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From: taab5@isuvax.iastate.edu (Marc Barrett)
Subject: Re: The Amiga's Future
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Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1991 16:03:53 GMT
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In article <1991Jun22.185055.23919@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu>, rjc@wookumz.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Ray Cromwell) writes:
>
>  Marc, the A3000/16 is _cheaper_ than the LC right now. Someone told me
>the street price of the LC is between $1800-$2200. Well the A3000-16
>costs $1850 right now, and this certainly outperforms the LC. When
>the power-up program ends, the A3000-16 will go back to being
>$2200 still in the price range of the LC.

   Bullshit.  I was comparing list prices.  The "Power Up" program is not
an official reduction of the list prices of the A3000 systems.  I posted 
that message a week too early, as the temporary "Power Up" program will be
over by next Monday.

   The list price of the A2000HD is $2700, and the list price of the MAC LC
is $2500.  This makes the two systems very comparable.

   BTW, if you really wish to get in an arguement over special-deal discount
prices, there is a special program available from Apple in which you can
get a 25Mhz MAC IICI system with AUX, 100MB hard drive, monitor, and 
EtherNET for $2500.  A friend of mine bought one, and laughed in my face
when I showed him the best prices I could get on comparable A3000 systems. 

>
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