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Date: 16 Oct 90 15:26:00 GMT
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TODAY, I WENT THE LOCAL DEALER, I SAW THEY DISPLAYED THE NEW LOW END MAC,
MACINTOSH CLASSIC.  AT THE SAME TIME, I FOUND A 20 PAGES "INTRO NEWS"
AND A VIDEO INTRODUCE MACINTOSH AND THE NEW THREE MAC FROM APPLE.
THE SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICES FROM APPLE FOR THE NEW MAC IN THE "INTRO
NEWS" ARE:

MAC CLASSIC (1MB) (INCLUDES KEYBOARD)              $999
MAC CLASSIC HARD DISK 40 (2MB) (INCLUDES KEYBOARD) $1499
MAC LC HARD DISK 40 CPU (2MB) (INCLUDES KEYBOARD)  $2499
(SIGLE- AND DUAL-FLOPPY CONFIGURATIONS AVAILABLE IN EDUCATION MARKET
 ONLY)

MAC IISI HARD DISK 40 CPU (2MB)                    $3769
MAC IISI HARD DISK 80 CPU (5MB)                    $4569

AFTER SEEING NEW MAC, I WENT TO A MAGAZINE STORE.  I SAW THIS OCT 15,1990
ISSUE BUSSINESSWEEK REPORT ABOUT APPLE.  THE COVER PAGE PRINT:

                   APPLE COMPUTER

                       NEW TEAM, NEW STRATEGY

                   WITH SALE STALLED AND MARKET SHARE SLIPPING,
                   APPLE IS MAKING BIG CHANGES: LOWER PRICES,
                   NEW MODELS, AND ULTIMATELY A SUCCESSOR TO THE
                   MACINTOSH.

INSIDE THE REPORT, THEY ALL TALK ABOUT PRESENT AND FUTURE PLAN FOR MAC.
IF I AM NOT WRONG, THEY HAVEN'T MENTION II AT ALL.   AFTER READING THIS,
MY FRIENDS AND I DECIDED THAT WE WILL WAIT UNTIL THIS END OF THE YEAR,
IF NO GREAT NEWS FOR THE II,  WE WILL KISS APPLE GOOD BYE.  FOR SURE,
OURS NEXT COMPUTER WILL NOT BE MAC.