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In article <1993Jun23.043706.21730@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au>  
pauldas@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Paul da Silveira) writes:
> Hello,
>   I am one of the people who replied to Aris supporting his push for NS  
to be
>   sold Commercially & Academically here in Australia.  My preference is  
for the
>   Academic Bundle and if the price was around AUD$500, then I'm sure  
that both
>   individual students and Object Oriented course developers would jump  
at the
>   opportunity.
> 
>   There are many people here in Australia who have followed the fortunes  
and
>   misfortunes of NeXT by either being in contact with Black HW owners  
who
>   "smuggled" their machines into the country and/or through the net  
newsgroups.
> 
>   Please (NeXT) do not let missing out on the Australian market  
(educational
>   at least) be another unfavourable marketing decision by NeXT.
> 
>   I'm sure staff from NeXT are reading.
> 
> Yours in anticipation, and thank-you for your time.
> 
> -- 
> Paul da Silveira                        Monash University -- Caulfield  
Campus
> pauldas@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au           Melbourne         -- Australia
> #include <std.disclaimer>
> Any opinions expressed above are my own and not that of the Monash  
University

Hello,

There have been about 20 replies from people interested in NeXTSTEP
through some sort of Educational Offer here in Australia. These might be
individual purchases or part of an institution, I don't know.

This response is from just a couple of days posting in two newsgroups here  
in Australia and to the OzNeXT mailing list.

I am not sure exactly how one would go about distributing NeXTSTEP here  
(or elsewhere), but surely it can be done. I kind of feel that it will  
happen soon ;-)

I think that the EDU offer is on back order in the US, and will take a few  
weeks (months?) for orders to start flowing. If by that time nothing is  
announced, officially here in Australia, then the best option is for  
individuals to get their bookstore to order from NASCORP by quoting an  
ISBN number, hopefully the student discount can be arranged that way. The  
details were posted by someone in this group I think.

NeXTSTEP, of course, is a really good product. But it has to battle
against already established standards, like departments hooked on
X-Windows, and C++. Computer buying advisory committees have to be
convinced of NeXTSTEPs merit and to be able to show masses of peope who  
want it. This applies to all university purchases really, but also to  
major government bodies that are closed into already established contracts  
that they can't get out of easily.

NeXTSTEP, probably won't become a major player, but it can remain a  
leader, repected and followed. There are enough people here (and O/S) who  
keep pushing NeXT every now and then, but it has come to the point where I  
would like to be able to say to people: Sure just order it through the  
Campus Computer Shop or the Bookroom.

I am looking forward to seeing the outcome of whether NeXTSTEP will sell  
worldwide commercially and educationally. Why was black hardware never  
really offered in Australia? Maybe the Intel plans go back a long way. Why  
won't NeXTSTEP be offered in Australia? [Or is it, and I am missing  
something?] Basically it comes down to whether there is enough confidence  
in the market, no?

Aris.

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name: aris theocharides.
address: room mg14, maths dept, melb uni, parkville, vic, australia, 3052.
phone [+613] uni: 344.74.16, home: 489.90.14, fax: 344.45.99
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