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From: mithomas@bsu-cs.bsu.edu (Michael Thomas Niehaus)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: ANNOUNCED!! a IIgs+???
Message-ID: <6786@bsu-cs.bsu.edu>
Date: 14 Apr 89 22:34:52 GMT
References: <8904141438.aa04524@SMOKE.BRL.MIL>
Organization: CS Dept, Ball St U, Muncie, IN, USA
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In article <8904141438.aa04524@SMOKE.BRL.MIL>, SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET (Murph Sewall) writes:
> 
> Also, the Computer Chronicles "Random Access" (two weeks ago) quoted Sculley
> as saying there WOULD be an under $1,000 (perhaps AFTER educational discount)
> Macintosh (compatible with the Mac Plus).  Do you know whether he actually
> said that (any time frame, etc??)?
... 
> Murph Sewall                       Vaporware? ---> [Gary Larson returns 1/1/90]

Well, with educational discounts, the Mac Plus now sells for under $1000,
so Sculley statement would hold true (if it were made in that educational
context, as would be assumed).  I know that was one of Apple's goals: to
be able to sell a Mac to educational institutions for less than $1000.

-Michael Niehaus


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