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From: reichard@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Kevin Reichard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: PRICES
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Date: 29 Jan 91 20:27:42 GMT
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simpson@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu (Simpson David Grant) writes:
>
>  A friend of mine recently bought a 386 from a computer dealer
>in Maryland.  The dealer told him that prices of electronic
>equipment will soon be going up because of the war in the
>Persian Gulf (the Defense Deparment is buying lots of chips)
>and so PC prices will be going up as a result.

Um, the Defense Department doesn't buy chips. The services are buying
directly--a $21 million buy from Compuadd, a $1 million buy from CPT, etc.
Methinks the dealer was pushing some hooey to push a sale; there are no
indications that prices will be going up.

--Kevin

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