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- From: bskendig@netcom.com (Brian Kendig)
- Subject: Re: February's batch of new Macs
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.171706.16770@netcom.com>
- Organization: Starfleet Headquarters: San Francisco
- References: <1992Nov19.025924.15241@netcom.com> <ZLDJuB14w165w@mantis.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 17:17:06 GMT
- Lines: 28
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- mathew@mantis.co.uk (mathew) writes:
- >bskendig@netcom.com (Brian Kendig) writes:
- >> 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).
- >
- >So all these extra goodies I've been told I'll be able to get if I upgrade to
- >System 7.1 won't actually work on my machine anyway, even if I do upgrade?
-
- They will probably work, but not as speedily as they would if you were
- to run them on an 040 machine. QuickTime, in particular, still even
- works under System 6.
-
- >Macintosh System 7.1 -- just say no. If I'd wanted to pay $50 for OS upgrades
- >I'd have bought an IBM.
-
- You'd rather have Apple cover the cost of system software development
- by increasing the prices of their hardware accordingly? If the most
- important factor in your choice of operating systems is price, then I
- heartily recommend CP/M; you can still download Digital CP/M 3.1 files
- for free from some BBS's, I've heard.
-
- --
- _/_/_/ 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
-