dawg6844@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Race Bannon) (04/05/91)
ghe@physics.orst.edu (Guangliang He) writes: >System 7.0 is a hot topic on the net now. But can anyone tell me about >how much Apple is going to charge for it? I went to the computer base >of OSU bookstore today. The saleslady told that Apple is going to sale >System 7.0 instead of distribute it free. She did not know how much >and said it could be around $120. Anyone on the net can clarify it? >Taking $120 from a poor student for a system software is a crime. :-(. >Considering the student has already paid the outrageous price for the >Macintosh. >Guangliang He >ghe@physics.orst.edu GRRRR. Lots of uninformed people keep yakking about 'will is cost?' 'how much?' It has been stated, more than once by APPLE EMPLOYEES, that SYSTEM 7.0 WILL BE FREE. FREE. FREE. FREE. FREE. ie: no money need exchange hands. In other words, they will give it to you. What i'm saying is that its won't cost you anything. Or, to sum up, its FREE. Tip: ignore bookstore employees. they dont work for apple. caveat: AS ALWAYS, THE DOCS WILL COST $, but the software is FREE. -- ________________________________________________________________________________ Dan Walkowski | To understand recursion, Univ. of Illinois, Dept. of Comp. Sci. | you must first understand recursion. walkowsk@cs.uiuc.edu | ________________________________________________________________________________
norton@extro.ucc.su.oz.au (Norton Chia) (04/05/91)
dawg6844@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Race Bannon) writes: >GRRRR. Lots of uninformed people keep yakking about 'will is cost?' 'how much?' >It has been stated, more than once by APPLE EMPLOYEES, that SYSTEM 7.0 WILL >BE FREE. FREE. FREE. FREE. FREE. ie: no money need exchange hands. In other >words, they will give it to you. What i'm saying is that its won't cost you >anything. Or, to sum up, its FREE. >Tip: ignore bookstore employees. they dont work for apple. >caveat: AS ALWAYS, THE DOCS WILL COST $, but the software is FREE. ******************************************** Not according to Apple Australia it isn't :( ******************************************** -- <<<< My employers ignore me, I'm on my own when I speak out in public :^( >>>> < Norton Chia | Mail me on norton@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU APPLELINK:AUST0240 > < Micro Support | "There are only 3 types of people in the world: > < Uni of Sydney | Those who can count, and those who can't" >
dawg6844@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Race Bannon) (04/05/91)
norton@extro.ucc.su.oz.au (Norton Chia) writes: >dawg6844@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Race Bannon) writes: >>GRRRR. Lots of uninformed people keep yakking about 'will is cost?' 'how much?' >>It has been stated, more than once by APPLE EMPLOYEES, that SYSTEM 7.0 WILL >>BE FREE. FREE. FREE. FREE. FREE. ie: no money need exchange hands. In other >>words, they will give it to you. What i'm saying is that its won't cost you >>anything. Or, to sum up, its FREE. >>Tip: ignore bookstore employees. they dont work for apple. >>caveat: AS ALWAYS, THE DOCS WILL COST $, but the software is FREE. >******************************************** >Not according to Apple Australia it isn't :( >******************************************** >-- ><<<< My employers ignore me, I'm on my own when I speak out in public :^( >>>> >< Norton Chia | Mail me on norton@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU APPLELINK:AUST0240 > >< Micro Support | "There are only 3 types of people in the world: > >< Uni of Sydney | Those who can count, and those who can't" > ok, I'll amend my previous statement: its free in the US. I have no idea about other countries. -- ________________________________________________________________________________ Dan Walkowski | To understand recursion, Univ. of Illinois, Dept. of Comp. Sci. | you must first understand recursion. walkowsk@cs.uiuc.edu | ________________________________________________________________________________