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From: keithr@vice.ICO.TEK.COM (U.D.M.)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: New Apple Mac rumored...
Keywords: Mac Classic
Message-ID: <6025@vice.ICO.TEK.COM>
Date: 11 Oct 90 14:53:16 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Tektronix Inc., Beaverton, Or.
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I have heard told of a new Mac called the Mac Classic.  The
scheduled release date is Oct 15th.

The reason I am mentioning it here is because of the price.  The
Classic configured with 2Mb and a 40Mb hard drive is priced at $1500
or there abouts.

Hmmm...Now I can get a Mega2, mono, at the cheapest for $1300 and
then Toad Computers (The best hard drives) has a 30Mb for $539 or a
50Mb for $599.  Lets see...that's $1500 for a Mac or $1839 to $1899
for an Atari.

Its going to make it awfully hard for the ST dealers to sell NEW
customers on the ST.

Now don't get me wrong.  I really like my ST.  I am just looking at
this from a marketing point of view and the additional problems this
COULD bring to the dwindling ST market and dealers.

Any comments?

(Note: all prices are approximations.  The Mac rumor came from a
reliable source, but then how reliable are rumors ;-))

Keith
keithr@icogem3.ICO.COM