🚀 go-pugleaf

I heard a Rumour about the contents of Spencer F. Katt's headline
article next months:

Cupertino, CA (AP) - Apple today announced it has developed its own
Gallium Arsenide version of Motorolla's 68000 chip, which has been
dubbed the 68050.  The part runs at 400Mhz.  Not only is this a 64-bit
RISC chip, but it also contains vector hardware as well.

Initially, the 68050 will be bundled in an accelerator card for any
Macintosh 128...SE and is priced at $995.  Finder 7.0 (dubbed "The
BatchFinder") has been modified to provide a cray-1 emulation mode at a
50% speed increase.  Apple has announced a new cray-2 emulation mode
that is available if you purchase the optional cooling unit.  The
cooling unit, priced at $600,000, includes a liquid nitrogen
refrigeration vat and longer superconducting cables to use when the
Macintosh is in the vat.

Apple suggests that users who need cray-2 emulation also purchase a
3rd-party large-screen display, since the liquid nitrogen vat
magnifies the Mac's resolution to 70*70 dots per inch.


double-wow.  I can't wait for next month's rumour about the following
month's rumour about the following month's article!

Don Gillies {ihnp4!uiucdcs!gillies} U of Illinois