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From: hammen@csd4.milw.wisc.edu (Robert Joseph Hammen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: A/UX cost
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Date: 22 Feb 88 23:32:21 GMT
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In article <1050@uokmax.UUCP> rob@uokmax.UUCP (Robert K. Shull) types:
>
>	Also, consider support. Sun is fine if you're with a major company or
>university (someone who purchase hundreds of machines), but support is
>extremely expensive for an individual. Unless Apple departs from their
>usual policies, support will be tolerable (expensive compared to most
>personal computers, very inexpensive compared to most professional machines)

This brings to mind another question: who exactly is going to sell A/UX? I
presume that there will be some sort of dealer qualification program (like
there was with the Mac II), but sometimes I shudder to think what dealers
who can't even sell/support RAM upgrades would do with something like A/UX.
Or will the product be sold only through the corporate sales force?


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