Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!mcgill-vision!snorkelwacker!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!mips!prls!pyramid!oliveb!amiga!cbmvax!diamond From: diamond@cbmvax.commodore.com (Howard Diamond - Ed Marketing) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: A3000 on Education Discount Message-ID: <14373@cbmvax.commodore.com> Date: 12 Sep 90 12:39:54 GMT References: <30170@nigel.ee.udel.edu> Reply-To: diamond@cbmvax.commodore.com (Howard Diamond - Ed Marketing) Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA Lines: 61 In article <30170@nigel.ee.udel.edu> detert@lognet2.af.mil (CMS David K. Detebt) writes: > >Oh folks, here's your chance to give me your views on purchasing an A3000 >using Commodore's Educational Discount Program. I currently have an A1000 >with 1.5 meg and 2 floppy drives. I am interested in such applications >as Deluxe Paint III, Deluxe Video II, telecommunications and exploring the >new AmigaVision. I know it's a super machine, so what I need to know >is the answer to a couple of questions. >First, are the current units shipping WITH AmigaVision or will I get some >kind of certificate? The systems are now shipping WITH AmigaVision. >Second, will the ROM chip for 2.0 be provided free of charge at some later >date and how will the current version of the 3000 differ from those once >the ROM becomes available? I understand there is now some RAM used to >hold 2.0 and this is what the ROM will replace, correct? When the new ROM is available, it will be made available to everybody who purchased a system prior to it being available. (That is the answer to the marketing side of the question, I'll let one of my colleagues in Engineering respond to the technical side.) >Third, how much of the new ECS does the 3000 have? I've moved recently >and just got back my UseNEt feed so I missed several hundred messages >in the past few months. I actually think I can answer this one, but again I will defer to Engineering, since I would be concerned if they tried to respond to marketing questions!! >Last, what is the current status of the sales tax question? The form only >talks to certain states, does anyone know if Colorado still has to collect >taxes even though they are not one of those listed? No taxes are collected with an Educational order in Colorado. >I lied, just one more, is there any reason for anyone who likes the Amiga >not to buy an A3000 at this point? I keep seeing references to over-priced, etc., >but compared to the original retail price of the A1000, the educational pricing >available today certainly makes things a lot easier to afford. I am clearly biased, so I will let somebody else respond to this one. (otherwise, I'd say something like OVERPRICED!!! GIVE ME A BREAK!!!) >That's it unless you just want to spill your guts and give me any other info >you dhink I might find useful. For anyone in this area, I'm dealing with >Citadel Computers, Colobado Springs. >Cheers and thanks, Dave > >CMSgt David K Detert, USAF MILNet: detert@lognet2.af.mil -- Howard S. Diamond Director of Education, Commodore Business Machines 1200 Wilson Drive West Chester, Pa, 19380 diamond@cbmvax.commodore.com 215-431-9142 MAKE UP YOUR OWN MIND!! AMIGA!