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From: jimmy@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Jimmy Chan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Low-end MACs
Message-ID: <8672@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu>
Date: 20 Jul 90 00:02:30 GMT
References: <23623@snow-white.udel.EDU>
Reply-To: jimmy@uhccux.UUCP (Jimmy Chan)
Organization: University of Hawaii
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In article <23623@snow-white.udel.EDU> BARRETT@owl.ecil.iastate.edu (Marc Barrett) writes:
>   If and when these machines reach the market, though, they could pose
>a little trouble for Commodore.  The new machines are basically SE/30's
>minus the 68882.  They will have an '030 running at 16Mhz, 2MB of RAM,
>a 30MB hard drive, and the same, old monochrome screen for around $1000.

I thought it was more of a Mac SE (not the '030), 1 MB of Ram expandable
to 4 MB of Ram, PMMU, no hard drive, 1 1.44 meg Super Drive, 1 expansion
slot and the same old monochrome screen all for around $800.  (This I just
got from my co-worker sitting next to me...8-)...)  Also it comes with
the keyboard. Don't know if there is much to worry about with this system.  

An SE/30 cost about approx. $3500 w/o the educational discount.  You
might want to check up on your facts as this would mean Apple would 
have to offer a 75% discount or more to sell at $1000.  Btw this doesn't 
include the keyboard.

PS.  All of this is from my co-worker who is a Mac enthusiast and who just
recently came back from the Apple Power Wave conference.



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