[comp.sys.atari.st] New Mac prices

tinyguy@quiche.cs.mcgill.ca (Yeo-Hoon BAE) (10/16/90)

For those people who's curious about the actual price of those new Macs,
here it is :


Seen in InfoWorld:

                Mac Classic             Mac LC          Mac IIsi
proc:           68000@7.8336MHz         68020@16MHz     68030@20MHz, PMMU

video:          mono, 9-inch            8-bit onboard   8-bit onboard

sound:          output only             in & out        in & out

ram:            2Mb to 4Mb              2Mb to 10Mb     1Mb to 17Mb

expansion:      none                    020 Direct      030 Direct or
                                                        Nubus (adapter must
                                                        be purchased)

storage:        optional 40Mb           40Mb            40Mb or 80Mb

availability:   Now                     Jan, 91         Now

price:          for 2Mb/no drive:       2Mb/40Mb drv:   2Mb/40Mb drive:
                        $999            $2499           $3769
                for 2Mb/40Mb drive:
                        $1499

Note that the LC and IIsi need a monitor:

Monochrome (12"):       $299
RGB (12"):              $599
High-res RGB (12"?):    $999

so a complete LC goes from:     $2798 to $3498
and a complete IIsi goes from:  $4068 to $4768

Also, the LC comes equipped with an Apple IIe emulator and it can run almost
all apps for the IIe.

Note that all prices are list.  No educational pricing was mentioned in the
article.

mjv@brownvm.brown.edu (Marshall Vale) (10/16/90)

In article <5281@quiche.cs.mcgill.ca> tinyguy@quiche.cs.mcgill.ca 
(Yeo-Hoon BAE) writes:
>                 Mac Classic            
> proc:           68000@7.8336MHz  
> [delete,delete]
> price:          for 2Mb/no drive:  
>                         $999    
                      ^^^  Actually it only has 1meg, not 2 for the $999.

>            for 2Mb/40Mb drive:
>                         $1499

> Also, the LC comes equipped with an Apple IIe emulator and it can run 
almost
> all apps for the IIe.

 Nope, the Apple IIe card is optional and will set you back another $199.


Marshall
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