Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site cadovax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!trwrb!trwrba!cadovax!keithd From: keithd@cadovax.UUCP (Keith Doyle) Newsgroups: net.micro.apple Subject: Re: Mac Rumors Message-ID: <317@cadovax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 3-Dec-84 21:08:44 EST Article-I.D.: cadovax.317 Posted: Mon Dec 3 21:08:44 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 6-Dec-84 03:39:17 EST References: <30500001@uicsl.UUCP> Organization: Contel Cado, Torrance, CA Lines: 16 >The number one question is... >Will people still think that the Mac is special enough to buy when IBM >matches the windowing environment with software for the PC and PCAT? Not unless they don't bother to provide a version that includes a parallel hardware expansion bus for devices like D/A, A/D converters, Digital Oscilloscope boards, co-processors and the like. In fact, if they delivered one with a 16 bit wide bus and CPU interrupt lines, they'd have IBM's P.C. bus beat by a mile. Keith Doyle {ucbvax,ihnp4,decvax}!trwrb!cadovax!keithd "You'll PAY to know what you REALLY think!"