Off topic, but thought you would enjoy (and some of you can identify with this).
I ran across a written quotation from ComputerLand (remember them?), dated December 18, 1989. It reads as follows: Mac SE/30 4 MB, 80 MB: $6,569.00 LaserWriter II NT: $4,999.00 LaserWriter II Legal Cassette: $89.00 Phonenet Connectors (2 @ $39.50 ea): $79.00 Mac keyboard: $129.00 Apple Fax Modem W/ Cable: $729.00 Apple Tape Backup W/ Cable and Terminator: $1,579.00 Apple Scanner W/ Cable: $1,844.00 Subtotal: $16,017.00 (They did throw in a $4,486.00 "business adjustment," or discount, which brought the adjusted subtotal down to $11,531.00. But then sales tax added $576.55 � yes, the tax alone came with about $220 of a new 1Ghz eMac from the Apple Store that would have more MB of RAM (128) than the SE/30 had MB of hard disk space � bringing the final total to $12,107.55.) That $1,800 scanner, incidentally, was a B&W scanner (but then, so was the computer). And doncha know that Apple Fax Modem had to be a screamer � maybe 1200 baud but perhaps just 300. ComputerLand also quoted us a Mac II cx system with 5 MB RAM and a 100 MB drive that ran $8,464.00; the subtotal with other equipment was $20,660.00. At the same time, we got a quote from another vendor who advised: "By the way, you should get the 80 meg option as the new system and finder fully loaded with fonts is very large, and with you doing more graphics oriented functions you will be amazed at how quick you over-run a 40-meg drive. I have a 140 meg here at home and am almost full now!!!" Overrun a 40 meg drive? Mister, I scanned one photo at work today that came in at 54.9 MB. Anyway, these old quotes may have been expensive. But seeing them years later is priceless. -- Chuck -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
