info-mac@utcsrgv.UUCP (info-mac) (05/05/84)
Date: Thu 3 May 84 18:52:41-PDT From: uw-beaver!ERIK@SRI-AI.ARPA Subject: Accurate Info for your column To: Pourne@MIT-MC.ARPA Cc: Info-Mac@SUMEX-AIM.ARPA Dear Jerry, Here's some accurate information for next week's column. 1. The external 3 1/2 " drive for Macintosh will be available for sale at all dealers next week. The Sony drives are extremely reliable, and failure rates are very low. 2. Currently there are 9 applications out for Macintosh: MacWrite, MacPaint from Apple; MultiPlan and Basic from Microsoft; MAGICPhone by Artsci; ClickArt by T/Maker Graphics; MacForth by Creative Solutions; Transylvania by Penguin Software; and MegaMerge by MegaHaus. In May developers expect to ship ten applications (including Microsoft Chart), and in June there should be at least 35 additional applications (eg. Macintosh Pascal). 3. All Apple products are under 90 day warranty. All Dealers are required to stock spare parts for our computers. The Macintosh reliability rate has been extremely high. I'm surprised to hear that this particular person has had trouble with servicing his Macintosh. If he would call Apple (Donna Dubinsky, Manager of Distribution) in Cupertino I'm sure she would be more than happy to help solve the problem. Hope you continue to enjoy your Macintosh. Barbara Koalkin Macintosh Product Marketing Manager -------
info-mac@utcsrgv.UUCP (info-mac) (05/12/84)
Date: Fri, 11 May 84 17:49 PDT From: uw-beaver!Cagan.PA@XEROX.ARPA Subject: Re: Accurate Info for your column In-Reply-To: "ERIK@SRI-AI.ARPA's message of Thu, 3 May 84 18:52:41 PDT" To: ERIK@SRI-AI.ARPA Cc: Pourne@MIT-MC.ARPA, Info-Mac@SUMEX-AIM.ARPA I'm sending this message to the above distribution because I think that some one in this group will be able to answer my question. I will be purchasing a MacIntosh(with an Apple 1200 modem) in the near future. I would like to know if there is, or will be (in the near future), any way that an individual, with out a lot of money or hardware , can use the MacIntosh to access the ARPA network or UUCP? Ideally, one would be able to do this without using the resources of their employer who may be part of the network. I feel that the potential that Mac has for this application is one of it's great strengths. I am a physical scientist, not a CS expert. So, I would appreciate answers/solutions to my question that are understandable to one without intimate knowledge of Mac's( or any computer's) inner workings. I would also encourage individuals at Apple to respond. Of course, a ready made software package (reasonably priced) would be the most palatable solution for me. Thanks for your help. Myron Cagan Xerox PARC