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From: V584TJK8@UBVMSC.CC.BUFFALO.EDU
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Date: 19 Mar 89 23:21:00 GMT
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ARGRRRRRRRRRR:

	For the first time in 3 years I am not proud of owning an apple ][.
I  have  read  rumours  that the  apple ][  line is getting dropped (Why?). 
They say that the apple ][ is  not  powerful  enough for College  Students.
That is BS as an Engineering Student I have found  that my  apple is  slow 
and that is the  only  problem I had so  far.  Do I want speed ?  Do I need
simplicity? The answer is yes, but as the average COLLEGE STUDENT I can not
afford a Mac. Why is Apple Co. marketing a line of computers to students  in
college that they can't even afford. Sure there are ways to get  loans  and
discounts (ie. Apple loan to own and the peripheral discount) but these  are
not enough for the average college student.  Here  in The  State University
of New York at Buffalo there are more faculty members (which have nice juicy
salaries) than  students  buying these  Macs  that are  supposed  to  be at
special discount prices for students
       The suggested retail for an IBM PS/2 model 25 with color monitor, 20
Meg disk drive and the collegiate package is 1300$. What does this has to do
with Apple? It is simple to any college students  to  go  with  the  thought
, why buy a system that cost over  3000$  when  he can  get  one for 1300$.
Apple computer forgot that  there are other costs  to  college  other  than 
a computer (if it fits in the budget.) Tuition goes up, books are expensive
, food cost money and housing costs are sky high; which is more important for
the college student a night out every now and then or a computer that is as
costly as the tuition for one semester. Apple wake up and smell the coffee,
college is expensive so is the mac for students. I invite you to go  to the
dorms of colleges across the nation and see that the computers students buy
are those which fit the 1600$ range. Afterwards you can go to the  offices
of faculty members and see who is buying your macs. Why drop a the ][  line
when all you have to do is improve it to suit the needs of college students
and that is the need for speed and simplicity.

						Cordially,
						Pedro A cruz

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