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From: gillies@p.cs.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Mac II 80 Meg Color System for Sale
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Date: 30 Nov 88 19:54:00 GMT
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/* Written  9:31 am  Nov 29, 1988 by billkatt@caen.engin.umich.edu */
>You're right, here is my system:
>
>     Mac II CPU w/Apple Standard Keyboard        5098.00
>     Apple Color Hi-Res RGB Monitor               999.00
>            Video Card and 8 bit expansion kit    648.00
>     Macintosh Internal 800K Floppy Drive         299.00
>     Rodime 140 Meg Harddrive			 1500.00?
>
>I got mine about two months ago for $4421.00.  I don't know where this guy is
>coming from.  (BTW, my system isn't for sale, only comparison).
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I don't believe you paid $4421.00 and got a second internal floppy
drive.  Apple's university discounts are so inconsistent that the Mac
II price difference between two schools can easily be $1000.  If you
paid about $1200 for your disk drive, then an equivalent system here
WOULD cost ~$1000 more, under university discounts.

Notice that the hard disk and floppy are GENUINE apple.  This stuff is
much more expensive than commercial products, even under university
discounts.  Here, Apple was charging $1800 for an 80Mb disk,
DISCOUNTED.  So think a little bit before you jump all over this guy.

We took a survey a year ago, and discovered that some schools offer
lousy discounts on Apple equipment.  That's because they're skimming a
lot of money "off the top" of each Apple sale.  Apple doesn't mind this.

Don Gillies, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Illinois
1304 W. Springfield, Urbana, Ill 61801      
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