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- From: weigert@etlhit.etl.go.jp (Thomas Weigert)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.misc
- Subject: Re: IIsi vs new Macs - should I wait?
- Message-ID: <WEIGERT.92Aug18131635@etlhit.etl.go.jp>
- Date: 18 Aug 92 04:16:35 GMT
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- In-Reply-To: hades@coos.dartmouth.edu's message of 17 Aug 92 13: 22:20 GMT
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- >Keep one more thing in mind, the IIsi and the IIci can run System 6.x
- >(the si can only run 6.07 and later) while the new machine will only be
- >able to run system 7 and later. This may be a disadvantage for some
- >people.
-
- BVH> While I agree that this could be useful information to keep in mind,
- BVH> how in the world could this be "a disadvantage for some people"?
-
- How about wanting to run software or hardware that does not work under
- system 7; for example, the TI MicroExplorer Lisp board, or Apple's A/UX
- version 2.0.1, in case you do not want to take the significant financial
- (and performance) hit of upgrading to 3.0.
-
- Cheers, Thomas.
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