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From: bill@bilver.uucp (Bill Vermillion)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Dowty vs Trailblazer
Message-ID: <1991Feb17.223806.29986@bilver.uucp>
Date: 17 Feb 91 22:38:06 GMT
References: <1991Feb11.162658.20202@tabbs.UUCP> <1991Feb15.092120.28925@micromuse.co.uk> <1991Feb16.205454.21893@johnny5.uucp>
Organization: W. J. Vermillion - Winter Park, FL
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In article <1991Feb16.205454.21893@johnny5.uucp> garvey@johnny5.uucp (Joe Garvey) writes:

>> Wrong words - sick would be closer. You could (if it were not for BABT
>> approval problems) bring them in at almost retail and still make a
>> sick margin to beat Dowty on price. Off the top of my head - they now
>> have the T2500 equivalent available at 1400 pounds (about $US 2800 now
>> !). That's sick.
 
>I'm sorry, I don't beleive this. 1400 pounds cannot equal 2800 US dollars.
>I don't have the financial section handy, but ...
 
>That would mean  1 pound = .5 US dollar. Last I remember it was more
>like 1 dollar = 1.35 pounds (I can actual remember a time when it was over
>2 pounds to the dollar). Assuming I'm some where in the ball park (+/- 30
>cents)... Then 1400 pounds ~= 1037 US dollars.

Wednesdays close had 1 pound at $1.992.  Thursday was slight lower.  I
wouldn't quibble over 8/10th of a cent.  I think it also crossed the $2.00
point earlier in the week.

As of Wednesday 1400 pounds was equal to $2797.20 American.  You'd better
believe it.

The dollar is NOT a healthy item.

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