Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!seismo!sundc!pitstop!sun!amdcad!ames!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ukma!aash From: aash@ms.uky.edu (aash) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: (none) Message-ID: <11299@s.ms.uky.edu> Date: 20 Mar 89 17:38:04 GMT References: <8903200315.aa16423@SMOKE.BRL.MIL> Reply-To: aash@ms.uky.edu (aash) Organization: U of Kentucky, Mathematical Sciences Lines: 37 In article <8903200315.aa16423@SMOKE.BRL.MIL> SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET (Murph Sewall) writes: >> 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$. > >Hoo boy! If you think the IIgs is slow wait'll you try that Model 25 (better >hurry and get it 'cause IBM no longer has them in production -- what's in >inventory is all there are). > >The Model 25 is a Turkey (capital 'T'). If you GOTTA be cheap, get the >Model 30-286E, but the Model 50Z (or even the Model 70) is a WHOLE lot >more comparable to the Mac line (at comparable prices too). On the whole, >you WILL get what you pay for. I seem to recall being able to get a really nice Amiga system for a whole lot less than any IBM or Apple system. You are right, though, the Model 25 is JUNK. I used to sell IBMs and Macs. The Mac IIs are pretty awesome, but at $5000 THEY DAMN WELL BETTER BE. Give me a decent programmable computer over any gee-whiz graphics and mouse stuff. I think this is what most of the people who post here REALLY want. aash -- aash aash@ms.uky.edu (archive at 128.163.128.6) {backbone site|rutgers|uunet}!ukma!aash --MORE-- (1%)