January 16, 1987
(vol. 97, iss. 76)
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…'ve usec them both. It's too bad the University can't get us al computers at $100 a crack, but it seems to me that they ak Apple are trying harder to get a computer into the students hands than IBM or the…
… respond to Eric Schnaufer's commentary (U 'hucksters' mislead students, Daily 1/13/87) regarding the "...soon to be obsolete Apple Macintosh." The U of M students who decide against purchasing a Mac…
… (through the University or any other source) because of Mr. Schnaufer's article are the ones who have been seriously misled. I'm a student here. I don't work for the University or the Computer Center, and no…
…, I don't own a Mac. In fact, I own an IBM-compatible computer, purchased with my hard-earned money, and I am very happy with it. However, I also use the Macs at Computing Center workstations, and enjoy…
… work - ing on them, when I can get at one. Students should be aware that the price the University is charging for Macs as part of this Truckload Sale is far below the current price charged at Apple…
… Dealers, and is the lowest that students will find anywhere. Sure, we could all hold out for those wonderful new "Alladin" and "Paris" models, but has Mr. Schnaufer arranged with Apple a lower price for all…
… of us "less privileged" students? The retail price for those shiny new models will no doubt be far above the sale price available now on the Mac, and I don't think many in the computer world would…
… to read a manual and become proficient in IBM-PC operations. Some of us have homework to do. I'm not saying that the University is running its computer operations flaw - lessly, and I agree that they…
… shouldn't be holding off on buying Macs to wait for newer models. So should we be holding off too? A Mac at a. cut-rate price is better than nothing, and it's still the easier computer to use, and I…