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- From: bskendig@netcom.com (Brian Kendig)
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- Subject: February's batch of new Macs
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.030031.15434@netcom.com>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 03:00:31 GMT
- Article-I.D.: netcom.1992Nov19.030031.15434
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- Here's a rundown of the new Macs due out on Febuary 15, 1993,
- according to stuff I read in a recent MacLeak -- er, MacWeek.
- Remember that all this is only rampant rumor subject to my typoes,
- and may bear no semblance whatsoever to reality.
-
- The Quadra 700, Mac IIsi, and Mac LC II will be removed from the
- lineup. In their place will come the Centris 610, Centris 650, Quadra
- 800, Mac LC III, and Color Classic.
-
- + Macintosh Centris 610: 20MHz stripped-down 68040 (no on-chip math
- coprocessor, but it'll still perform 70% better than a 33MHz 030
- machine), "Fat LC" case, one expansion slot that will fit either a
- NuBus card or an 040 Processor Direct card, 4Mb RAM permanently on the
- motherboard, two SIMM slots, up to 16-bit color on a 16" display or
- 8-bit color on a two-page display.
-
- + Macintosh Centris 650: 25MHz 68040 (same as Quadra 700), IIvx case,
- one 040 Processor Direct slot, two NuBus slots (not 3 like the IIvx),
- 4Mb RAM permanently on the motherboard, four SIMM slots, built-in
- Ethernet, same display capabilities as the Centris 610. There will be
- an upgrade available for IIvx owners to this machine.
-
- + Macintosh Quadra 800: 33MHz 68040, one 040 Processor Direct slot, 3
- NuBus slots, built-in Ethernet, up to 16-bit color on a 16" display or
- 8-bit color on a 21" display. Not as expandable as a Quadra 950, but
- offers comparable performance.
-
- + Macintosh LC III: Identical to the LC and LC II except for a 25MHz
- 68030 and a 32-bit data path.
-
- + Color Classic: a 16MHz Classic II with color.
-
- Apple wants to move its product line up to the 040 to stay competitive
- with 486 machines, and to handle additions such as QuickTime,
- QuickDraw GX, and OCE (Open Collaboration Environment).
-
- --
- _/_/_/ Brian Kendig Je ne suis fait comme aucun
- /_/_/ bskendig@netcom.com de ceux que j'ai vus; j'ose croire
- _/_/ n'etre fait comme aucun de ceux qui existent.
- / Nolite te bastardes Si je ne vaux pas mieux, au moins je suis autre.
- / carborundorum. -- Rousseau
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