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From: jans@orca.UUCP (Jan Steinman)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: 68000 Laptop portables
Message-ID: <1676@orca.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 19-Aug-85 22:19:20 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 19 22:19:20 1985
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Reply-To: jans@orca.UUCP (Jan Steinman)
Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville OR
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In article <3303@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> trudel@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU (Jon) writes:
>ron,
>	We'll get 680x0 laptops when the computer corps find there is a 
>'need' for them.  This translates into 5 years after the 680x0 has been 
>replaced by a better processor.  Pity.

No, we'll get 680?0 laptops when the 680?0 arrives that is IBM PC compatible.
Pity.

(Seriously, I don't think the 680?0 is out in CMOS yet.  Last I checked, it
sucked up half an amp of +5!  Add memory and peripheral current, and we're
talking 5AH cells, which I don't want on *my* lap!)
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