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From: merchant@dartvax.UUCP (Peter Merchant)
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Subject: Rumours and Other Amusements
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Date: Tue, 20-Oct-87 11:49:21 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 20 11:49:21 1987
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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."