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Kent Dickey wrote:
> 
> Sorry, I didn't mean to imply I doubted that BYTE magazine published those
> statements in 1986.  I meant I'm not sure what his source was, but I
> believe he is mistaken.

What was the author's source? Let's assume that Gregg Williams wrote his
article in September 1986. Apart from his own direct investigation, how many
sources were even available in September 1986? He could have asked some
Apple employees, but he also could have referred to the Cortland documents
or similar pre-release developer's documentation.

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