Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!think!ames!claris!apple!tecot
From: tecot@apple.UUCP (Ed Tecot)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: A/UX cost
Message-ID: <7420@apple.UUCP>
Date: 16 Feb 88 21:53:19 GMT
References: <1406@csib.csi.UUCP> <2489@tekig4.TEK.COM>
Reply-To: tecot@apple.UUCP (Ed Tecot)
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, USA
Lines: 53
Keywords: A/UX Unix FullWriter

In article <2489@tekig4.TEK.COM> bradn@tekig4.UUCP (Bradford Needham) writes:
>In article <1406@csib.csi.UUCP> jwhitnel@csib.UUCP (Jerry Whitnell) writes:
>>A/UX... comes preconfigured on either an internal ($4,879)
>>or an external ($5,549) ... upgrade package....
>
>I'm constantly amazed at Apple's marketing sense of humor.
>Haven't they priced Sun's lately?
>
>
>Brad Needham
>bradn@tekig4.TEK.COM

I was shocked to see this as well.  So I did a little research.  Some
of the information above is misleading, here are the details:

M8011 internal A/UX bundle				$3182
	contains:	(1) M0692 internal HD80 with A/UX
			(1) M0693 A/UX accessory kit

M8033 Mac II A/UX upgrade kit				$4879
	contains:	(1) M8011 internal A/UX bundle
			(1) M0221 PMMU chip
			(2) M0219 2MB RAM Exp. Kit

Kits with an external disk are $100 extra.

What this means:
Those of you who already have the PMMU and necessary RAM need not spend
another 5K to get A/UX, all you need is one of the bundle kits at either
$3182 or $3282.

Some interesting notes:
The retail price on an Apple HD80SC internal is $3199 (I called
Priority One for this price).  2MB expansion kits are $599 apiece
(if you can find a lower price, buy it - this is a good price).
The remaining $499 in the M8033 is for the PMMU.

What surprises me:
Is in retrospect, just how reasonable this is.  A/UX is essentially
free with the purchase of an 80 meg hard disk from Apple.  Now before
you go say how high that price is (a Jasmine 80 meg drive is about half
that price), keep in mind that this is RETAIL, and actual prices will
come down fast (Priority One sells the 80SC internal for $2779, and I'm
sure you can beat that).  In addition, those of you who don't insist on
Apple labels on everything can go to third parties for the PMMU and RAM.

In summary:
Before I did my little research, my opinion was similar to what has shown
up here on the net.  Now, with a little more information at my disposal,
it all seems quite reasonable.  The moral:  Look before you flame (I didn't,
and I got hosed).

						_emt