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From: dgh@sun.uucp (David Hough)
Newsgroups: net.micro.apple
Subject: Re: 16 bit 6502 for apple... when????
Message-ID: <2015@sun.uucp>
Date: Wed, 27-Feb-85 20:35:05 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 27 20:35:05 1985
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Summary: 

In article <323@ellie.UUCP> uglahren@ellie.UUCP (James A. Lahren) writes:
>
>	Does anyone in net land want to second guess apple
>	and prophesize when apple might get smart enough
>	to start selling the IIE and IIC with a 16 bit
>	CPU ??????
>
>	It seems to me that if they don't, the II family will
>	not be able to compete with upstarts like Atari's new
>	and much hyped 68000 line....
>

The problem for Apple is its own products competing against each other.
From a consumer marketing point of view there is no point upgrading the Apple
][ to compete effectively with the Macintosh which is a far more profitable
product.

Welcome to the world of consumer marketing...

David Hough