Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!pt.cs.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!jm7e+ From: jm7e+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jeremy G. Mereness) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: New Markets for Apple Message-ID: Date: 12 Feb 90 20:30:55 GMT References: <9002111506.AA09432@apple.com> Organization: Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 20 In-Reply-To: <9002111506.AA09432@apple.com> on the other hand, the Soviets have been nuts about the Apple // wherever they've managed to get a hold on one, like at the Moscow University and their Science centers. Don't forget Tetris came from Russia from an Apple //! To the Europeans, the // would be much like it was to us when it was introduced, a fun thing to play and hack with and develop neat things on. A fun novelty and intellectual pursuit without the spoo that you run into with marketing, big money, Lotus, Inc., etc. etc. Priced correctly, they'd sell like hotcakes, and might help them forget their troubles from time to time. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |Jeremy Mereness | Support | Ye Olde Disclaimer: | |jm7e+@andrew.cmu.edu (internet) | Free | The above represent my| |r746jm7e@cmccvb (Vax... bitnet) | Software | opinions, alone. | |staff/student@Carnegie Mellon U. | | Ya Gotta Love It. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------