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From: preece@uicsl.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Apple Mac - (nf)
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Date: Thu, 9-Feb-84 22:42:56 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb  9 22:42:56 1984
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uicsl!preece    Feb  9 10:04:00 1984

	I can't really believe that anyone can still believe that Mac is aimed
	at the PCjr.  I also can't believe that anyone looking for a computer
	would choose an IBM PC which looks downright primitive in comparison.

	It still early...but my impression is that Apple and Microsoft have
	created magic.
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Well, the IBM may look primitive, but it is still closer to compatibility
with the rest of the world than the ever idiosyncratic Apple. I object
on principle to buying a machine that is all of a piece and supplied
from a single source.  I hope it develops the kind of aftermarket the
Apple II has, but it doesn't seem as likely.  Those neatly integrated
features make it much harder to bring in outside packages and one really
has the feeling that the top people at Apple, if you could get real
candor, would say "But why would anyone want something other than the
stuff we're putting together?"

On the other hand, if I could get one at the discount the University
Consortium is getting, they could have my check right now...

scott preece
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