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From: hase@netmbx.UUCP (Hartmut Semken)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Buying an ST in Europe for US  - should I?
Message-ID: <3297@netmbx.UUCP>
Date: 23 Aug 89 06:27:05 GMT
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Reply-To: hase@netmbx.UUCP (Hartmut Semken)
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In article <959@pedsga.UUCP> mikes@pedsga.UUCP (Mike Shulman,SPCSYS,7586) writes:
>  I've been considering getting a mega ST for a while now. Well, next week
>I will be going to Germany for 2 weeks and I was wondering....
>I've heard that ST's are MUCH cheaper in Germany then in US. Is that
>true? 
Dunno. The 1040 is about DM 1000 ($ 500) without monitor. 

>If it is, would it take much to get a German-made ST to work in US?

Its easy: just change the power supply. So do not buy a 1040, get an
520.
The 512K-memory upgrade boards are about DM 70 ($35) (no RAM), RAM chips are
cheaper in USA... 2-Meg-boards are DM 250 (empty).

The german TOS is german :-).
You could get an american TOS in he states (put it in 6 EPROMS).

Well, adding the ST, the power supply and the TOS EPROMS it will
probably not be worth the effort...

hase
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