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From: hagan@ecs.umass.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: The future of the past mac
Message-ID: <11390.273bec86@ecs.umass.edu>
Date: 10 Nov 90 12:03:17 GMT
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  Isn't it sad, that apple treats the people who purchased their older 
machines (when they were brand spanking new) like they were scum for 
choosing such a low end machine, and that they should go out, and 
spend outrageous sums of money for a new macintosh, in order to be
able to use the latest, and greatest system. Its doubly annoying,
when looking in their adds, they'll proclaim that all of the software
works across all of their platforms, makng the mac great, because a
a person could take MacBlah home from his IIfx at work, and presto,
it will work on his mac+ (or classic, as the case may be, now).
system 7 seems to be bringing that to an end. Now the question 
comes up, when i do upgrade out of my plus, what should i get?
if i get a macintosh, the odds are that when the macXXVIIgl is introduced,
the IIfx will be treated the same way ("YOu bought that hunk of ---?!")
apple should keep in mind, that their policies now towards their older
machines that they are phasing out, will come back to haunt them
as the industry progresses. Why not buy a NeXT, or an Amiga, when
you know that your machine is not going to be supported, besides
you'll save a bundle, and get more power out of the bargain.

an option might be a REALISTIC upgrade plan..
where a mac+ to SE/30 would cost less that the price of the SE/30
and the same for the other macs.

-- craig hagan Hagan@alpa.ecs.umass.edu