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From: clong@remus.rutgers.edu (Chris Long)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Gateway 2000 Drops Prices Again!
Message-ID: <Dec.16.10.02.19.1990.15266@remus.rutgers.edu>
Date: 16 Dec 90 15:02:19 GMT
References: <Dec.12.07.32.31.1990.20745@remus.rutgers.edu> <8124@futures.Futures.COM>
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.
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In article <8124@futures.Futures.COM>, Scott Boyd writes:

> Big Deal! Prices are now below $3000 for 486-25 systems from local
> vendors here. A typical system from Price Club is $2999 and that
> is a little high. It consists of:

{ 100 MB HD, 2 MB RAM }

> If I add the extra RAM, the 64K cache, and larger drive its still only
> about $3500. A $500 savings!

6*(price per MB) + price of cache + price of larger drive = $500?
On what planet?

Are you getting a Micronics board and Diamond SpeedStar video (or the
equivalent quality)?

-Chris