Info wanted: UK/Nigerian support for a US Mac(!)

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From: Nick Rothwell
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 1989 14:45

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Here's an interesting question for you. Suppose somebody (living in the UK)
buys a Mac in the US - after all, Mac+'s over there are pretty cheap (what's
the current going price in $$$ - 1300 or so?). He brings it back to the UK.
And then goes to live in Nigeria. What's the situation regarding after-sales
support (both software - new system releases etc., and hardware-maintenance)?
   Do Apple have offices in Africa? Does anybody know about export restrictions
from the west, or import restrictions to Nigeria, for such equipment (we
don't think the USA => UK bit is a problem)?
   Do Mac+'s have clever switching power supplies (mine claims it can
drink 60Hz, although it only mentions 240volts)?

By the way - the person wanting to do this is Danish. (gnnnnh!)

		Nick.
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Nick Rothwell,	Laboratory for Foundations of Computer Science, Edinburgh.
		nick@lfcs.ed.ac.uk    <Atlantic Ocean>!mcvax!ukc!lfcs!nick
~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~
...while the builders of the cages sleep with bullets, bars and stone,
they do not see your road to freedom that you build with flesh and bone.

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Subject: Info wanted: UK/Nigerian support for a US Mac(!)
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