Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!seismo!sundc!pitstop!sun!amdcad!ames!ncar!tank!nucsrl!bob From: bob@eecs.nwu.edu (Bob Hablutzel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Computer for the rest of us? Message-ID: <10330042@eecs.nwu.edu> Date: 23 Sep 88 01:19:40 GMT References: <430043@hpcea.CE.HP.COM> Organization: Northwestern U, Evanston IL, USA Lines: 41 > Apple does not care about us anymore...their prices reflect that. To my mind > the minimal Macintosh is a Mac II with at least 2 megs of memory, Color and > at least a 90 meg hard disk. How many individuals will be able to afford this > at the rate Apple's prices are going? Not many I assure you. I assume that a Porsche makes a good family car, too? Look, nothing personal, but I wish people would realize a few things: a Mac II is a luxury. color is a luxury. large memory is a luxury. big disks are a luxury. To my mind, the minimal Macintosh is a Mac Plus with a single floppy. It just depends on what you want to use the Mac for. If you want frills, you pay for frills. Period. One should not complain that a machine on the cutting edge with the power _and software base_ of the Mac II is expensive. You get what you pay for. (Yes, I have a Mac II. No, I don't feel any need to justify myself. I was willing to pay the price for it, and have no regrets. Of course, I'm busy writing systems programs. If I were just writting term papers, no way I'd blow my money on a Mac II). > So, where can we turn? Perhaps Steve Jobs once again...if the rumors of the > features and price of his 4meg 68030 machine have enough truth to them. hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha Look, with the current reputation of NeXT (Do they set release dates with a dartboard, or what?) I would wait at least a year before even considering buying one. No point in throwing out perfectly good money. Yes, even if the machine does everything but blow my nose for me. Bob Hablutzel BOB@NUACC.ACNS.NWU.EDU Disclaimer #1: These opinions are mine. Disclaimer #2: I wasn't originally going to say "blow my nose for me".