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From: willr@ntpdvp1.UUCP (Will Raymond)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Commodore at FCC
Summary: NEXT vs Amiga
Message-ID: <631@ntpdvp1.UUCP>
Date: 25 Sep 90 02:11:51 GMT
References: <22107@grebyn.com>
Organization: Northern Telecom DMS-10 Div., Raleigh, NC
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> NeXT was there too.  They had a bevy of cubes sitting around for
> demos. They also had a new box: the NeXTstation.  I picked up a
> brochure.
> 
> The shockers: It sports a 25MHz 68040, yes, an Oh Forty.  And the list
> price is $4995.
> 
> If I speculate the price of an A3000 plus 68040 plus 8 meg RAM plus
> Viking 1 monitor plus Unix, I seem to get a number higher than that.

	I've seen quotes for educational discounts of the NextStation which
	bring it down to $3400.  The A3000 with 50 Meg. 19Ns Drive and 2 Meg.
	RAM with educational discout is $3849. What can Amiga do?  Realistically
	price the A3000 around $2800+ ( my estimate based on components etc. ).
	Of course, Commodore will have to dump a few of their excellent service
	reps. to afford this proce cut. 

	Heres to a price cut....


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