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From: das@Apple.COM (David Shayer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Some questions to APPLE
Message-ID: <46625@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 16 Nov 90 03:02:02 GMT
References: <1990Nov15.044137.13223@cs.uoregon.edu>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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 >So, APPLE, is this how you force people not to buy the cheaper IIsi,
 >and go to buy the expensive IIci, if they want to put a bigger than
 >80MB HD into the machine ?
 
 We're not forcing anyone to do anything. Perhaps you forget that
 you can connect as large a hard disk as you like to the external
 SCSI connector of either machine, or any Mac, for that matter.
 
 >So, APPLE, what's your pricing policy/scheme ?
 
 The same as the one NeXT has...whatever the market will bear. Call
 the marketing department of NeXT if you don't believe me.
 
 >APPLE said that one reason why they decided not to put an expansion
 >slot in the new MacClassic as they do in the SE is becuase they
 >found that less than 10% of the SE have make use of the slot.  But
 >why don't APPLE make the survey after they have officially released
 >system 7.0 ? Bare in mind that, if you want to take the advantages
 >(TrueType, virtual memory) of 7.0, you must have a fast Mac, and
 >have an MMU in the Mac, 
 
 What does system 7.0 have to do with a slot?
 You don't need an MMU to run TrueType, it will run on any machine.
 VM will not run on SE's upgraded with 3rd party 68020/68030
 processors.  You can buy an Apple upgrade to an SE/30 if you need VM,
 but I saw an add in MacWeek for memory at $35 a SIMM, so why
 not buy real RAM.
 
 Also the Mac Classic was ready to ship, and System 7.0 wasn't.
 I thought you wanted a low-cost system RIGHT NOW, THIS VERY MINUTE?

 > Why did APPLE cut the IIcx line ?
 >So, APPLE, is this how you force people who want a Mac II but does
 >not have too much money to buy a new yet but not-so-good IIsi ?
 
 The IIcx is still available, its just not being heavily advertised.
 Like I said...we're not forcing anyone to do anything. Buy an Amiga.
 Buy an IBM. Buy a NeXT. Buy a dishwasher.

David