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From: throoph@jacobs.CS.ORST.EDU (Henry Throop)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Bad News..
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Date: 16 Oct 89 13:13:00 GMT
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In article <11308@smoke.BRL.MIL> gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn) writes:
>In article <8910151939.AA27344@trout.nosc.mil> kirk@pro-realm.cts.com (Kirk Kamberg) writes:
>>Have they decided to drop the II line for good?!
>
>Maybe they merely need to dump a surplus of Mac+es and decided this was the
>best way (for Apple) to do it.
>
>Cheer up, maybe they know they can SELL Apple IIGSes as fast as they can make
>them, and that's why they're not giving any away..

No, they're giving away GSs and IIc+s also, as well as software, most of
which is for the II.  If I remember, a GS can be had for $250,000 worth of
receipts, a Mac+ for $185,000, and a IIc+ for $150,000, so I don't think
that they expect to be giving out a whole lot at those prices.


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Henry Throop
Internet: throoph@jacobs.cs.orst.edu