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From: tomj@oakhill.UUCP (Tom Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Educational Software Available?
Summary: IBM's new push at the Educational market
Keywords: pc, work, software
Message-ID: <1978@oakhill.UUCP>
Date: 17 Apr 89 15:05:00 GMT
References: <1438@hjuxa.UUCP> <3125@watale.waterloo.edu>
Reply-To: tomj@oakhill.UUCP (Tom Johnson)
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In article <3125@watale.waterloo.edu> engsoc@watale.waterloo.edu (Engineering Society, CPH 1327, x2323) writes:
>In article <1438@hjuxa.UUCP> gss@hjuxa.UUCP (STANSFIELD) writes:
>>
>>
>>My sister has to decide on a pc for work that has alot of educational
>>software available on it.
>>
>For educational use, the Mac is an excellent choice.
>
>In terms of software, drop by a local KINKOs copy center [...] and ask for
>their Educational Courseware catalog. The software is mainly 'shareware'
>and so the price is very good (usually <$30). Most titles are targeted at 
>the university level, but they have quality packages of other levels as well. 
>
Last night during the "Around the World..." mini-series, IBM had a commercial
about how WONDERFUL it is to use IBM computers for education.  Look's like
BIG BLUE is real interested in taking some market share away from Apple
in the educational market.  Personally, I think Apple should re-think its
strategy re the ed market, and introduce a low cost color MAC (is this the 
K-12?) ASAP.  They have been pushing the IIgs at schools around here (below 
the univ level), and if that continues very much longer, they may well lose 
a lot of $$ to IBM.

tomj@oakhill.UUCP

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