Re: why did apple go mac?

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frankc <frankc@srv.net> wrote:
> machine.  You had to pay Apple for the "privilege" of producing a card for
> their platform.  This goes for the ADB bus as well.  You also had to buy an

I think you are confusing "Microchannel" for "NuBus".  To some degree, NuBus
is documented in "Designing Cards and Drivers for the Macintosh Family 3/e",
so Apple was leaving the specification pretty wide open if you had to pay for
the privilage.  NuBus 90 is also described as ANSI/IIE Std 1196-1990, which I
am *assuming* means that it is not owned by Apple (p. 38 in forementioned
publication).  Finally, I recall reading that NuBus was originally desiged by
TI and not Apple.

Byron.