From: Alden S Klovdahl (Alden.Klovdahl_at_anu.edu.au)
Date: Fri May 12 1995 - 09:00:52 EDT
>>>Actually, a PowerPC notebook has been available for about a year,
>>>it is the IBM model N40 RS/6000. It is a 50MHz 601, I think it goes for
>>>around $10K.
>>>
>>>--andy
>>>
>>>
>>Really! How come it's not advertised?
>
>Probably because the only OS that it will run presently (I think, anyway) is
>AIX.
>
>If I recall correctly, I saw an education discount for that machine that
>brought the price down to about $7000.
>
the 9.5" tft screen always made it an unattractive proposition in my view -
anything X is hard enough with 10.4"
regards, al
Alden S Klovdahl / alden.klovdahl_at_anu.edu.au / fax: +61 62 49 05 25
Sociology Arts / Australian National University / Canberra ACT Australia 0200
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