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To: Linda Kaplan who wrote (9009)	3/3/1998 8:56:00 AM
From: Phillip C. Lee	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213173

Linda, I think Apple moved e-Mate, and MessagePad technical staff all to more improtant and exciting projects, such as "future" os development, which possibly supported by Gates. Moreover, Apple tries to consolidate the products into one os - MacOS, in the future mobile pc's available in '99. The move totally makes sense. The key os in the near future will be focused on Rhapsody, where there are lots of works to be accomplished and will be available in about nine months. Remember, there is a testimony in Senate house yesterday and today, where Gates will defends Sun and Netscape's complaints. Should Gates use Rhapsody (Unix-based) as part of their future os to fight with Sun's Solaris in enterprise (since NT is not as popular as Sun's Unix system in Federal, and Private Industries)? It remains to be seen as Rhapsody is closer to be available in the market. Phil

To: Linda Kaplan who wrote (9009)	3/3/1998 11:40:00 AM
From: BillHoo	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213173

<< Remember the CD-Roms Apple used to include with third party software on them?>> I really wish Apple would bundle Connectix's Virtual PC 2.0 with the new G3s. Version 2.0 is now available for as little as $50 at MacMall. (That's the version that comes with DOS. Win 95 version is $149 - but I already have a Microsoft Win95 CD, and I intend to run NT on it anyway.) Granted, it would be a little slower under emulation, but it shouldn't be that slow considering the speeds of the G3s and soon G4s. I think this would be a decisive point to those torn between buying a Mac or Wintel machine. And if they have a Windows demonstration all the better! Some of the recent Apple fairs I've seen sell the PC-board models, but at $50 this is much more economical. The people I know who have PC boards rarely use it. I expect it to be like a low-medium range Pentium on a G3. -Bill_H