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From: dorner@pequod.cso.uiuc.edu (Steve Dorner)
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Subject: Re: A Classic Dead End?
Keywords: Classic,System 7.0
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Date: 22 May 91 20:56:57 GMT
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In article <49371@ut-emx.uucp> chrisj@ut-emx.uucp (Chris Johnson) writes:
>Of course, there may be hardware upgrades for Classic owners at some point, 
>but what about Mac Plus owners?  Will there at least be a formal trade-up
>policy for them?

Apple ran a "Trade-Up" promotion just recently.  They took any kind of
computer equipment (yes, even non-apple), in return for a voucher which
you could use toward new Apple products.

The amount they offered for the equipment was, well, interesting.  Here are
a few prices, from memory:

ImageWriter I:	$50
512KE:		$150
MacPlus:	$300
SE (20MB,FDHD):	$600

All equipment had to be in good condition, and clean, or the prices were
reduced.

Some students decided to hang around the place (a room in a University
building) where the Apple reps were evaluating equipment, and try to buy
the hardware for more than Apple was offering.  The Apple reps insisted
the students leave (I seem to recall that they threatened to call the police).

While I suppose this promotion may have been nice for a governmental
body which might have trouble selling equipment outright, I don't think
it won many friends among individuals.
--
Steve Dorner, U of Illinois Computing Services Office
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