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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
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Organization: Northwestern U, Evanston IL, USA
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> 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".