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Article #14948

Re: New Mac Prices

#14948
From: shap
Date: Mon, 09 Mar 1987 06:45
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In article <3739@fritz.UUCP>, bytebug@fritz.UUCP writes:
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> Surprising to me is the fact that a keyboard is now an accessory; the low end
> keyboard which is supposed to resemble the ][GS keyboard is $129 and a
> extended keyboard which resembles the IBM-RT keyboard is $229.  I doubt that
> upgrade from a low-end Mac is possible, and given Apple's past performance

Neither the keyboard or the mouse will be compatible, according to the
Apple propaganda. Each now runs on a new bus (the mouse tracks the cursor
much better). Essentially your old mac is a throwaway.
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From: shap@sfsup.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: New Mac Prices
Message-ID: <1170@sfsup.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 9-Mar-87 01:45:08 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar  9 01:45:08 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 10-Mar-87 07:28:49 EST
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Organization: AT&T-IS, Summit N.J. USA
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Summary: Keyboard/mouse don't upgrade to new mac