usenet@cps3xx.UUCP (Usenet file owner) (02/16/89)
In article <11799@reed.UUCP> mdr@reed.UUCP (Mike Rutenberg) writes: >I would like to buy a NeXT box. Although we have some of them here >for "development" there is no mechanism in place for individuals >(rather than the institution) to purchase one. > >Are there any individuals out there who can purchase machines >from their institutions? Can you tell me how that is organized? At Michigan State University, we are in somewhat of the opposite situation. We have a Microcomputer Store (established years ago) that is already taking personal orders for NeXT machines, but we haven't signed a contract with NeXT yet and don't have any NeXT machines on campus! (The signing is believed to be imminent; our Purchasing Department is holding the orders until the contract is signed. The delays in the signing of the contract are apparently not the fault of NeXT.) At any rate, the way things will work once everything is up and running is that individuals (staff, faculty, student) can come to us and order a NeXT machine for list price + $325 markup. We'll send the order to Purchasing, and they'll send it on to NeXT. The process is no more complicated than the sale of other brands of microcomputers through our Store. (The NeXT might not be a microcomputer, but for the purposes of selling them, that's how we're treating the machine.) We require upfront payment to simplify matters. So far, we've received no personal orders--I think people are waiting until NeXT has caught up more with demand before putting their money down.
mdr@reed.UUCP (Mike Rutenberg) (02/17/89)
I would like to buy a NeXT box. Although we have some of them here for development, there is no mechanism currently in place for individuals (rather than the institution) to purchase one. Are there any individuals out there who can purchase machines from or through their institutions? Can you tell me how that is organized? Any tips, pointers or thoughts would be appreciated. If I can, I'm looking forward to buying one before I graduate in May. Mike -- Mike Rutenberg Reed College, Portland Oregon (503)239-4434
chari@cup.portal.com (Christopher Michael Whatley) (02/21/89)
Actually, the University of Texas at Austin has had NeXT's for sale for about a month now. I was the first private owner of one here and I have had it for more than a month now. It is sold through the campus computer store here and supported by the computation center. Chris