Re: New RISC workstations / 88110 demise

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From: andrew
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1992 07:02

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In article <1992Nov3.220241.12669@access.usask.ca> jake@skatter.usask.ca writes:
>> I also haven't heard any word from NeXT that the NRW is dead.
>> 
>> Gordon
>
>Grand, but what could possibly be taking them so flamin' LONG to get the
>thing, whatever it is, out the door?

NeXT is not known for trying to get the hottest box possible out the
door before everyone else.  I think NeXT's goals are to have a really
hot box running really hot software at a PC price (i.e. way less than
a SPARCStation 10).  To do this you have to wait until stuff is cheap.

andrew
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