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Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???

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From: Dave Glue
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 04:44
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lovejoya@ix.netcom.com (Alan Lovejoy) wrote:


>One way to catalyze a change from WinDOS to some worthy rival would be
>a performance advantage of 4 to 1, price parity, and a reasonable
>supply of the high-quality apps for the competing OS.

>The PowerPC meets 3 out of the 4 requirements already.  It may achieve
>the final one in the post-604/620 generation--about mid 1997.

I wasn't aware Intel had planned to stop development in mid '97.
Could you please provide us with this press release, or is this more
ill-informed speculation?
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From: daveacg@interlog.com (Dave Glue)
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Subject: Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 04:44:00 GMT
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