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From: valentin@public.BTR.COM (Valentin Pepelea)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Amiga 3000 trade up offer
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Date: 28 Apr 91 10:17:07 GMT
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In article <1991Apr25.201137.13744@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> grmg6820@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Geoffrey R. Mason) writes:
>
>Ok!  I've got the scoop..  It is called the "Power up Program" and from what
>I understand it runs through June 30th, basically what you do is bring in the
>front cover of your commodore 64, 128, amiga 500, 1000, 2000, etc... manual 
>and its registration number and you get a significant discount for buying 
>a new 3000!  I was told by Commodore that these discounts can go along with
>the Education discount, but the dealer I called locally said they couldn't.
>
>Here are prices I was quoted:
>	Amiga 3000 16mhz/50meg  list: $3000  powerup: $1,849
>	           25mhz/50meg  list: $3500  powerup: $2,249
>	           25mhz/100meg list: $4700  powerup: $3,199
>
>I got these over the phone, so I might not be all that accurate...  Check 
>with 1-800-662-6442 (which is: 1-800-66-AMIGA) for the local dealer, and to
>grill them about the deal.

Shouldn't that be 1-800-666-Amiga?  ;-)

Actually a more complete list, rounded to the legible dollar,

A3000	16Mhz	2Mb	 50MB hard	$1850
	25MHz	2Mb	 50MB hard	$2250
	25Mhz	5Mb	100Mb hard	$3200
	25Mhz	5Mb	200Mb hard	$3650

I'm glad to see this promotion for what it is, as well as for what it means.
Personnaly I'd rather wait for a machine that has the 2.0 ROMs in it, but
then I know of a few fools that haven't yet bought A500s for half a year now,
because they wanted to get machines with 2.0 in ROM. To each man his own
folly, I guess.

Valentin
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