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From: simon@alberta.UUCP (Simon Tortike)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: More Mac prices
Message-ID: <201@pembina.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 19-Oct-87 00:53:20 EDT
Article-I.D.: pembina.201
Posted: Mon Oct 19 00:53:20 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 20-Oct-87 01:39:47 EDT
References: <459@aucs.UUCP>
Organization: U. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
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Summary: Apple Univ Consortium prices are for staff & students too!

In article <459@aucs.UUCP>, paul@aucs.UUCP (Paul Steele) writes:
> Some people have mentioned that Apple offers very good educational discounts
> and that is true.  Unfortunately, not everyone works at an educational
> institution.  And furthermore, the educational pricing only applies to
> university bought Macintoshes.  In other words, if a prof wanted to buy
> a Mac with his own money (not research funds), it would cost him the list
								       ^^^^
> price minus our dealer's generous 10% educator's discount.
  ^^^^^
Here at the U of Alberta, a member of the Apple University Consortium, full
time students and staff may buy Apple products with their own money
at the AUC price.  There are restrictions on the quantities: one Mac only,
which may be traded in or upgraded.  One cannot sell it without telling the
microstore first.  Purchases on univ. indents have no restrictions on the
quantity, as the U is buying them then.  Only research accounts are 
entitled to federal sales tax (FST) exemptions.  A good rule of thumb is
the US list price stated as Canadian dollars.  E.g. something listing for
US$1800.00 would be approx. C$1800.00 after the AUC discount, but FST included.
This represents the disparity between US and Can. currencies, around 30%.
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W. Simon Tortike
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Univ. of Alberta   AGT:    (403) 432-3338
Edmonton, AB
Canada T6G 2G6