Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site wu1.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!genrad!grkermit!masscomp!clyde!floyd!cmcl2!rocky2!cubsvax!wu1!rf From: rf@wu1.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro,net.micro.apple Subject: Re: Lisa/2, Mac's BIG BROTHER? & what to use the MAC for Message-ID: <251@wu1.UUCP> Date: Fri, 17-Feb-84 09:25:12 EST Article-I.D.: wu1.251 Posted: Fri Feb 17 09:25:12 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 19-Feb-84 05:48:11 EST References: <311@tesla.UUCP> <1685@rlgvax.UUCP>, <273@dual.UUCP>, <190@vaxine.UUCP> Organization: Western Union Telegraph, Mahwah, NJ Lines: 26 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