From: UC525655@mizzou1.missouri.edu (Mark Eaton)
Subject: Re: Apple and NeXT move off of 680x0 base (was Re: 68050)
Organization: University of Missouri
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 18:34:58 CDT

In article <Sep27.223836.41789@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU>
ns111310@longs.LANCE.ColoState.Edu (The BLaCKSMiTHE) writes:
 
>
>
>In article <1992Sep25.222309.8471@nntpd.lkg.dec.com> Stephen E. Halpin,
>halpin@vsg1.dsg.dec.com writes:
>>Apple and IBM needing millions of PowerPC chips, and Apple
>>and NeXT moving off the 680x0 base, its in Motorolas best
>>interest to put the research dollars in the PowerPC area.
>
>First of all, NeXT is **NOT** moving off of the 680x0 base, except for
>abandoning the obsolete 68030/68882 combination.
>
>NeXT has, however, **PORTED** it's operating system to the 80486 and the
>compatable P5... called "NeXTSTEP '486" which is due out in early 1993
>(it is actually finished, and has been seen running, so it won't be a
>year and a half late.... like, oh, say, SYSTEM 7??)
>
>There are CONFIRMED reports of a NeXTSTEP port to the DataGeneral system,
>and UNCONFIRMED reports of a **working** port (that is, working in a
>small,
>locked room in the middle of NeXT-central in Redwood City) of NeXTSTEP
>running
>on the HP PA-RISC chipset (series 700 HP's I believe), tthe SPARC,
>IBM RS/6000, Silicon Graphics stations (under the R3000, I believe)...
>
>NeXT is expected to be releasing a dual 88110 computer called the "brick"
>in 1993, and it will do over 100MIPS easy, and be multi-processing... all
>for
>less than $10,000 (try getting a P5 equipped machine for less in 1993, and
>then add in the NeXTSTEP interface.....
>
>What NeXT is doing is broadening it's base...  recently, a Miscrosoft guy
>was facing off against Steve Jobs and the "Object oriented" OS from
>Microsoft
>crashed, and they had to reboot under DOS... good luck guys.  Apple has
>pretty-much abandoned "pink" which was about the only good thing that
>Apple
>thought of....  since system 7 is a patch on a patch on a patch on a
>patch...
>
>the PowerPC thing is a joke... the first chips won't be out 'till 1994,
>and I'd bet on 1995 AT LEAST before anything comes about as a result of
>it,
>besides, Apple is targeting the really-low end of the market (which is
>fine)
>but they think they can replace UNIX with a version of MacOS.... I don't
>think so guys...  not in a million years if it is like A/UX...
>
really? you dont seem to know a whole lot about what you speak of... I
suggest anyone who reads this guy take it with a grain of salt...
 
in response to your pink claim i have one word: taligent.
 
 
>Miscrosof wants to replace UNIX on lots-o-platforms with Windows NT...
>this is a farse if I ever saw one...  windows is a joke, and the idea
>of a REAL computer running Windows is something I have had many a chuckle
>over...
>
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