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From: lavar@grlab.UUCP (LaVar Edwards)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: 340 Pricing policy
Message-ID: <240047@grlab.UUCP>
Date: 31 Aug 89 19:39:55 GMT
Organization: Graphicus
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Can anyone explain the following pricing policies to me?

We recently purchased a HP9000/340M workstation with the following:

   68030 16.67Mhz       68882 16.67Mhz
   HP-IB interface      RS-232 port
   802.3/Ethernet LAN   17inch HighRes mono-monitor
   Mouse                Keyboard
   HP-UX with AXE, PE, NS-ARPA, NFS, X11
   4 Mbytes parity-checked RAM   <-- *** Notice ***

   The total price was $5,640 (list)

Now for the problem:

 An additional 4 Mbytes parity-checked RAM is $5,000 ($4,250 if you purchase
 the additional memory with the system)

A naive conclusion:

 Does this mean that you should be able to purchase a 340 without memory
 for $640?

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LaVar Edwards
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