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Subject: Mac 512K and Upgrade
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Date: Fri, 14-Sep-84 16:39:22 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 14 16:39:22 1984
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From: CMP.BARC@UTEXAS-20.ARPA
When Steve Jobs spoke at the University of Texas last Tuesday (Fat Mac's
birthday), he naturally made a few remarks about the 512K conversion.  Some
of them augment Newton's Q/A report.  The October 1 availabilty date for the
upgrades was described as conservative (Don't we wish all those other release
dates for Mac products had been conservative?).  He said that 4-5000 upgrade
kits were being shipped on Sept. 12.  He described the free MacDraw and 
MacProject as a token of Apple's appreciation for the brave pioneers who 
supported Apple's innovation.  I guess that they feel that an investment of
$2495 is braver and more supportive than one of a mere $1000-1200.  And they
have a point.  The UT consortium prices were $1850 for the Mac 512K and $800
for the upgrade.  

Dallas Webster (CMP.BARC@UTexas.ARPA)
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