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From: grahams@milton.u.washington.edu (Stephen Graham)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Low cost Mac's ?
Message-ID: <6850@milton.u.washington.edu>
Date: 29 Aug 90 23:53:50 GMT
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In article <25541.26DA84DD@stjhmc.fidonet.org> Chris.Gehlker@p12.f56.n114.z1.fidonet.org (Chris Gehlker) writes:
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>magazines say they need a 386.  Then they only run Word Perfect.  What these
>folks need is a solid 8086 machine.
>

If they only use the computer for a few hours a week and for
word-processing, what they need is a typewriter. Much cheaper,
easy to learn, familiar interface, low software cost...

Otherwise, why shouldn't they buy a machine which, while more
expensive, is easier to learn and use? (These people aren't
going to be buying Windows 3.0 either.) 

Steve Graham
graham@isis.ee.washington.edu