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From: eve@ssc-bee.UUCP (Michael Eve)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: mac compatibles ?
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Date: Wed, 28-Nov-84 16:15:50 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 28 16:15:50 1984
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> > 	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.  Developers complain of the difficulty of interfacing 
	with the Mac internals, and hardware designers are severely
	limited.  Apple is scrambling to redesign the closed Mac to
	meet market demands meanwhile angering the current owners.
	Hell, the Mac isn't even software compatible with itself.
	Software which ran on 128k Macs won't run on 512k Macs.

	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.
	A 68000 machine, bit-mapped color graphics, a serial and
	parallel port, user-expandable memory to 1 Meg (socketed
	for 256k bytes using 64k chips with a jumper to enable
	use of 256k chips when the price drops to give 1 Meg), and
	a couple of expansion slots (every designer knows you can't
	please everyone, but the slots will get you better than 90%).
	Built in 1 meg floppy, space for second.  A simple, usable
	operating system.  A simple, fast BASIC with every machine.


-- 
	Mike Eve     Boeing Aerospace, Seattle
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