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From: zanussi@mva.cs.liv.ac.uk
Newsgroups: comp.sys.xerox
Subject: Re: 2 1186's Needed
Message-ID: <5173@mva.cs.liv.ac.uk>
Date: 9 May 89 00:47:20 GMT
References: <2868@cps3xx.UUCP>
Organization: Computer Science CSMVAX, Liverpool University
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In article <2868@cps3xx.UUCP>, sticklen@cpswh.cps.msu.edu (Jon Sticklen) writes:
> i am in the horrible situation of wanting to buy a couple
> of used 1186 machines. 

This sounds like a once-in-a-lifetime oppurtunity!!

> i'd like to buy 2 1186 machines. they must have (at least)
> 80 Mbyte disks, and they must have the full 3.7 (or is it 3.8) 
> Mbyte of memory. they must also pass full diagnostics when
> we come to pick them up... :-)

Curses! I knew there would be a catch :-)

> if you have such machines that you want to unload, please
> send me e-mail clearly stating what price you are asking.
> maybe you could base a game show on this...

What, you mean the loser gets the Xeroxes, and the winner gets a computer?

>   ---jon---

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