Re: powermac snapshot.

[Bill Studenmund <skippy%macro.stanford.edu@localhost>]

On Thu, 19 Feb 1998, Peter Seebach wrote:

> In message 
> <Pine.A32.3.96.980219130044.124348D-100000%macro.stanford.edu@localhost>, Bill
>  Studenmund writes:
>
> Cool.  I've been comparing them to some of the clone desktops, optionally
> with a G3 board.  Looks reasonable; G3 tower box of some sort for around
> $2400-2600, and that's comparable to the Apple one.  Do the clones have
> a closer approximation of OpenFirmware?

I doubt it. I think they are/were still in the stage of using Apple ROMs.
The splitting of MacOS support out of the ROMs (to permit the clone maker
to have their own ROM and add MacOS support) didn't happen before Stevie
got to it.

> >Apple's problems at the moment are basically
> >that the G3's cost less than many of Apple's 604e offerings, and perform
> >better. Thus a lot of machines aren't selling.
> 
> Yes; I can't see why they don't cut the prices on the pre-G3 macs.

I don't think they're ready for that much red ink. Maybe now that they're
in the black (on paper).

Take care,

Bill