Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!ccu.umanitoba.ca!umcharl3 From: umcharl3@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Mike Charlton) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: NeXTConnection selling NeXT computers Message-ID: <1991Apr24.154618.22258@ccu.umanitoba.ca> Date: 24 Apr 91 15:46:18 GMT References: Distribution: comp Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada Lines: 15 There does seem to be some merit in such an idea. For instance, as a student of the University of Manitoba, I inquired as to the possibility of purchasing a NeXT on educational discount (I can't afford the full retail price at the moment), but unfortunately since NeXT can't find a distributer who is willing to stock the NeXT in Winnipeg, they are unable to sell me one on educational discount. The NeXT people were very friendly on the phone (though I never did get any email responses) and even asked me to look out for a potential distributer in my area. Unfortunately, Winnipeg is full of computer philistines (:-)) and I couldn't convince anyone. Having a mail order route where I could purchase a system for less than suggested retail price would be very handy (in fact I know of 3 or 4 people who would like to buy a NeXT, but don't have the $6000 Cdn needed for the base NeXTStation). Mike