Re: Software-where?

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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...