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From: khcg0492@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Kenneth Holden Chang)
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Subject: Re: The New Macs: Greedy Compromises?
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Date: 29 Nov 90 23:23:30 GMT
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In article <1990Nov29.185737.17454@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu> treeves@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Terry N Reeves) writes:
>for example - here at Academic computing at OSU we probably would have bought
>a ton of LCs if it had a 68030 - even with the needed price increase.
>
>very likely we will buy ms-dos machines instead. Why ? - we want big screens
>(for word processing-color is only a minor factor), and something close to 
>current technology, at a reasonable cost. 
>
If you take an LC, put in a 68030 and bump up the clock speed a smidgeon,
you have an si. The price differential between the si and the LC
*is* the needed price increase for the 68030 in Apple's view. Which is to say
if the LC had almost the same characteristics as an si, then the former would
take away sales from the latter and the profits would decrease. As others have
noted, Apple is in business to make money and at present seems to be doing
a pretty good job at it. (and indeed would have done a much better job if
it had more accurately gauged the demand for the Classic).

Why do you need a 68030 for word processing anyway?
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