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From: cseaman@sequent.UUCP (Chris "The Bartman" Seaman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Comments about the Classic.
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Date: 24 Oct 90 21:53:12 GMT
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es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes:
< 	Why is it that so many people here are unable to
< distinguish the concepts of list price and selling price?

Probably for the same reason that so many people are unable to
distinguish between street prices and educational discounts.

< The unfortunate thing is that you, literally, stated things
< correctly. It costs $1,500 list for the Mac Classic 2MB/40MB and
< $1,500 street price for the equivalent Amiga (including color
< monitor). The $1,500 classic sells for $1,171 on educational here
< at Columbia.
< 	-- Ethan

This is not a flame.  I just wish people would realize that many
of us do not qualify for educational discounts.  Therefore, $1,171
is a meaningless comparison value for me.

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