Some people have suggested that we start a regular letters section, so we've decided that a quasi-sporadic, semi-edited section does make sense. Some mailfiles will come through complete; others we'll edit for space reasons
Cool new input devices are always a hard call - on the one hand you want companies to challenge the status quo and come out with the ultimate in control, but on the other hand, if an input device is too strange looking, no one will even think of buying it
A lot of people had to quiet down when Apple introduced the Classic, LC, and IIsi because those machines aren't priced to compete with workstations. They are quite affordable (though it's still easy to find PC users bellyaching about how expensive Macs are), and Apple has lowered prices on a number of other machines to spread the savings across the product line.
New Suggested Retail Price Reduction
Mac IIfx 4/floppy $7,369 $1,600
Mac IIfx 4/80HD $8,069 $1,800
Mac IIfx 4/160HD $8,669 $2,300
Mac IIci 4/floppy $5,269 $700
Mac IIci 4/80HD $5,969 $700
Mac SE/30 4/40HD $3,369 $1000
Mac SE/30 4/80HD $3,869 $1700
Personal LaserWriter NT $2,599 $700
LaserWriter II NT $3,999
Undoubtedly many reviewers have heralded the epic and factual qualities of Cliff Stoll's book "The Cuckoo's Egg." Indeed, his account of how he first discovered and then dealt with an anonymous intruder in the computer system that he managed is a potent read, and I found it difficult to lay down the book to attend to everyday chores