Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site digi-g.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!stolaf!umn-cs!digi-g!brian From: brian@digi-g.UUCP (Merlyn Leroy) Newsgroups: net.micro.mac Subject: Re: mac compatibles ? Message-ID: <420@digi-g.UUCP> Date: Tue, 4-Dec-84 00:10:18 EST Article-I.D.: digi-g.420 Posted: Tue Dec 4 00:10:18 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 5-Dec-84 01:18:20 EST References: <91@vectron.UUCP> <1807@sun.uucp> <269@ssc-bee.UUCP> Reply-To: brian@digi-g.UUCP (brian) Organization: Digigraphic Systems Corp., Mpls, MN Lines: 31 Summary: In article <269@ssc-bee.UUCP> eve@ssc-bee.UUCP (Michael Eve) replies: >> > Is any company out there coming out with a Mac compatible ? > > Why would anyone want to come out with a Mac compatible? > The Mac has been less than an overwhelming success. Apple > is not selling as many as they predicted and software is > scarce. Apple has sold more Macs than they expected to. It is already an overwhelming success. Software is not exactly scarce, and getting unscarcer. Go to Comdex. > Software which ran on 128k Macs won't run on 512k Macs. Name one. > > No. I don't think the market wants a Mac compatible. > I believe the market wants a high-performance, low-cost > computer. Say something like the Amiga is rumored to be. How much software is available for this rumor? Rumors of vaporware, now? > A simple, usable operating system. A simple, fast BASIC > with every machine. Basic?? You own PCjr stock, no? Merlyn Leroy "I like anarchy, but it's difficult to enforce."