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From: gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: New Macintoshes and Apple's Satellite Announcement
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Date: 16 Oct 90 23:26:57 GMT
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In article <40963@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU>, cromwell@acsu.buffalo.edu (mark j cromwell) writes...
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> 
>   Apple probably just killed what's left of their share in the education
>market. Educators are willing to pay $1500 for a computer. $2000+ is just
>too much.

Gee, you really keep on top of things, don't you?  Of course I'm sure you are
aware of numerous newspaper articles in the last couple of weeks stating that
Apple will be selling these machines to educational buyers (read: K-12 as well
as uni's) at substantial discounts.  Thus: the LC will in all liklihood NOT
cost over $2000.  Just out of curiosity, how much is the university cost for
the LC?

 The LC is over priced, they won't even consider buying it.  Not
>to mention the Macintosh has virtually no educational software.


That's a joke, right?

[...]
> 
>   I'd also like to point out that Macintosh technology is itself looking
>pretty ragged. The 68000 is a > 10 year CISC chip. 

Um, just out of curiosity, how old is the technology being used in the $1500
IBM machines?  8086?  80286?  Kinda old too.  Of course the LC doesn't use a
68000, it uses a 68020, which is -- what? -- 5 years old or so.  As far as CISC
chips -- 680x0, 80xx6 -- the '020 is certainly a fine chip.  Not cutting edge,
but reasonable.  Remember, it was only 3 years ago that the Mac II was
considered a great machine with this same chip.

But, I guess you're suggesting that Apple use a RISC chip in their low-end
educational machines.  Riiight.  Here's a guess: you're not a business major,
right?

Robert


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