myers@beowulf.ucsd.edu (Margaret Myers) (08/15/90)
I am posting this for a friend... About two months ago I ordered A/UX from a local dealer. I ordered the CD-ROM version because its about $200 cheaper than the floppy version. Anyway, it finally came in last week but unfortunately someone else hijacked my copy. . . I still don't have my copy of A/UX. I have had some time to think about Apple pricing policy and what I want from my home computer. >> What I want is a resonably priced home workstation << The more I think about A/UX the more I realize that it is not resonably priced. The $1400 that Apple charges for software and manuals is $400 more than what Sun charges for software, manuals and a CD-ROM player. With the additional cost of A/UX my Mac IIcx is going to cost about as much as SPARC Station SLC. I don't want an SLC because I like MacOS and I want it on my home computer. I don't mean to compare apples and oranges but the SLC has A LOT MORE PROCESSING POWER than my Mac. My dealer said that he going to start carrying SPARC stations within the next few months. I think it would behoove Apple to lower the price of A/UX so that the hordes of technical home users can afford it. That way Apple won't get left in the dust when workstations hit the home market. frank PS - When the sales person found out the price of the manuals he suggested that I "borrow" a copy of the software and buy only the manuals. I never heard of a sales person feeling guilty about the price of something.