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From: UH2@PSUVM.BITNET (Lee Sailer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: How do I get a NeXt ?
Message-ID: <73190UH2@PSUVM>
Date: 24 Feb 89 14:32:02 GMT
References: <1990@tank.uchicago.edu>
Organization: Penn State Erie, Behrend College
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In article <1990@tank.uchicago.edu>, phd_ivo@gsbacd.uchicago.edu says:
>Can someone explain to me how I would go about obtaining a NeXt
>machine if I am not a Computer Science student at one of the
>randomly selected schools that sell NeXts? Being envious of


For those who tuned in late ...

You buy a NeXT from a ``dealer.''  At present, the only ``dealers'' are
universities which have chosen to purchase a few machines from NeXT, and
send some of their staff (usually computer center people, I guess) to
NeXT camp for training.  Once that has been done, that school can
buy NeXTs and resell them.  (Question:  does the school promise to sell
them only to students, faculty, and staff, or could they in principle
sell them to anyone?)

Alternatively, you could convince NeXT that you are a third party software
or hardware developer with a product that they would love to see
available on their machine.

             Anyway, that's my current understanding of the
situation.  Correct me if I'm wrong, world (asbestos on).

                                                         lee