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- Apple Lowers Price of Mac Quadra 605 (4/26/94)
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- Press Contact:
- Jayme Curtis
- Apple Computer, Inc.
- (408) 974-6296
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- Apple USA Lowers Price of Macintosh Quadra 605
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- Two configurations to include preinstalled business software packages
- for small to medium office and home office users
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- CAMPBELL, California--April 26, 1994--In keeping with its on-going
- strategy to lower prices and grow market share, Apple USA, a division
- of Apple Computer, Inc., today announced it has lowered the price of
- the popular Macintosh Quadra 605 personal computer. In addition,
- two specially configured versions of the product now come with eight
- ready-to-run business productivity software programs, valued at more
- than $800 .
- Effective April 25, the price of the Macintosh Quadra 605 8/160,
- without preinstalled software, has been reduced by 16 percent to
- $1,069 from the previous Apple Price of $1,269 .
- Two configurations of the Macintosh Quadra 605 will be packaged with
- eight popular business software applications for the small office and
- home office Macintosh user. Both configurations of the Quadra 605
- Business Productivity Solution will include ClarisWorks from Claris,
- Quicken from Intuit, Astound! from Gold Disk Inc., FileDuo from ASD
- Software, Inc., Full Contact from FIT Software, Common Ground from No
- Hands Software, Working Watermarker from Working Software Inc., and
- the American Heritage Dictionary from SoftKey International Inc.
- Complete applications with manuals are included. Monitor and
- keyboard must be purchased separately.
- "The Quadra 605 is the natural candidate for an integrated business
- solution," said George Everhart, vice president and general manager
- of the PC Business Division at Apple. "It combines ease of use with
- price performance and has a proven track record of success in small
- to medium and home business markets. The software selected for this
- bundle offers a wide range of productivity options that allow users
- to track their finances, produce documents with text and graphics,
- and manage their business."
- Price and availability
- The Macintosh Quadra 605 Business Productivity Solution with 4 MBs of
- RAM and 160K of disk space has an Apple Price of $1,019. When
- configured for 8 MBs of RAM and 250K of disk space, the product has
- an Apple Price of $1,329. At these prices, the Macintosh Quadra 605
- Business Productivity Solution is one of the most competitively
- priced solutions on the market for business customers. Both
- configurations are available from Apple authorized resellers. For
- the location of the Apple reseller nearest them, U.S. customers can
- call the Apple Referral Center at (800) 538-9696.
- General Specifications
- The Macintosh Quadra 605 is a multipurpose personal computer for the
- business and professional marketplace, powered by a 25MHz Motorola
- 68LC040 microprocessor. Featuring a space-saving industrial design,
- the Macintosh Quadra 605 appeals to the business user as an ideal
- multipurpose desktop computer. The computer includes System Software
- 7.1, as well as QuickTime 1.6 and HyperCard Player 2.1. A CD-ROM
- driver is preinstalled so customers can enjoy true "plug and play."
- Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Apple Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:
- AAPL) develops, manufactures and markets personal computer, server,
- and personal interactive electronic systems for use in business,
- education, the home, science, engineering, and government. A
- recognized pioneer and innovator in the personal computer industry,
- Apple does business in more than 120 countries.
- Editor's Note:
- If you are interested in receiving Apple releases via fax, call 800
- AAPL FAX and enter I.D.number 6172
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- Apple, Macintosh, HyperCard and the Apple logo are registered
- trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Quadra, Power Macintosh and
- QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
- All other company names and products referenced herein are the
- trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies and
- are duly noted.
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