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- From: geoffb@coos.dartmouth.edu (Geoff Bronner)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
- Subject: Re: Powerbook 185C
- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.151320.4249@dartvax.dartmouth.edu>
- Date: 28 Dec 92 15:13:20 GMT
- References: <1992Dec24.072534.4330@research.nj.nec.com>
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- In <1992Dec24.072534.4330@research.nj.nec.com> sandiway@research.nj.nec.com (Sandiway Fong) writes:
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- >I am thinking of cancelling my order next week and
- >waiting until the 185C is announced and ordering that instead. Especially
- >since the 185C is supposed to be out 2Q93 and I may not receive my 180 until
- >sometime in 1Q93 anyway. Also, since the 185C is supposed to use an industry
- >standard VGA-like 640x480 active-matrix color panel, there could be less of a
- >delay in getting that.
-
- Even the overly optimistic rumor mill admits that the unacknowledged
- PowerBook 185C is a long shot. A poor supply of color screens could kill
- such a project very quickly. If you need a mac NOW order one now. Even if
- the 185C does become a reality I wouldn't expoect it to ship any faster
- than the 180 is. You'd just be screwing yourself if you cancel your PB 180
- order.
-
- >However, I'm not sure I can do without a mac for 6 months. Advice please? (The
- >danger is I could break down and buy a color 486SX notebook during the long
- >wait.)
-
- Well we can't have that :-)
- Take the 180 and be happy. Let someone else beta test the first generation
- of color PowerBooks.
-
- -Geoff
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