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From: dgb@unislc.uucp (Douglas Barrett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: New pricing for MacIIci
Message-ID: <1990Oct21.191127.26990@unislc.uucp>
Date: 21 Oct 90 19:11:27 GMT
References: <1990Oct15.200645.22646@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
Organization: Unisys, SLC Utah
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From article <1990Oct15.200645.22646@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>, by cmm1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Christopher M Mauritz):
> I don't know how Atari and Commodore are going to make it if they
> have to cut their margins further to compete with these new low-end
> machines.
> 

Easy!  As always they will sell machines which perform at or above
the top of the Mac line for prices at or below the bottom of Mac's
line.  The Amiga and (mythical) TT give nothing to the fx in power,
come as complete systems, and can be bought in stores at prices that
are only met by mail/student pricing on the si (when you add, (oh
gasp) a key board and display).  But then if want cache,....

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Douglas Barrett                               I speak for myself
Unix Systems Programmer
Unisys, SLC Utah