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From: price@uclapp.physics.ucla.edu (John Price)
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Subject: Re: Apple Trade Up Event ??!!
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Date: 17 Apr 91 06:51:04 GMT
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In article <1991Apr17.011522.28577@cec1.wustl.edu>, jdw4374@cec2.wustl.edu (Jeff Wolman) writes:
>In article <1991Apr16.201053.1610@midway.uchicago.edu> fri0@quads.uchicago.edu (Christian E. Fritze) writes:
>>Apple TradeUp Event
>>
>>What is this? Anyone know if this will mean an economical way to trade in my SE
>>for something bigger and better?

>Here at Washington University, we've got the Apple Trade-Up Policy occuring
>here next week (April 22-26).  Basically, you bring in your old machine, in its
>ORIGINAL system configuration (so if I wanted to trade in my SE/30 5/40, I
>would have to take out the 4M of RAM that I added (Who wouldn't?), to make it
>into its original 1/40 config.), and they will check it out.  If it passes
>inspection, which requires you bring in EVERYTHING that came with it (cables,
>mouse, manuals, power cord, etc., otherwise they will deduct replacement costs
>for the missing items), and they will give you a voucher good for discount on
>the purchase of a new Mac.  A couple of examples that I remember off hand:

	At UCLA they're going that one better.  The "official" policy, 
which I believe came from On High at Apple, stated that students could only 
buy one computer per lifetime.  Since I'm running a Mac+, I felt sort of 
screwed (please, no flames - I'm happy with it, I just would like something 
faster, which didn't exist when I got the + !)

	Now, however, "one per person per lifetime" has been changed to 
"one per person per two years" - meaning that I can now get a new Mac!  How 
'bout that?  Eat your hearts out...  :)

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