January 13, 1987 (vol. 97, iss. 73) • Page Image 4
… their own Macintoshes because it will not provide enough Apple computers to meet the growing demand. In the University's slick promotional materials for the Computer Weekend sale, the University…
… prices are lower. Like other electronic products, prices of computers fall as improved products are introduced and competition increases. There is nascent competition in Apple's segment of the of the…
… computer market. More importantly, Apple has recently announced a new, improved computers code-named the "Alladin" and "Paris." One suspects that Apple is unloading a large inventory of Macs before they are…
… superceded by the Alladin and Paris. The University itself may be delaying purchasing Macintoshes in anticipation of those new Apple computers. The University also falsely claims that the Macintosh's printer…
…. Since there are currently less than 250 public Macintoshes in the University and since the University does not plan to meet student demand for Apples in the near future, students are encouraged to buy…
… their own. This is so even though all students Eric Schnaufer is a University law student pay at least $100 per term "computer fee," which was purported to be for the expansion of public microcomputer…