Re: Macintosh Portable and IIci Intro

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From: Michael A. Pasek
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1989 15:09

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In article <34888@apple.Apple.COM> mjohnson@Apple.COM (Mark B. Johnson) writes:
>Apple Unveils Two New Macintosh Computers:
>Macintosh Portable and Macintosh IIci
>[all the gory details deleted] 
>     Suggested retail prices for the Macintosh Portable
>Macintosh Portable w/1MB RAM/SuperDrive                 $5,799
> 
>     Suggested retails prices for typical Macintosh IIci
>Macintosh IIci w/1MB RAM/SuperDrive                     $6,269

Yow!!!  Don't get me wrong, these sound like REALLY nice machines,
but (like the subject line says) I don't have ten grand just laying
around.....what happened to "The Computer For The Rest Of Us" ?
Surely with all that Engineering expertise you've got to be able to
make an inexpensive Mac using current technology as a replacement
for the Plus.......

Of course, if you want to GIVE me a IIci, I'll quit complaining....

M. A. Pasek          Switching Software Development         NCR Comten, Inc.
(612) 638-7668              CNG Development               2700 N. Snelling Ave.
pasek@c10sd3.StPaul.NCR.COM                               Roseville, MN  55113

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From: pasek@ncrcce.StPaul.NCR.COM (Michael A. Pasek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Macintosh Portable and IIci Intro
Summary: Somebody got a spare $10K ?
Keywords: IIci, Portable
Message-ID: <1531@ncrcce.StPaul.NCR.COM>
Date: 21 Sep 89 15:09:25 GMT
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