Here's a coupla google items:
MailBITS/26-Oct-92
Mark H. Anbinder writes, "Those of you with an eagle eye may have
spotted a hint of an unknown Macintosh after this month's release of
System 7.1. The Installer script for 7.1, if
you click on the "Customize" button, will offer an option to install
system software for "Macintosh IIvi/IIvm/IIvx." Is it the Ghost of
Macintosh Future? Nope... apparently Apple
planned a IIvm, but has said "This string was included when a Mac
IIvm was in planning and was never pulled out." We'll be satisfied if
this is the worst "bug" left in System 7.1
following its beta-testing period."-----------
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Q What is a Macintosh IIvm? One
of the System Enabler files defines the computer in
gestaltMachineType 45. Is this just another name for the Performa
600? The Macintosh IIvx Developer Note says that the Performa 600
returns type 45.
A Apple had planned to release a
model called the Macintosh IIvm but consumer testing showed that
users thought "vm" was an abbreviation for "virtual memory." This was
about the same time Apple was about to introduce the Performa line.
So, to avoid confusion, the model became the Performa 600. There are,
therefore, three models in the "v" series: the Macintosh IIvi,
Performa 600 (Macintosh IIvm), and Macintosh IIvx. As you can see,
using the nonreleased "Macintosh IIvm" designation confuses people,
so try to avoid it.
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So it's really a IIvm, sorta....;-)
b.b.
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