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From: roelofs@nas.nasa.gov (Cave Newt)
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Subject: Re: IBM & OS/2 Educational Discounts???
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Date: 21 Feb 91 06:39:00 GMT
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schafer@devils.rice.edu (Richard Alan Schafer) writes:

>The standard IBM National Education Price for OS/2 is a 40% discount
>from list price, like it is for a lot of their micro software.  That
>only applies in the US, of course.  I have no idea what pricing schedules
>IBM uses for educational institutions outside the US.

Are you certain about this?  U Chicago quoted me $153 on 3.5" 1.3, and
that's closer to 40% OF list price (assuming the $340 quoted by PC Mag is
accurate).  I haven't actually bought it yet, so it's possible the guy
gave me an incorrect price...

Greg