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To: Marc Newman who wrote (20851)	11/20/1998 12:07:00 AM
From: soup	Respond to of 213177

RFI Report: Three-slot mea culpa via MacWeek >But what is Apple planning? Think Pixar. Think FireWire. Think QuickTime -- a QuickTime that is so full-bodied that it makes Marilyn Monroe look like Twiggy or makes Dom Perignon '75 taste like tap water. As I said, "Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard ?" And no, I'm not going to get into the specifics. I can't. Besides, it would be like placing unwrapped presents under the tree. What anticipation and excitement would be left? I'd rather let patience have its perfect work, much as RFI did when it held out on the "Pro, Go, Whoa!" and "Carbon OS" surprises. Why spoil the fun?< macweek.zdnet.com

To: Marc Newman who wrote (20851)	11/20/1998 1:04:00 AM
From: Andrew Danielson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

<<I never think it's very fair to compare prices with Dell or Gateway>> What about The Apple Store? ok. How about Compaq--that seems a perfect compliment to Apple--mostly retail sales with a direct sell option. So I went to their website and came up with the following configuration: PII/400 64 mb RAM 8 gb hard drive 8 mb VRAM/graphics acceleration 56k modem Zip drive 32x CD-ROM drive Total: $1,470. Cheaper than Dell, even, and still has the larger hard drive, 56k modem, and more SGRAM. BTW, Dell and Compaq both have wonderful, easy-to-use sites, more flexible although maybe not as easy as Apple's. Meanwhile, I have no idea how Gateway survives with a site as horrid as theirs. Oh, and I don't want to get too down on Apple, here. I know that Apple has a way of taking turns leapfrogging and being leapfrogged by the Windows PC industry. I think, providing Apple doesn't blow it, that January may be their turn to take center stage and provide a bit more balance in their line-up. Here's to hoping that with the Yosemite line we will say goodbye to processor speeds that start with the number 2. Andrew