clock speed. Only noticeable if you are
- > running something like AutoCad.
- >
- > hope this stuff is useful.
- > Dave
-
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