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From: q4kx@vax5.cit.cornell.edu (Joel Sumner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Interesting Comparison
Message-ID: <1990Sep29.215148.189@vax5.cit.cornell.edu>
Date: 30 Sep 90 01:51:48 GMT
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Somone mentioned that the new NeXTStation is not really a home computer.
While that may be true, let's look at something...

My Apple IIgs...
RGB Monitor (12")
3.5" Drive
5.25" Drive
256K (Rom 0 since upgraded)
Mouse, Keyboard
2 serial ports, Drive port,
Appletalk, joystick port         $2,000
2 Megs of Memory (AI Juice +)      $200
Ehman Hard drive (30 Meg)          $450
Apple Rev 'C' SCSI Card            $100
(Forget modem & printer for now)--------
GRAND TOTAL --------->           $2,750

A New NeXT Station.... (from my available literature)
17" 2 bit greyscale monitor
68040 running 25Mhz (15 MIPS)
105Meg HD
2.88 Meg Floppy Drive
8Megs RAM
Ethernet 
SCSI II interface
Software Galore
  - Webster's Dictionary
  - Oxford Quotes
  - Shakespeare
  - All NeXT Manuals on disk
  - GNU C
  - GNU Emacs
  - Mathematica
  - Objective C
  - a 68K Assembler
  - WriteNow
  - Lotus Improv
  (All in all, about 150 megs worth of stuff)

Grand Total ---------------------->  $4,995
Educational Discount ------------->  $3,250 (depending on university)

Makes me sick that I bought my IIgs.  No, I take it back, I am glad I 
bought my IIgs. I am sick that Apple can hyperinflate prices and 
then in turn, not support their machines.

Someone once said, "If my next computer isn't an Apple II, it won't be 
an Apple."  I wholeheartedly agree.  I may not be able to make up the
difference between selling my IIgs and buying a NeXT now.  I can guarantee
100% that when I leave Cornell 3 years from now, I will no longer have
my Apple IIgs.  And you can be just as positive that my new computer will
not have the word 'Apple' or 'Mac' anywhere on it.  (Even if the fabled
ROM 04 were introduced tomorrow)  Apple will no longer get any of my 
money.  They have promised too much and given too little.  I have even
written (twice) to John Sculley himself expressing my grievances.  One of
those letters went out a few days ago.  Anyone who wants a copy, let
me know....

-- 
Joel Sumner                     GENIE:JOEL.SUMNER     These opinions are 
q4kx@cornella.ccs.cornell.edu   q4kx@cornella         warranted for 90 days or
q4kx@vax5.cit.cornell.edu       q4kx@crnlvax5         60,000 miles.  Whichever
....................................................  comes first.
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