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From: dlk0ms9s@umiami.ir.miami.edu (Mark Santora)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: New Apple Mac rumored...
Message-ID: <1990Nov14.164234.7395@umiami.ir.miami.edu>
Date: 14 Nov 90 20:42:34 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.
> 
> 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
> time about getting a low end system out the door and hasn't delivered
> 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 :-).
> 
> Jack Knight
> ARPA: jk44@andrew.cmu.edu

 I heard that Atari offers Student discounts as well.  I don't know much about
it as I bought my MEGA well over 2 and a half years ago.  What Atari should do 
if it wants to attempt to get into schools with the ST/E/STacy/TT is hit all 
the big MUSIC schools.  Donate a few machines to the campus and then put up 
booths at the computer forums on campus to sell them.  Against the Mac and IBM
they should easily win, especially with the GCR and PC Speed out there.  Think
how well Atari could do with a small push like this!

Mark Santora
DLK0MS9S @ UMiami