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Subject: Re: Lisa/2, Mac's BIG BROTHER? & what to use the MAC for
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Date: Fri, 17-Feb-84 09:25:12 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 17 09:25:12 1984
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In answer to Mats Wichman (dual!mats):

    What strikes me is that we have the potential for a real
    impressive intelligent terminal here. Has anyone thought of
    doing for the Macintosh what Bell did for the BLIT? 

And in answer to ? (vaxine!ptw):

    Q:  Will there be an external hard disk for Mac, or is the
    disk port too Sony?

    Q:  Who is working on Un*x for Mac?  A Blit emulator Mac?

In an interview Stephen Jobs of Apple said that Apple may
provide Unix workstation capability for the Macintosh.  He also
mentioned a "disk server" -- a hard disk with a file mangament
software connected to a Macintosh network.

Possibly a "network computer" similar to the Sun Microsystems
and Cadmus products is in the works.  Un*x for a stand alone
Macintosh is unlikely -- while a Macintosh is a fine personal
computer, the Macintosh hardware is unsuited to timesharing.

				Randolph Fritz
				Western Union Telegraph