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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
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Posted: Tue Dec  4 00:10:18 1984
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References: <91@vectron.UUCP> <1807@sun.uucp> <269@ssc-bee.UUCP>
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Organization: Digigraphic Systems Corp., Mpls, MN
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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."