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From: bmartin@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Brian Martin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: NeXT price survey
Summary: At least you can purchase them...
Message-ID: <4348@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu>
Date: 15 Jul 89 06:11:30 GMT
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Reply-To: bmartin@uhccux.UUCP (Brian K. Martin, M.D.)
Organization: University of Hawaii
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In article <1540@unccvax.UUCP> cbenda@unccvax.UUCP (carl m benda) writes:
>
>Its interesting how the universities claim the added cost is due to the
>support and set up of the NeXT itself.  Suppose I want to purchase a machine
>free of support from the university.  Suppose I would agree to have NeXT drop
>the machine of at my p.o. box at the University.  The machine should cost no
>more than 6500 plus tax plus shipping.
>
>Why is this NOT possible?

At least you have an option of actually purchasing one at an educational
discount. We can't.

From what I've been told, our computer center decided that they didn't have
the desire/expertise to support the NeXT, so wouldn't sign a purchase
agreement with NeXT. I suppose it's because they're too busy babysitting
all those IBM "mainframes" they've got 8-).

-- Brian