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From: kls30@duts.ccc.amdahl.com (Kent L Shephard)
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Subject: Re: BOGUS FINANCING
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Date: 13 Feb 91 15:37:17 GMT
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In article <17766@cs.utexas.edu> osborn@cs.utexas.edu (John Howard Osborn) writes:
>Again, I feel it is in NeXT's best interest to set up a financing
>organization for students and other academic purchasers.  The University
>of Texas credit union, while it does give computer loans, doesn't let
>students become members.  Other schools may be similarly fucked-up.
>As an aside, when I went to my bank to ask about a computer loan, they
>wouldn't finance a NeXT because they only finance "personal computers."
>(By definition (the Bank's) a computer must cost less than $5000 to be
>a personal computer.)
>
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>-John H. Osborn
>-osborn@cs.utexas.edu
At educational prices a NeXT should qualify as a personal computer.
At San Jose State Univ.
NeXTstation 105 ---- $3395
NeXtstation 200 ---- $3895

What is their problem with that.  Even at retail a NeXTstation 105 is
$4995 which technically is less than the $5000 price limit they set.

              KeNT - owner of a '030 cube just waiting to be upgraded.
                     BTW --- I'm hyped!!!!!!
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