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Article: Mac SE simplifies computers
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- November 22, 1987
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Last month, after living with a 1983 IBM personal computer that
was not aging gracefully, I bought a Macintosh SE. At first, I
wondered whether I had purchased an expensive ($3,000) toy. Then I
reasoned that although the Macintosh is expensive, most IBM
compatibles are not much less than a comparably equipped Mac once you
add the essential accessories.
I'm no newcomer to desktop computers; I've had one since 1979.
However, I was amazed at how easily the Macintosh made itself at
home. It is about one-third the size of my IBM and took only five
minutes to install.
Just plug a cable into the space on the back of the computer
marked with a picture of a printer, then plug the other end into ...