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Re: Uppity behavior creeping in...

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From: Tim Smith
Date: Tue, 02 Sep 1986 20:55
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In article <3057@mit-eddie.MIT.EDU> zrm@mit-eddie.UUCP (Zigurd R. Mednieks) writes:
>FYI, the value of used Macintoshes is quite high. The Boston Computer
>Exchange publishes the week's prices for a variety of used computers
>each week in the Boston Bussiness Journal. These people broker a lot
>of machines and their prices pretty accurately reflect market
>conditions in major US cities (they broker all sizes of systems
>worldwide). 
>
>This week, the prices are: Mac+ ~$1900; Mac 512k w/ 400k drive ~$1300;
>Mac 128k ~$900. The price for the Mac+ is probably the least reliable
>since the market for used ones is so tight.
>

Are there people who prefer used machines over new ones for some
reason?  Or is there a shortage of Mac+s in Boston?  Here in
Southern California, *NEW* Mac+s go for ~$1900.  A MacE is around
1400.  What's going on?
-- 
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From: tim@ism780c.UUCP (Tim Smith)
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Subject: Re: Uppity behavior creeping in...
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Date: Tue, 2-Sep-86 16:55:28 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep  2 16:55:28 1986
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