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From: laird@think.com (Laird Popkin)
Subject: More Portfolio News and Rumors
Message-ID: <1991Mar20.152350.16892@Think.COM>
Keywords: Portfolio, Rumors, News
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Organization: Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge MA, USA
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Date: Wed, 20 Mar 91 15:23:50 GMT

The latest news regarding the Portfolio is that apprently the list price
has been dropped to  $299.  The rumor aspect of this is that Atari may
markedly increase distribution through mass merchandisers, who tend to
discount, so if you don't mind buying a computer from someone who knows
_nothing_ about computers, you might be able to find a Portfolio for
$200-250 within a month or so.

My personal guess is that the price drop for the Portfolio with 128K is a
prelude to introducing a more expensive, 512K Portfolio.

By the way, thanks for the info on the Smith Corona cards.  They seem to be
a lot cheaper than Atari's cards!  I just love mass production and
competition...

- Laird