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From: dougw@fdls.odag.or.gov (Doug Walker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ncr
Subject: Re: V.2 to V.3 upgrade program
Message-ID: <351@fdls.odag.or.gov>
Date: 6 Mar 91 01:15:11 GMT
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In <1995@tssi.UUCP> nolan@tssi.UUCP (Michael Nolan) writes:

>According to my NCR salesrep, there ie a 'special promotional price'
>for upgrading a Tower/450 from V.2 to V.3.

>V.2 licensed before August 1, 1988:      $900
>V.2 licensed after August 1, 1988:       $505

>This Migration Credit Program is available until March 22, 1991,
>after which customers must relicense UNIX at the standard price.

>(There was supposedly an offer from NCR Columbia during 1990 to upgrade
>to V.3 for considerably less, but coincidently enough my NCR rep never
>heard of it.)

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Interesting.  Some time ago an NCR Rep gave me a 'special promotional price'
of around $1,200 for the upgrade on a 32/650 with an availability date through
approximately 12/15/90.  I have no monies to even consider an upgrade until
7/1/91.  What's your guess of pricing at that time?  A 'special promotional
offer' of $500 with an availability date through 12/15/91?  With the
inevitable cease of production of the Tower line coming your way, I would
think this upgrade would become "down right affordable" for those that
patiently wait :-).

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Doug Walker               uunet!fdls!dougw  -or-  dougw@fdls.odag.or.gov
Oregon Department of Agriculture, Salem, Oregon           (503) 378-3790