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From: ries@venice.SEDD.TRW.COM (Marc Ries)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: $2100 486-25?
Message-ID: <948@venice.SEDD.TRW.COM>
Date: 10 Jan 91 17:52:06 GMT
References: <1991Jan8.060333.8002@grape.ecs.clarkson.edu> <1991Jan8.202444.18628@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov>
Reply-To: ries@venice.sedd.trw.com (Marc Ries)
Organization: TRW Systems Engineering & Development Division, Redondo Beach, CA
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 While I know that there is quite a number of "fly-by-day" under $3K clone 486
 dealers, the problem is "who can you trust?"

 Reviewed in today's L.A. Times "Computer File" column is Positive Corp's
 i486-25 machine, which sells for $2,999 at Price Club and Sams, as well 
 as mail order for ~200 more.  The machine includes two floppies (5.5 and
 3.5), 100Mb disk, mouse, VGA card/monitor, 128K cache, 2Mb memory, and
 Windows 3.0 and MS 4.01 >loaded< and ready-to-go.
 His review was very favorable (but did not include info like maximum
 RAM, type of hard-disk, expansion capabilities, etc.).  Positive's phone
 number is (818) 341-5400.