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ksand@apple.com (Kent Sandvik ) writes:
>Well, I've been involved with PowerPC for a long time, and the
>platform will run existing binaries in emulation mode (quite well
>and fast based on the current tests we've done), as well
>as have a new native API that is a refinement of the current one so
>there's not a lot of work concerning a port to PowerPC.

       Remember, Apple claims Mac PowerBooks will run DOS programs, with
fine print at the bottom of the ad saying you need an emulation program
such as Soft PC.  Performance is comparable to PCs of 1985 vintage.
That's "emulation mode", as Apple markets it today.

       So Apple's strategy for the 90s is an all-new machine, an all-new
application interface, and a "penalty box" (a la that of Microsoft Windows) 
for running obsolete (old Mac) applications.  

       With a change that big, the user has to face a major conversion.
So there's a choice: convert to Apple's new line, or convert to something
else.  

					John Nagle