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…' autumn in an apple orchard More than a thousand visitors are expected to come to Wiard's Orchards ins Ypsilanti each weekend until late October. Taylor resident Carol O'Neal makes a new friend at the…

… petting barn. Ypsilanti resident Ron Hoge climbs an apple tree for hard-to-reach McIntosh apples.. Photos by Karen HandelmanM hij ackers MASERU, Lesotho (AP) --South African police killed three hijackers…

… enrollments are increasing rapidly, the University must adjust the budget to make room for the added students, Kennedy said. Also, he said, next year's budget proposal reflects computer improvements these…

… facility, in Room 3003 of the Chemistry Building, has 13 Apple Macintoshes, 39 Zeniths and a LaserPrinter. The $254,000 cluster -is part of the University's plan to have 1,500 open computers on campus by…

… women wre- reluctant to testify and subject them- See DEFENDANT, Page 2 I New 'U' computer center opens today By RYAN TUTAK Today, the University opens this fall's first new computer center. The…

… 1989. With the new center, there will be more than 1,000 computers on cam- pus open to students, faculty and staff. It is the last cluster the Universi- ty will open until September 1989, when the…

… University finishes con- struction of a new center with 300 computers in the Angell-Mason Hall courtyard. The Chemistry Building was chosen to house the new facility be- cause of its central location; accord…

…- ing to Deborah Masten, assistant di- rector at the Computer Center for Public Facility. More than 3,000 first-year stu- dents take introductory chemistry in the building, said Masten. "The freshmen…

…, department faculty "are very, excited because our general chemistry course will use the very extensive software library." The library had been only available on old, worn out computers. The programs have now…

…, the University has contracted with three major computer manufacturers to provide products to students and staff for about 50 percent of the retail prices. Representatives from Apple Computers, IBM, and…

… Zenith Data Systems were at the Michigan Union Ballroom yesterday for the "Computer Kickoff '87 Hands-On Day" to display their models and to answer any questions. Last year, only Apple participated in the…

….meone to be selected and ready to assume office Jan. 1," said Robin Jacoby, an aide to Shapiro. See FLEMING, Page 7 'U' expands computer sale this 'year By RYAN TUTAK In an effort to increase computer use…

… goal of working computers into campus life. "To have a complete education is to understand information technology," said Gregg Weiss, microcomputer sales manager for the University and coordinator of the…

… sale. "If the University could afford it, they would give everyone a computer. That's how important they think it is. They do the next best thing - to See IBM, Page 8 Koch to head dlelegation to…

… freeze was a positive See IN-STATE, Page 11 r Apple deal sours local r By DAVID VANKER Looking for a cheap way to join the 1computer age? A deal between the University and Apple computers to provide…

…'s Microcom- puter Education Center, an office in the education school where potential pur- chasers can try out the Apples and learn how they work. To discourage resale of the bargain computers outside the…

….' - Nancy Reding Apple computer dealer etailers Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, Yale and the University of Chicago. "They're the trend-setters," Dixon remarked. "They're the universities that will be…

… developing a lot of the sof- tware (for the introduced Macintosh)," she said. Consequently students, staff mem- bers, and faculty get a good deal on computers. And Apple sets up ties in a good market. The plan…

… seemed to benefit everyones- except for private computer dealers. THE UNIVERSITY'S arrangement with Apple has not met with much ap- proval in Ann Arbor's private sector. Many retailers charge that the…

… never intended to destroy retail outlets with its offer to the universities. On the contrary, she said, "By getting the computers out to colleges we ac- tually thought it would enhance See APPLE, Page 13…

… Apple Computers, Inc. Under the plan, the University is allowed to offer four computer models - the Apple Macin- tosh, Lisa, Hie, and III - at a generous discount. Faculty, staff, and students can get a…

…, manager of Inacomp, the retailer that won the right to serve as the official distributor of the Apple systems sold by the University, said Apple is simply trying to condition computer-users to its products…

… to Ed Fleckenstein, president of Technavest Corp., a local computer retailer, Apple needs to secure a larger share of the market. And, he said, "They'll give (the com- puters) away to get it." AMONG…

… computers to students, staff, and faculty at generous discounts has made everyone happy - except the retailers who seem to have lost their market. OVER 1,000 orders have been received at the University…

…, Michigan-Saturday, September26, 1981 Ten Cents Ten Pages T ired or lack o credentials By DAVID CRAWFORD After lecturer David Frisque announced to announced to his junior-level computer engineering students…

… and offered to teach the section of ECE 364 - one even came with the recom- .endation of the other TA. After a brief meeting with the associate chairman of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Depar…

… kitchen is "very short- staffed." An increase, in the labor budget will be necessary, Kluck said. It will not be clear whether the ser- vice has raised food costs until the figures are computed next month…

… have tied the knot electronically in the heart of Silicon Valley,-so named because of the number of computer firms there. And, though the ceremony seems more like-a bank transaction than a wedding, the…

… electronic preacher, an Apple II com- puter. "Groom, what's your name?" The first couple ex- changed data on Valentine's Day. Another pair - the bride in white, the groom in a tux - asked for a printout of…

… their wedding as a romantic souvenir. Rev. Apple is the brain- alternative for local mail delivery has been thwarted by the U.S. Postal Service. "I got put out of business," Cooper, 29, said Thursday…

… delivering a bushel of Michigan apples to Maryland Gov. Harry Huges - his end of the wager on last week's Thomas Hearns-Sugar Ray Leonard fight. Milliken bet the fruit that Hearns, a Detroit native, would…