Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!ncar!ncar.ucar.edu!hpoppe From: hpoppe@ncar.ucar.edu (Herb Poppe) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Re: New mac "packages" Message-ID: <8917@ncar.ucar.edu> Date: 23 Oct 90 15:00:15 GMT References: Sender: news@ncar.ucar.edu Organization: National Center for Atmospheric Research Lines: 21 In article bh11+@andrew.cmu.edu (Braddock John Hathaway) writes: > I was wondering why the new macintoshes (w/ the exception of the Classic) > are only sold with a hard disk ... will it be possible to buy these > machines in the future with more than the two HD's that are offered (say > something around 200MB)? Will they ever be sold without hard disks? I > could see them becoming *REALLY CHEAP* if they were sold without the > apple-included hard disks. It is my understanding that the Mac LC will be available in "educational markets" in single and dual floppy versions. It is my understanding that the Mac IIsi will be available in "federal markets" in a floppy only version. (I assume that some of these "federal users" are only permitted to use removable media systems, where the media is locked in vaults when not being used.) Herb Poppe hpoppe@ncar.ucar.edu NCAR (303) 497-1296 1850 Table Mesa Dr. Boulder, CO 80307-3000