Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???

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From: Dan Pop
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 23:41

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In <rmcassid-1608950847010001@dante.eng.uci.edu> rmcassid@uci.edu (Robert Cassidy) writes:

>P5-75 or PMac 5200, fine, but it needs to be comparable. To reduce the
>argument to 'Well, if a 386 is enough for you, then PC's are cheaper',
>then I'll reduce the argument to 'Well, if a Mac Plus is enough for you
>than Macs are cheaper' since you can usually take a Mac Plus off of
>someones hands for free.

To match your argument, I'll point out that you can get an XT or old AT
for exactly the same price (hard disk included).

Dan
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