Apple University Consortium

The Apple University Consortium was a partnership between Apple Australia and a number of Australian universities, formed in 1985.[1]

Every two years it held the AUC Academic & Developers Conference. It also sponsored subsidised seats to the WWDC conference in San Francisco each year for university staff and students. As of September 28, 2012 Apple ceased funding the AUC.

There was a separate organization called the Apple University Consortium that united American universities, also formed in the 1980s.[2]

Members

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania

New South Wales

ACT (Canberra)

Queensland

Associate members

References

  1. ^ Young, Jeffrey R.; Blumenstyk, Goldie (1998-12-18). "Apple Seeks to Regain Its Stature in World of Academic Computing". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 2026-02-16. Many administrators remember working closely with Mr. Jobs during the early days of the Macintosh. Back in 1985, the company created a then-unique partnership between Apple and higher education called the Apple University Consortium, or A.U.C. It was a group of 24 elite colleges and universities that agreed to buy thousands of Macintoshes in exchange for discounts of more than 50 per cent off regular prices. The consortium also served as an advisory group for Apple and gave administrators a chance to exchange tips on how to use the computers.
  2. ^ Guy Kawasaki. The Macintosh Way. Scott, Foresman and Company. p. 103.