Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ukma!gatech!emory!phssra From: phssra@mathcs.emory.edu (Scott R. Anderson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: IIcx intro (Mac II dead?) Message-ID: <3794@emory.mathcs.emory.edu> Date: 9 Mar 89 14:23:09 GMT References: Reply-To: phssra@emory.UUCP (Scott Robert Anderson) Organization: Department of Physics, Emory University, Atlanta Lines: 26 In article wb1j+@andrew.cmu.edu (William M. Bumgarner) writes: >Apparently, the IIcx will be priced slightly lower than the Mac II. This >makes the machine a very tempting upgrade path. > >Beyond that-- a person should be able to sell a Mac II, and buy a IIcx with >very little loss of $$$ on the deal. First time I have ever heard of being >able to do such a feat in the computer industry! Some estimates I have made recently (based on selling prices for Mac IIs I have seen here and elsewhere) suggest that you will have to spend something on the order of $1000 to take this upgrade path. That's cheaper than upgrading your Mac II, though (if I'm going to take the latter course, I'd just as soon wait for a faster CPU/bus). >A Thought: What is the point of the Mac II? >Did Apple just kill that Mac II? If so, does it really matter? I believe they did. It looks like they are now trying to clear out their inventory of both II's and SE's; look at the "Apple Pays Half" promotion, which applies to these two, but not to the SE/30 or the IIcx. * * ** Scott Robert Anderson gatech!emoryu1!phssra * * * ** phssra@unix.cc.emory.edu phssra@emoryu1.bitnet * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *