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Article #40910Names of New Macintoshes
From: David M. Maymudes
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 1989 20:26
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 1989 20:26
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When Apple releases the four or five new computers we expect to see this year,
what do you think it will name them? I'm beginning to be afraid that they
will all be formed by lowercase letters added to the names of current
products: If Apple releases 25 MHz versions of the IIx, IIcx, and the SE/30,
will they call them the IIxx, IIcxx, and SE/30x? (Or the SEx/30, or the
SE/30/25?) And what about the laptop? Macintosh SEl, probably. I recall
reading in the rumor columns about a IIex...
(Not only was the old Apple /// never a very good seller for Apple, it has
also permanently crippled the Macintosh line: Apple won't release a Mac III
for fear of reminding people of the Apple ///, so we'll be stuck with trains
of lowercase x's for the foreseeable future. :-)
Perhaps Apple will tackle the problem head on, and just release a Mac IV.
--David Maymudes
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