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From: mattd@Apple.COM (Matt Deatherage)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Overseas Apple Dealers
Message-ID: <36595@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 17 Nov 89 18:57:20 GMT
References: <8911171230.AA23760@apple.com>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <8911171230.AA23760@apple.com> TE880714%STUDTEW.UFSIA.AC.BE@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (Stef Bracke) writes:
>Sorry, I'm nagging around here, but I feel Apple (Europe?) has abandoned us|
>For example: I need an extra megabyte to make programming the GS more
>             comfortable. The obvious solution is to sell my Apple 1 Meg card
>             (which served me very well) and my RamPak 4GS with 512kb (which
>             I got from an Apple shop to keep my mouth shut after a bad deal)
>             and buy an AE GSRam + 2 Meg.
>             I took the Apple Belgium price-list and WOOOOooowww||||
>             -> 1 GSram Plus with 2 Megabytes          = 75.000,- or $1875
>             Correct me when I am wrong, but doesn't that sell for about $500
>             in the USA? The same thing goes for PC-Transporter, Ramworks...
[Lots more like this deleted in here]
>Apple America is fine, but DEAD to all the overseas Official Apple Dealers
>Apple Europe is Dead, Long live Apple in Europe           |_ Mac Dealers
>
>                                 Greeting, Stef
>                                         Belgium

Sometimes I get in trouble for defending Apple where some people consider Apple
indefensible, but *all* of the products that I saw listed in your letter were
third-party products.  Apple Computer doesn't manufacture any of them.

You can blame Apple Dealers (which are independent businesses) for their high
prices on products imported from the USA, but you can't blame Apple or Apple
Europe that people sell non-Apple products for high prices.  Apple has no
control or influence over such things.

You say you bought an assembler?  If you are developing applications and need
support, I suggest you contact Ivo van Ursel at Apple Belgium; he's been around
the IIgs a few times (not as in "he's been near one", but as in "he's been
around the block with it" :) and should be able to help you out.

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