Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!metahawk From: metahawk@aix01.aix.rpi.edu (Wayne G Rigby) Subject: Re: What's this Power-up deal? Message-ID: Nntp-Posting-Host: aix01srv.aix.rpi.edu Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY References: <1991Jun25.154634.16691@eik.ii.uib.no> Distribution: comp.sys.amiga Date: 26 Jun 91 08:25:01 GMT Lines: 40 In article <1991Jun25.154634.16691@eik.ii.uib.no> larsm@eik.ii.uib.no (Lars Magnus Nordeide) writes: >I have seen mentioned a Power-up deal from Commodore. So far I have >understood it was a chance for 500/100/2000 owners to upgrade to a 3000, >and that it lasts until the end of June. (Is this correct?) I would >appreciate if someone could tell me a bit more about this. Like: Last official date to be able to Power Up is June 30th. >- Price? US$1500 off of an A3000-25/100 so approximately US$3200 (assuming MSRP) US$1250 off of an A3000-25/50 US$2250 US$1150 off of an A3000-16/50 and US$1850 (before taxes) >- Was this an USA only offer? Yes, Canada had something similar, though. Their's ended in May, I think. >- If so, are Commodore going to do a similar thing in other countries >(for instance in Norway :-) )? I don't have a clue as to if C= will have something similar there. It's up to (evidentually) the regional C= headquarters. In other words, C= USA decided to have this deal, not C= International. >- Why not? Commodore USA considers it really important to get more machines in circulation, whereas Commodore Europe doesn't consider this as important (this is just a guess, of course), due to its support base. >advTHANKSance >===================================================================== > Lars Magnus Nordeide | I want to be famous, but Famous > University of Bergen | doesn't want to be me. > NORWAY | > larsm@eik.ii.uib.no | Well, who would actually? >===================================================================== "Hello? Is there anybody in there? Wayne Rigby "Just nod if you can hear me." Computer and Systems Engineer - Pink Floyd (A delightful blend of EE and CS) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Yes, C-128's still live! metahawk@rpi.edu