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From: cmm1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Christopher M Mauritz)
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Subject: Re: New Apple Mac rumored...
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Date: 15 Oct 90 21:23:24 GMT
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In article <4b5T8dC00Vor8OekRA@andrew.cmu.edu> jk44+@andrew.cmu.edu (John Knight) writes:
>Apple may offer "big" discounts to students, but Apple will have to
>reduce the s*it out of its prices in order to compete with Atari or
>Amiga. With my student discount, a 1Meg, 1 disk drive SE costs about
>$1500. My 1040STe and mono monitor kick some serious ass over that Mac
>configuration. I don't know what the TT will cost, so I can't really
>compare it to the higher end Macs, but I think (hope...) it will be
>competitive.

Well, the Mac Classic is the equivalent of the system you describe
above.  It will sell to students for about $1000.  Add in another
$1000-1500 or so and you can have a color 68030 system with 2 meg RAM,
HD, and built-in color.  You just have to supply a monitor (like the
Mac IIci).  The IIci is also supposed to be discounted as well.

>
>I'll wait and see what Apple gets out the door for a low end system (and
>how *low* end, and at what prices). Apple has been talking for a long

They're out!  Just check out the 2 page ad in today's NY Times.  They
have been talking, but now they're delivering!

>yet. I kind'a hope they *do* get a low end system out the door at really
>competitive prices since that would tend to drive A3000 and TT prices
>more into my range :-).

Yes, that would make sense.  However, the quesiton you have to ask 
yourself is this: "Can companies like Atari and Commodore survive on
even lower margins?"  They are in no position to have a protracted
pricing war with a company like Apple.

>Jack Knight
>ARPA: jk44@andrew.cmu.edu

Cordially,

Chris

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