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From: bennett@mp.cs.niu.edu (Scott Bennett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: *** NeXT in Australia ??? ***
Message-ID: <1990Dec14.233540.29878@mp.cs.niu.edu>
Date: 14 Dec 90 23:35:40 GMT
References: <6272@munnari.oz.au>
Organization: Northern Illinois University
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In article <6272@munnari.oz.au> jimt@mullian.ee.mu.OZ.AU (Jim Trivellas) writes:
>G'day,
>I have a few questions, and any help will be greatly appreciated.
>
>[1].  [text deleted  --SJB]
>reduction in price whatsoever. The net result being that students in Australia
>get ripped-off when they buy a computer system, when you consider that a NeXT
>costing $4000US in the U.S, may cost me over $8000AUS, with the exchange rate 
>being $1US = $0.80AUS).

     The exchange rate above has a typo:  it's backwards.  Aus.$1.00 is
approximately equal to US$0.80, so US$4000 is about Aus.$5000 (though
grid only knows how much gets added on in the form of protectionist
import duties and other sorts of middleperson fees. :-( )
>
>[3].  [more text deleted  --SJB]
>


                                  Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG
                                  Systems Programming
                                  Northern Illinois University
                                  DeKalb, Illinois 60115
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