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From: aceverj@accucx.cc.ruu.nl (Jaap Verhage)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: 386 boards ?
Message-ID: <612@accucx.cc.ruu.nl>
Date: 13 Aug 90 20:29:54 GMT
References: <1990Aug12.213720.7460@kth.se>
Reply-To: aceverj@accucx.UUCP (Jaap Verhage)
Followup-To: comp.unix.i386
Organization: Academic Computer Centre Utrecht, The Netherlands
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In article <1990Aug12.213720.7460@kth.se> perand@admin.kth.se (Per Andersson) writes:
>Hi.
>
>I'm about to buy a 386sx board, by mail order from the US. This seems to be 
>the far cheapest way to get a usable computer. I'd like to hear comments on
>where to get it from. Cheapes, best for $$$ and so on. The best so far seems 
>to be $299, from First Computer systems, seen in the August number of Byte.
[...]
Ah ... ah ... ah ... now WHY don't I EVER see prices like that
in Holland? It just ain't fair, man, all you 'mericanos buyin'
all them cheapies 'cause you's with so many. Tell ya
somethin'? I bought an Intel 80287-10, few days ago, for 700
(seven hundred) real Dutch Florins. That's roughly 450 (fouw
hunnerd!) US $$$ ! Ah, we poor Dutch ... small country ... sob
...