Apple Computer to offer 2 new Macintosh models; lower prices in PC's aimed at consumers
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Apple introduces the Macintosh Performa 5200, Performa 6200 as part of the company's consumer-oriented product line and both systems will include advanced multimedia features at reasonable prices. The new computers, along with new software and services, are intended to help Apple increase its market share in 1995 and 1996. The 5200 is priced between $2,000 and $2,300, depending on configuration, and will include a quadruple-speed CD-ROM drive, stereo speakers and a 15-inch color monitor. The 6200 will be priced between $2,300 and $3,000. Apple is planning to compete aggressively with Microsoft when that company introduces its Windows 95 operating system in Aug 1995. Apple is developing its own operating system called Copland, which will be ready for introduction in Aug 1996. Windows 95 is expected to present a threat to Apple because it is expected to make using Windows-based systems simpler.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1995
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Compaq Computer enters work station fray
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Compaq introduces five Pentium Pro-based workstations, running the Windows NT 4.0 OS and priced between $4,300 and $10,200, to compete with advanced server and desktop systems fielded by HP, Silicon Graphics and Sun Microsystems. Workstations usually support higher profit margins, and Compaq looks forward to reaping this new revenue as it attempts to convince corporate customers that it can provide comprehensive computer systems and services. Compaq's entry into the corporate computing market also insulates the firm from the vagaries of the desktop PC market. Compaq's shares declined 4% after the announcement, but analysts attribute the stock decline to reports the CompUSA PC retailer was weathering slowing sales. Compaq VP and GM John T. Rose is anxious to compete in the workstation market because he believes the company will quickly obtain market share.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1996
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Early, Apple shows off new Mac G4
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Apple Computer interim chief Steven Jobs sported the new Mac G4 series, his supercomputer for the desktop. The machines, introduced several months early, are available for $1,599 with a 400-megahertz processor. The company also presented a 22-inch flat-panel display, available in October for $4,000. The G4 microprocessor employs a velocity engine allowing it to process 128 bits of information a cycle so it can perform 1 billion floating point operations a second. In a word, speedy. Analysts feel the new computers will give Apple help at the high-end.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1999
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