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From: melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger)
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Subject: Re: 88110 rumors
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Date: 13 Jun 91 01:45:45 GMT
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In article <SMITHW.91Jun12180716@hamblin.hamblin.math.byu.edu> smithw@hamblin.math.byu.edu (Dr. William V. Smith) writes:

   My understanding is that there will be an upgrade path for *all* NeXTs
   including both slabs.  Prices?  Nothing is set now, but upgrade
   could be in the 900.00 <-> 1,500.00 range.  Moto has cut them
   a good deal on some of the hardware.  Steve made a good move on
   this.  Now if he would just get his marketing act together.

Wouldn't you say that it's more of a software problem than anything
else?  People can't buy the NeXT if it doesn't run the software they
need!  CAD, accounting, DTP(where's Quark?),...  Adobe Illustrator has
been years in the making!

Of course 8MB machines that swap like mad don't give people a great
impression either.

-Mike