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From: cmm1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Christopher M Mauritz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Apple cuts prices on IIci
Message-ID: <1990Sep12.152656.29635@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
Date: 12 Sep 90 15:26:56 GMT
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In article <406@scubed.SCUBED.COM> warner@scubed.com (Ken Warner) writes:
>In article <10129@goofy.Apple.COM> rmh@apple.com (Rick Holzgrafe) writes:
>>Of course we're listening. :-) Here's the text of the press release:
>
>[stuff deleted]
>
>>Its high performance characteristics are especially suited to financial
>>analysis, graphic design, desktop publishing or for anyone who desires a 
>>more responsive system.
>> 
>>System Configuration              Old Price    New Price      Change
>> 
>>4MB RAM/SuperDrive floppy         $7,469       $5,969         -$1,500
>>4MB RAM/80MB Hard Disk            $8,169       $6,669         -$1,500
>>4MB RAM/80MB Hard Disk (Parity)   $8,669       $7,169         -$1,500
>>4MB RAM/80MB Hard Disk (A/UX)     $8,769       $7,269         -$1,500
>> 
>[stuff deleted]
>
>Am I missing something?  Is this supposed to be a good deal?  These prices make
>Sun's look good.

I was thinking the same thing.  A person who is willing to buy a Mac IIfx
would probably like the EXTRA power of a SparcStation SLC, the turn-key
unix in SunOS 4.1, and the savings of $2-3,000.  Apple must be earning
HUGE margins on these machines.  I never thought I'd see the day that
a Sun SPARCstation would compete in price with a Mac.  Rah rah Sun!

>Ken Warner

Cheers,

Chris


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