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From: davidl@teklds.UUCP (David Levine)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Hot new rumor
Message-ID: <1195@teklds.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 28-Oct-85 12:31:13 EST
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Posted: Mon Oct 28 12:31:13 1985
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Reply-To: davidl@teklds.UUCP (David Levine)
Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR
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Although I seriously doubt the veracity of this rumor, I am reporting it 
here because it is of interest (to say the least!) to the Net community.

My dealer told me this weekend (under a "you didn't hear this from me" 
disclaimer) that the big January announcement will be a 2-Meg Mac running 
UNIX, not compatible with any existing Mac software.  This dealer is not a
UNIX afficionado, so he has no UNIX axe to grind.

I don't think this rumor's worth the paper it isn't printed on, because, as
AT&T has recently learned, UNIX carries no clout in the marketplace.  The new
post-Jobs Apple will probably care more about marketability than technical 
elegance, and I couldn't see Sculley supporting UNIX.  

However, I'd love to see it.  (Although I wonder why they'd call it a "Mac" 
if it won't run Mac software...)

David D. Levine       (...decvax!tektronix!teklds!davidl)    [UUCP]
                      (teklds!davidl.tektronix@csnet-relay)  [ARPA/CSNET]

(Heck, I'd be glad if the January announcement was just the stupid ROM
upgrade!)