Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!convex!killer!chari
From: chari@killer.UUCP (Chris Whatley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: MAC 88000, or why not a Intel 386-based MAC
Summary: You've got to be crazy! *flame*
Message-ID: <4800@killer.UUCP>
Date: 14 Jul 88 20:26:02 GMT
References: <261@hodge.UUCP> <370STORKEL@RICE> <925@garth.UUCP> <153@pitstop.UUCP> <17556@glacier.STANFORD.EDU>
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In article <17556@glacier.STANFORD.EDU>, jbn@glacier.STANFORD.EDU (John B. Nagle) writes:
> 
>      Why not a Mac based on the 386 family?  There's a 386-based Sun, after
> all.  Byte order would be a problem, but it can be overcome.  And the 386
> has a built-in segmented MMU, which would provide a path to the protected
> mode operating system Scully's been talking about.

Big deal, so does the 68030.
> 
>      It would then be possible to offer the Mac environment on the PS/2 line
> and other 386 machines.  This would open up a big market for Claris.  It
> might even end up as the replacement for OS/2.
> 
> 					John Nagle

I'm sure Apple is going to leave themselves wide open to being swallowed by
the clone makers in the PC world. This has got to be the last thing on Apple's
mind right now becuase they would be signing their death sentence. Do you think that they will just offer IBM a license on their ROM code or something to make
it compatible? Apple will probably do fine with their own OS on their own 
machines.

Chris
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