Re: Software-where?

[modus-dejanews@pr.es.to (Patrick Michael Kane)]

On 19 Jul 1998 03:18:04 GMT, Supertimer <supertimer@aol.com> wrote:
>modus-dejanews@pr.es.to (Patrick Michael Kane) wrote:
>
>>>"Rick L. Bearfield" <rbearfld@lightspeed.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>I am an old apple IIe user.  I am wanting to get back to the IIe but I
>>>>need a source of software.  Especially Appleworks 5.1.  Is it available.
>>>>
>>>>I still use the Apple IIe in my science class.  Have been for the past
>>>>10 years.  Will continue to do so cause I will never get enough Macs.
>>>
>>>People in this group who jump up and down about the "obsoleteness"
>>>of the IIe should take note...many schools CAN'T AFFORD to fill
>>>up with Macs and Wintels.  For them, the IIe is all there is.  Therefore,
>>>Apple IIs are very much needed.  [And don't tell us how you can
>>>get a Muckintosh Plus for pennies...what about the site licenses
>>>for all the software you NEED for the Muckintosh!]
>>
>>Since a licensed copy of AppleWorks from Scantron costs (if my memory
>>serves) $79, I find it hard to believe that you can't find
>>a similar per-seat price for Word or some other Macintosh editor.
>
>You forget one thing...that's the NEW INSTALL price.  The upgrade
>price (most II based schools have some version of AppleWorks)
>is significantly less...

Good point!
-- 
Patrick Michael Kane
<modus-dejanews@pr.es.to>