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From: chris@cayman.COM (Chris North)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Gatorbox vs. Fastpath 4: which is better?
Summary: GatorBox prices
Message-ID: <4164@cayman.COM>
Date: 30 Nov 89 22:16:46 GMT
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Organization: Cayman Systems Inc., Cambridge Ma
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>   Maybe it's me, but I'm confused about the prices given.  It seems from 
> the followup given here (from someone at Cayman) that a Gatorbox with the
> NFS software is now $2795+$1995 = $4790.  Is this right!!!  I thought 
> before the unbundling the price was in the $3000-$3500.  This is a big
> jump.  Neither of the numbers given seem to have anything to do with the
> original poster's $1800 price.  What's the scoop?
> 
> PS - I don't want to start any arguements on whether commercail postings
>      belong here, but since there aren't that many gateways available, and
>      a lot of the people in comp.protocols.appletalk seem pretty interested
>      in term, I wouldn't mind seeing more postings directly from Kinetics
>      (oops, that's Novell now) or Cayman, describing any new features,
>      current prices, upgrade info (Phase II, for example).

The structure of the GatorBox pricing is as follows:  A GatorBox with the 
GatorSystem software (FastPath equivalent) is  $2795.  To use the AFP ->
NFS translation, you need a GatorBox plus Gatorshare ($1995) at a total
cost of $4790.  This does reflect a price increase over the bundled product
however you should note that these prices are retail prices when purchasing
direct from Cayman.  The unbundled GatorBox is now available through a number
of dealer channels and thus your cost could really be less.

Regarding posting to comp.protocols.appletalk, I have been very reluctant
to post product info to that group.  If we have a new product or substantially
change an existing one, I will post to comp.newprod.  
In the case of a technical question, I usually send mail directly to the
sender or post a reply. 


Chris North
Technical Support
Cayman Systems, Inc.