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In article <1989Dec21.210721.9191@uncecs.edu> egapmh@uncecs.edu (Paul M. Hudy) writes:
>
>   On a tangential note, I would like to see some discussions con-
>cerning the relative merits/drawbacks (for consumers & developers)
>of Apple's approach where you give away the OS and charge high
>prices (if you listen to some netlanders) for the hardware versus
>the MSDOS approach where the OS always cost, but the hardware is
>relatively cheap.  For example, is the reason you are paying high
>hardware costs in the Apple world, the free OS?
>
>Paul M. Hudy <egapmh@ecsvax>
I remember a time in the MS-DOS world where the Hardware was expensive, and you
still had to pay for the OS.  In fact, if you want to play OS/2, the hardware is
still reasonably expensive, and the OS is even more expensive than it used to
be...  Hmmmmm.  What happens when we get to OS/3.  Not to mention, if you want
to play UN*X, the hardware gets even more expensive, and the OS gets even more
expensive.  Now, what happens, when you start with a $3000 VGA equipped 20Mhz 
386, add $100 DOS, $225 Windows/386, and then go try and find some real
applications to run?? As opposed to paying $3000-$4000 for say, a Mac SE/30, 
don't have to buy an OS, don't have to buy some 'Clunky' add on windowing 
package, and you can actually buy applications that work on this system.

I'd say it was worth the extra $500.  So now it's time for me to put my
money where my mouth is and actually buy the Mac of my dreams, or a close
substitute.  I'll say this, though, it has been a lot easier for me to piece 
together my MS/DOS system over the years, then it will ever be for me to get 
into a Macintosh.  Some day Mac prices will come down enough to where I could
actually buy one.  Sigh....

Chewey, get us outta here!
                 
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Kaleb Keithley