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From: bparsia@eagle.wesleyan.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: New Macintoshes and Apple's Satellite Announcment
Message-ID: <1990Oct17.200243.34553@eagle.wesleyan.edu>
Date: 18 Oct 90 01:02:43 GMT
References: <1990Oct16.063654.2744@isis.cs.du.edu>
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In article <1990Oct16.063654.2744@isis.cs.du.edu>, kreme@isis.cs.du.edu (Fred Zeats IV) writes:
> Well, I went down and watched Apple roll out its three new machines this
> morning.  The SAT-Link was a little fuzzy, and there was a horrid squelch
> noise that appeared and disappeared throughout.
> 
[info on the si]

> 
> Mac LC: Available January 91.  This machine is designed for one purpose and
> 	one purpose only.  Kill the Apple ][ line.  It is being targeted at
> 	schools (It can emulate an apple //e) and small businesses.  It has
> 	limited expandability and will cost about $3,000 (with monitor and
> 	keyboard and 40 Meg drive).  I hope it falls on its face.  The Apple
> 	//e emulation card is rumored to cost about $1000 extra.

The //e card has a recommended list of $199 (or thereabouts). I think your
price on the LC is also high (I don't have the figures before me)/

[info on classic]

> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> | kreme@nyx.cs.du.edu |Growing up leads to growing old, and then to dying, and|
> |---------------------|dying to me don't sound like all that much fun.        |
> |       If you don't get kissed good-night you get Kafka Dreams               |


I just want to point out that the LC is *really* cute and that I hope it
sells wildly. I disagree that it is designed to "kill the Apple ][ line". If
anything, the classic would be the machine to accuse (street price of $749 for
a one floppy model vs. a street price of ~$650 for a ][gs--okay, maybe it's a
gs killer.)