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From: cmm1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Christopher M Mauritz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: new NeXT
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Date: 20 Sep 90 17:36:55 GMT
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In article <12688@cs.utexas.edu> tph@cs.utexas.edu (Pow-Hwee Tan) writes:
>
>Thought some netters in this newsgroup might be interested
>in knowing this.
>
>NeXT introduced new NeXT machines yesterday.  Saw it on
>campus today.  The new NeXTstation is a 'pizza-box'
>style machine, though NeXT call it a slab.  It's specs
>is almost the same as the Cube except the following:
>
>1. 25Mhz 040, 15 MIPS. NeXT claims it runs Mathematica
>faster than Sparc.
>2. Optical drive optional, various sizes of hard-disks
>are used, from 105Mb to gigabytes.
>3. includes 2.88 Mbyte floppy capable of reading DOS
>OS/2 format.
>4. Price begins at $3370 (yes, no mistake) here at UT,
                    ^^^^^
Holy shi*t!  Where do I sign?  That is a VERY attractive
offer indeed!


>for a monochrome system, 8Mbyte RAM, 105Mb disk, 
>Megapixel display with built-in mic, DSP, and the usual
>bundled software.  Plus free Improv (new spreadsheet from
>Lotus) if order before 12/31/90.

All that for $3.4K?  Are you SURE you have the pricing right?

>
>Read comp.sys.next for more info.
>
>---
>ph tan 
>UT Austin, CS Dept
>Austin, Texas

Cheers,

Chris

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