Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!sri-unix!rutgers!mcnc!decvax!dartvax!merchant From: merchant@dartvax.UUCP (Peter Merchant) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Rumours and Other Amusements Message-ID: <7431@dartvax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 20-Oct-87 11:49:21 EDT Article-I.D.: dartvax.7431 Posted: Tue Oct 20 11:49:21 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 23-Oct-87 04:37:45 EDT Organization: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY Lines: 37 From Spencer F. Katt's "Rumor Central" article in this week's PC Week: "Three weeks ago, Spencer told us, Apple got its hands on beta chips for the 68040--A 64 bit chip! And Sculley's crew already has the 68040 up and working in a Mac II chasis, running an emulation of the 80286 as a subregister in the chip. "That's right, said the Saber Truth Tiger, the chip was running MS-DOS and Mac programs simultaneously--and very, very fast. The 68040 should also be able to run OS/2. This Mac could leave the PS/2s in the dust if it could be brought to market in time, Spencer thinks. But that's a very iffy prospect." Wow. Also, by the way, I'm continually being amused by PC Week, the self-proclaimed National Newspaper of IBM Standard Microcomputing. Looking at their front page, the headlines read: "AT&T Reaffirms Its Commitment to Computer Business" "Esber Vows to Fight dBASE Standardization" "Personal LaserWriter To Lead Apple's Corporate Change in '88" "IBM Begins Shipping SAA; Apple Reacts with DEC Alliance" (This, by the way, is two articles, one on IBM and SAA and the other on Apple and DEC.) So, two out of five articles deal with Apple. They also have a very nice article on Macintosh-to-PC file transfer. Past articles in PC Week have included their commentator, Jim Seymore, and an article entitled "The Macintosh: Ignore It At Your Own Risk." They've also done reviews, in their software columns, on 4th Dimension and HyperCard. A few weeks ago, they had an article on someone's battle in Georgia's Department of Industry and Trade to accept the Macintosh. They also had an article entitled "Why the Macintosh? Corporate Users Speak Out." I may cancel my subscriptions with MacWeek and Macintosh Today. I get the best coverage from PC Week, the National Newspaper of IBM Standard Computing. :^D :^D -- "But I've made up my mind, Peter Merchant (merchant@dartvax.UUCP) And I ain't wastin' no more time."