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From: chasm@attctc.DALLAS.TX.US (Charles Marslett)
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Subject: Re: 486/25 Power Platform for PS/2 70-A21
Keywords: Intel 80486, PS/2 70, AIX, cost
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Date: 15 Jul 89 17:35:22 GMT
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In article <8032@mtune.ATT.COM>, rkh@mtune.ATT.COM (Robert Halloran) writes:
> As I understand it, this is a 486 replacement board for an existing PS/2-70.
> Between buying the initial PS/2 and this board, you're up to around $10-11K,
> right?  As it is safe to assume that Intel isn't restricting chip supply
> to IBM, what does this buy you over waiting for some probably-very-small
> period until Compaq/Zenith/ATT/.........  get their machines out, unless
> you already own the PS/2?  A perplexed mind wants to know....

Its cheaper than the $15,000 Compaq box, just about as fast, and probably
breaks less software...

Zenith's list price will be higher than Compaq's and you won't be able to
get it for a year -- but the street price will be reasonable.

AT&T's will be built by Olivetti (since Intel won't be shipping boards yet
-- can't figure out the CPU chip timing goofs).  That's enough to sell
Model 70s alone.

[P.S.  lots of smileys....]

> 						Bob Halloran

Charles Marslett
chasm@attctc.dallas.tx.us