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From: manes@vger.nsu.edu ((Mark D. Manes), Norfolk State University)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.marketplace
Subject: Re: NOW is the time to buy an A-3000!
Message-ID: <939.2826a9ee@vger.nsu.edu>
Date: 7 May 91 17:21:47 GMT
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>     The discounts are the same no matter what you use to upgrade
> (VIC 20 -> A2500). It only depends on what you're buying.  So if you 
> get an A3000-25/100 and you power up with a VIC 20, you'll get $1500
> off.  The same if you use a C64, C128, A500, & A2x00.
>     Now the second question is an intrigueing one (I happen to have
> a C64 and 2 C128s - can we say $3500 off?)  I've been trying to get
> Commodore via 1-800-66-AMIGA, but all I've gotten is a recording
> saying basically call 1-800-448-9987, where no one has picked up the
> phone, yet.  Myself, I think it's probably limited to a different CPU
> per trade up, ie you have 3 C64s, you can get 3 A3000-25/1000s with $1500
> off on each, but I've seen nothing in any of the literature from CBM
> stating this, or anything else about multiple systems.  If anyone
> finds out what the policy is, please post!

Wayne, 

I am glad to see the new Commodore phone editing system is working.  Do
you _really_ think Commodore will give you $3500 off of a Amiga 3000?

Why does postings like this scare me so...

> 
>                                    Wayne Rigby
>                                    Computer and Systems Engineer (in training)
>                                    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
>                                    metahawk@rpi.edu

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