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From: rxcjm@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (John Mazzocchi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Australian Prices
Message-ID: <6469@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au>
Date: 5 Dec 90 04:02:30 GMT
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pfr654@csc.anu.oz.au writes:

>Firstly, I think that this is in the wrong newsgroup - why not aus.mac?

Because I was responding to an article in comp.sys.mac.misc, thank you very     
much.

[ some stuff deleted]

>> An example: Mac LC, 512K Dram card, 13" monitor = $AUS 4972 (consortium)

>CRAP!
>              Mac LC 2 Meg RAM, 40 Meg HD, colour monitor= $A5000 - retail

>You can get a Mac LC, 2 meg RAM, 40 Meg HD, 12 inch colour monitor from the 
>ANU consortium for $A3700, 

Can you really? My example was a Mac LC, 2 meg RAM, 40 Meg HD, and

    ***************************************************
    *  13" colour hi-res monitor with 512K Dram card  *
    ***************************************************

    NOT just the 12" monitor.  How much does that boost your $3700 price?

>HOWEVER - the macs sold in Australia are made in Singapore VERY CHEAPLY.
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>Phil Ryan                                         
>ANU Department of Physics and Theoretical Physics 
>Canberra, Australia                               
>pfr654@csc.anu.oz.au   phone:(61 6) 249 4678   fax:(61 6) 249 0741      
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