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From: merchant@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Peter Merchant)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Laserwriter sales to students
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Date: 22 Mar 89 14:57:52 GMT
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In article <1057@Portia.Stanford.EDU> ameet@Portia.UUCP (Ameet Bhansali) writes:
>In article <27679@apple.Apple.COM> mjohnson@Apple.COM (Mark B. Johnson) writes:
>>This isn't an official Apple viewpoint, but when I was at Notre Dame I
>>understood that the reason students could no longer purchase LaserWriters
>>after the first year or so when they were available is that too many
>>students were buying them for their parents and their businesses...not exactly
>>proper use of the consortium pricing and something which really upsets
>>local dealers...
>What is to prevent students from buying costlier Mac II (x)(cx)s for
>"their parents and their businesses?"

Because what is the student going to use?

I was never really certain of the Consortium policy on peripherals.  I know
that you are only allowed to buy one computer every two years, or something
similar.  But I don't remember anything about peripherals.

So I could buy a LaserWriter for my parents after buying an ImageWriter for
myself.

I could, conceivably, do it with a computer, too.  I could buy my Plus, be
happy, and two years later, buy a IIx for my Dad.  This doesn't please local
dealers too much, either.
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"And it all comes down to you..."      Peter Merchant (merchant@eleazar.UUCP)
                                             (Peter.G.Merchant@dartmouth.EDU)