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From: gkj@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Gregory K Johnson)
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Subject: Re: DAMARK 386-25 for $1999.99 ! Too good to be true . . ?
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Date: 15 Dec 90 06:51:58 GMT
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In article <1990Dec12.105658.43341@vaxb.acs.unt.edu> ff76@vaxb.acs.unt.edu (Jhinuk Chowdhury) writes:
>Do you have any information on the reliability of the mail order
>firm _DAMARK International Inc._ or the KLH brand of 386 machines
>that they sell?
>
>I have recently run across an ad that seems too good to be true!
>
>The ad is for a 386-25 machine, with full 32 bit processor, (*not* a 386SX) 
>with 80MB harddrive (28 ms access time); 1 MB RAM expandable to 8 MB on
>motherboard; one 3 1/2" 1.44MB, and one 5 1/4" 1.2MB floppy disk drives;
>64K cache memory expandable to 128K; 16-bit VGA card: 800 x 600 with 256K
>memory; expansion slots: six 16-bit (4 available), one 8-bit, one 32-bit
>slot; 2 serial ports, 1 parallel port, 1 game port; five 5.25" drive bays
>exposed (3 available); 80387 math coprocessor socket; MS-DOS 4.01 included;
>101 AT style keyboard; includes instructional video tape for set up;
>14" high resolution monitor - .31 dot pitch, resolution 640 x 480, analog
>input signal, tilt swivel base.

Well, this price is good, but it's not great.  Delivery on this system
is probably $90, so it's about $2100.

For $220 _delivered_, Gateway 2000 will sell you a 386/25 with
40 MB drive, 4 MB of RAM, a Diamond Speedstar VGA and .28mm dot
pitch SVGA monitor.  Windows 3, DOS, and a mouse are also included.

I also highly reccommend EPS--for $2330, I bought a 386SX/20 with
4MB of RAM and a 65MB drive, with an Orchid ProDesigner II and
Sony CM1304 monitor.  The display is spectacular.

Shop around... it pays off.

--Greg