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

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From: Joe Ragosta
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1995 20:44

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In article <1995Dec18.145106.44180@ac.dal.ca>, hayes@ug.cs.dal.ca (Kevin
Hayes) wrote:

> In article <30c6ee29.1582369@news.metronet.com>,
>    dcorn@metronet.com (David Corn) wrote:
> >On 28 Nov 1995 22:37:29 -0500, symbiontx@aol.com (Symbiontx) wrote:
> >
> >>Powercomputing, Radius, Daystar, SuperMac, are all Macintosh Clone makers.
> >> Gateway was recently rejected, they wanted to make mac clones.
> >
> >Apple couldn't supply enough parts reliably; Gateway walked.
> >
> 
> I find it interesting that Gateway walked. If they were really interested in 
> selling Mac clones they would wait for the end of the parts shortage.
> 
> Either they weren't really that interested at all, or something else
> happened that we don't know about.
> 
> Hmmm... Compaq's VP uses a Mac, maybe we'll see Mac clones from them, now 
> that'd be an interesting situation. (unlikely, but interesting)

Not at all unlikely. In fact, it will happen before the end of 96. Compaq
is one of the vendors committed to shipping CHRP (PPCP) clones. These will
run MacOS.

-- 
Regards,       Joe Ragosta

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Subject: Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1995 15:44:34 -0500
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