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From: dlee@dtoa1.dt.navy.mil (Lee)
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Subject: Re: advice on purchase of pc
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Date: 30 Jan 91 13:52:08 GMT
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In article <1991Jan29.000427.10982@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu> 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.

I think maybe this dealer is giving you a sales pitch for one reason
or another... Here in the Washington, DC area, PC prices are still falling
regularly as 486 machines are becoming more and more available in the
discount stores; putting pressure on the prices of the 286 and 386
machines.. As an example, as of this week, typical discount prices for
a 386 machine with VGA color monitor is about $2,000.00; this includes
2 meg RAM, 60 meg HD, both 3 1/2 and 5 1/4 inch floppy. A similar 286
based machine would be about $1,600.00.....This is down from December
time frame...