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Re: Will there be a back to school special?

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From: David Basiji
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 20:15
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lemson@fnbc.com (David Lemson) writes:

>In article <1992Jul23.201012.22191@bmw.mayo.edu> brunkhorst@mayo.edu  
>(Geoff Brunkhorst) writes:
>> In article <1992Jul23.174243.20388@athena.mit.edu> chuck@hans.mit.edu  
>(Chuck  
>> Parsons) writes:
>> > 
>> >   Given the time of year I thought it possible that NeXT might be
>> > rolling out a promo for the new scholl year as well as to dump all the 
>> > slabs before the RISC machines come out (I assume they won't come out 
>> > before Christmas).
>> 
>> 
>> If a new promo comes out, I suspect it to be announced August 1 or  
>after.
>> I suspect it will be in the form of software bundling, and/or printer
>> bundling ("Get all this cool software for worth $2000, for $200, and
>> this printer for $100 off!")
>Historically, I don't think there have been any hardware specials offered  
>in the fall.  Most of the specials come out near the end of the spring  
>semester, when students are leaving school and are anxious to get a  
>computer at the low educational prices.

>Of course, last year there was the software bundle special in the early  
>fall.
>--
>David Lemson                                           (312) 732-4741
>FNBC Sys Admin (Summer) UIUC NeXT Campus Consultant(rest of the time)
>E-mail to: lemson@fnbc.com                          NeXTMail accepted

Don't forget NeXTWorld Expo as the preferred event for the announcement/
introduction for new hardware.  That's February 1993.

Dave
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David Basiji 
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