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From: steve@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Steve DeJarnett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: NeXT concerns
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Date: 28 Jan 89 05:29:08 GMT
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In article <1038@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> asd@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Kareth) writes:
>Now if only regular folks could buy it, and not just folks in
>school, and usually only the staff.  It could be a big hit if anybody who
>could buy a Mac SE (loaded) or a II(slightly less loaded), could buy a NeXT.
>
>kareth.

	The NeXT people were here at Cal Poly yesterday and they said they
were trying to work out something like Apple has where they let you pay for
your system over X years.  This MIGHT put a baseline NeXT in a more student's
price range (~$1800/year for 4-5 years).  Certainly not a lot more students, 
but if they could get the price down with more mass production (in time), then
it could be affordable.

	Until then, head for the nearest campus with a NeXT lab and enroll...

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