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Subject: Re:  Apple IIe vs Apple II+
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Date: Wed, 25-Mar-87 19:48:38 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar 25 19:48:38 1987
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Just now would seem to be an odd time to switch from Apple to IBM for business 
purposes. It's probably true that the use of Apple ][s in business is limited, 
although I have seen ][c used as a cash-register controller, and quite good accounting and word processing software are available  for ][e or ][c with 
sufficient memory.

However, business is now said to be moving heavily into Macs, especially Mac+ and the new Mac SE. With the Apple Educational Discount program, and mass 
purchases, Mac+ or SE would probably undersell IBM clones, and very likely the 
real thing itself. Jumping to IBM now might be insuring the the business class '
is fully equipped to move into the past.

p.s. It's not a question of memory. ][e and ][c can now easily have 1 meg of RAM, plus large hard disks and 3.5" drives. Mac+ goes up to several meg of RAM, 
while Mac II (surely beyond your needs) can do 4 gigabytes.

                     Bruce P. Halpern

***** Not an Apple employee or stockholder, nor, to be best of my knowledge***
***** related to one.                                                      ***