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From: ericson@uiucdcsp.cs.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Re: Mac System Suggestions?
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Date: Wed, 22-Apr-87 15:02:00 EST
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Diane@st138ak.UCSD.EDU writes:
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>(3) hardware - Mac Plus or hold out for the Mac II?
>     (a) is it possible to get a Mac Plus with a hard disk?  I don't
>         really want to deal with teaching people how to continually
>         swap disks if it can be avoided
>     (b) while the Mac II sounds great (especially the eventual UNIX
>         possibilities), what's the difference in cost between a
>         comparable memory Mac Plus and the Mac II?  Also, when are
>         the Mac IIs going to be available?

While many are excited by the Mac II, You should realize that this is
like buying a Sun or a MicroVax II - it is a HIGH end machine.  Besides,
Apple has repeatedly said that it won't be available in any quantity
until late in the year.

I would suggest you look into the new Mac SE.  It has two internal
disks (one of them can be a 20 Meg hard disk) it has an internal
fan, choice of keyboards, and the SE (systems expansion) slot.

I think this combination has a lot to offer, and when compared
to a Mac plus with an external Apple, hard disk, is a good deal.
Besides, they're available NOW!!  

A low end Mac II will cost nearly twice as much as a Mac Plus or
Mac SE because of the full expandability and high-performance chips,
which will mostly unused by your set of applications.

>Thanks for your help in advance.
Well I hope it helps...

Stuart Ericson
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