Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!att!dptg!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!usc!ucsd!ames!uhccux!munnari.oz.au!otc!metro!basser!usage!rees From: rees@usage.csd.unsw.oz (Rees Griffiths) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Can I take a Mac to Australia? Summary: The Voltage can be fixed, but check import duties. Message-ID: <392@usage.csd.unsw.oz> Date: 6 Aug 89 03:25:03 GMT References: <11457@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu> Organization: Computing Services Dept, UNSW, Australia Lines: 28 The voltage problem is a minor one. A separate transformer will do. It may not be strictly legal, but there you go. A bigger problem is import duty. If he is only staying for a while, he can sign something to say he'll take it out of the country (he may have to pay a refundable bond). Definitely check it out. If you have to pay duty, the saving may not be worth the risk of a new Mac without warranty. Software on the other hand he should bring. I think duty hasn't been applicable since last Christmas. Upgrades may be a hassle though. Hope this helps Rees _________________________________________________________________________ Snail: Mr Rees Griffiths, Marine Science Centre, U.N.S.W. P.O. Box 1 Kensington N.S.W. 2033 Phone: (02) 697 2216 Facsimile: (02) 662 2918 Int. +61 2 697 2216 +61 2 662 2918 ACSNET and EAN: "rees@bio73.unsw.oz" JANET: "rees%bio73.unsw.oz@uk.ac.ukc" ARPANET and CSNET: "rees@bio73.unsw.oz.au" <<<<<>>>>> BITNET: "rees%bio73.unsw.oz@uunet.uu.net" <<<43.2>>> UUCP: "uunet!munnari!bio73.unsw.oz!rees" <<<<<>>>>> ************************************************************************* "There you stand like a duck in a thunderstorm again, aren't you ever going to understand". W.A. MOZART. *************************************************************************