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From: bartling@mozart.amd.com (Steve Bartling)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: 386 boards ?
Message-ID: <1990Aug14.145138.1916@mozart.amd.com>
Date: 14 Aug 90 14:51:38 GMT
References: <1990Aug12.213720.7460@kth.se> <612@accucx.cc.ruu.nl>
Organization: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
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In article <612@accucx.cc.ruu.nl> aceverj@accucx.UUCP (Jaap Verhage) writes:
>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
>...

Gee, AMD is selling the 80C287-10 for $99.00 U.S.
You can order one directly from AMD by calling a 
1-800-xxx-xxxx number. I don't have the number with me now,
but if you email me, I'll provide the number. Spread the word.

- Steven Bartling
email : bartling@mozart.amd.com

Disclaimer : I hate myself, my wife hates me, my dogs hate me,
	     and AMD hates me. None of the aforementioned 
	     ever believe a word I say, so why should you ?
	     In other words, I don't speak for AMD and they
	     don't speak for me. I just happen to work at AMD.