Mac clone by IBM?

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From: Blake Sobiloff
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 1989 09:14

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OK, who else here reads Macworld and read Steven Levy's article in the April
issue?  I knew there was some reason I subscribed...

Levy says that Bill Gates showed him (and only him) IBM's Mac-killing clone,
which uses Apple's system software on top of custom ROMs that were reverse-
engineered so as to look exactly like Apple's own ROMs, but making them a 
legal copy.  Comes with Works and Word 4.0 in ROM, runs a 68030 chip that is
twice as fast as a Mac IIx, a 1/3 height 60meg hard drive, one slot, a 2400
baud modem, and a fax chip.  With a monochrome monitor it's $800, color is
only $1000.  The intro date?  April 1.

WHAT AN APRIL FOOL'S JOKE!  Now, if the price were more in the $3000-$4000 range
I could have actually, possibly believed him, but...  IMHO, maybe something 
like that would finally kick Apple in the butt and get them moving faster and
leaner...

Blake "Hey, where's *MY* fancy signature?" Sobiloff
sobiloff@thor.acc.stolaf.edu

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From: sobiloff@thor.acc.stolaf.edu (Blake Sobiloff)
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Subject: Mac clone by IBM?
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Date: 11 Mar 89 09:14:39 GMT
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