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To: Rocky Reid who wrote (25628)	7/21/1999 3:58:00 PM
From: Alomex	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 213186

So is the iBook the famous P1 that was going to revolutionize the consumer market for portables???

To: Rocky Reid who wrote (25628)	7/21/1999 4:13:00 PM
From: Mark Palmberg	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213186

Apple Store Down for "Upgrades." ..yeah, right. Indeed. You'd think they would've done any upgrades before today. It'll be interesting to see how well Apple meets demand for these machines. I'm sure Dr. Yang will be keeping a close eye on all these numbers. I wonder what the margins are at $1,599. Let's see.... An overcrowded classroom holds, what, 35 students? 35 iBooks X $1600 = $56000 Four AirPort bases = $300 X 4 = $1200 AirPort cards for the iBooks = 35 X $100 = $3500 What am I missing? Of course this doesn't include ed discount. So, let's say between $50K and $60K to outfit a classroom with new Apple hardware and a wireless network. iBooks are checked out to students per term (but only after their parent's have signed a form accepting responsibility for loss/damage, unless the district has an insurance policy covering such things). I hope Eric will chart sales of iBook against sales of iMac over the same periods. I.e., each product's first three months, first six months, etc. I'm changing my name to iMark; I can see the writing on the wall. I'm already wireless.... iMark