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From: sjhg9320@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (K-29 Brown)
Subject: Re: MacIIci vs. NeXT station?
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Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1991 03:00:39 GMT
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Before anyone takes this as a flame, let me state that I think 
The NeXT Station is truly a wonderful thing.
I had the same dilemma last spring- bought a IIci because of the currently
available software and the ease of upgrading the hard-drive.
Most of the stuff available for the NeXT as detailed in their software
booklet was supposed to be released this spring, but the lion's share of
it is still 'Real Soon Now'/'Vaporware'.
When you price the NeXT, make sure you include the cost of a 300 Meg HD upgrade.There's no way in heck you can run the full kernel, apps like Microphone,
Improv, and WriteNow and fit it all in 100 or so Megs.
Another thing to include in your pricing scheme is the cost of the software
you'll buy. If you like straight Unix stuff, you'll be home free, but if you
want to buy stuff like the previously mentioned applications, include a 100%
premimum- just like the Mac vs. DOS, software publishers need to charge more
to show a profit, due to the restricted market of the machine.
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