MBDZM@ROHVM1.BITNET (11/10/90)
Here are some thoughts on why A-Max helps MAC users.
1. A-MAX users must by ROMS from Apple. The roms they buy are the 128k (Plus)
Roms. They cost about $150. Apple pays about 10 cents a rom for masked
ones and about a buck for EPROMS (The MAC actually uses 2.) Assuming that
Apple charges about $100-125 a set, they are making a lot of profit for
a set of code that they wrote a long time ago. The profit on these roms
is probably more than APPLE makes on a MAC Classic.
2. A-MAX users buy MAC 800k floppy drives. These drives are no longer put
in machines by Apple, but demand helps keep them around.
3. A-MAX users buy MAC software. The more people buy software, the more the
developers write.
4. A-MAX requires software that follows the rules. This means better
code in the products we buy. Software that is machine specific,
such as MAC Plus or MAC CLASSIC or MAC II model xx, is a bad
investment (except in special applications). If you buy a product that runs
only on the current MACS because it does not follow the rules, what makes
you think that it will run on your next mac?
5. Some A-MAX users will buy "real" MACS. WHY? Because they want the features
of the new machines, such as 1.4 meg floppys, 256k roms etc.
6. A-Max users want 128k roms and 800k floppy drives that may be sitting in
in your closet (especially in those old outdated MAC pluses). They will
buy them. This means money for you. Money for you means more new MAC
products sold to you. This benifits everyone.
Geoffrey Mendelson Email: uunet!gsm001!gsm
(215) 242-8712
Amiga vs MAC questions answered gladly.......................
P.s. A-MAX got me so interested in the MAC that I bought one.