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From: pkovac@pro-truckstop.cts.com (Peter Kovac)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Low cost Mac's ?
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Date: 25 Aug 90 21:36:02 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from Adam.Frix@p2.f200.n226.z1.FIDONET.ORG

AF> any Mac has built-in--networking, serial ports, hard/floppy disk ports,
AF> sound port, mouse port.

Execellent point-I have overlooked this.  The price of networking on an IBM is
great.  Although the average user may not use networks (especially for a low
end machine), to be fair one should throw the price of a network port into the
IBM package.  You should also add the price of a sound port, modem and printer
ports, and I can see where the price would add up (I'd figure $100-$200 per
port, but I'm not an expert in that field).

When all of that is added to the price, I believe that they are probably
equible in cost.

Thanks for mentioning that-it made me trust Apple a little more....



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