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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga Educational Discount Availabl
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Date: 1 Feb 90 03:58:00 GMT
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/* Written  7:30 am  Jan 30, 1990 by rumford@afitamy.fidonet.org in attcc.UUCP:comp.s.amiga */
> I was just down at my friendly Commodore Amiga Dealer this
> afternoon.
> He mentioned to me that he could make my day, if only I was
> a student.
> Sure enough, I am, and sure enough, he did.  Commodore has,
> as of a
> few days ago, started educational discounts.
 
 
Since Jan. 2nd........
 
> Before I start any uproarious whatevers, please consider
> this as coming
> only from a customer, and don't construe it as an official
> announcement,
> BUT I do have the form from Amiga; it looks real.  I
> understand it is
> an extension of the discounts Amiga has been giving to
> teachers for
> quite a while now.
 
> One goes straight to Commodore with your request; you can't
> march down
> to your dealer and come home with a system.  It has to be
> shipped to
> your dealer, whose responsibility it is to verify that you
> are a student.
 
> Now for the prices (that were quoted to me, and AREN'T
> OFFICIAL by any
 
Those prices are official and are not changeable
 
 
> means!) that don't include $30 shipping, or sales tax (if
> applicable.)
 
C= charges $15.00 flat shipping fee...if you pay more someone is tapping the till.
 
 
 
> 500 system, including
> ram expansion
> extra drive
> 1084 Monitor
> for $799
 
> 2000 system, including:
> extra floppy drive
> XT Bridgecard
> 1084 Monitor
 
> for $1,599  (list is $3,196)
 
 
> 2000HD system, including:
> 2286D AT Bridgecard
> 1084 Monitor
> for $2,579 (list is $4697)
 
> 2500/30 system, including:
> 2286D AT Bridgecard
> 1084 Monitor
> 3 MB Ram
> 40 Meg Hard drive (Quantum, 19ms access time)
> all this for...$3,679  (retail: $6697)
 
> If this is all true, Amiga has really got a competitive
> system (the
> 2500/30 especially) to go head to head with the best of Mac
> or NeXT.
 
> Please remember that I could be full of it, my Dealer could
> be full of
> it, or I might have goofed typing in otherwise correct
> prices (I tried
> not to.)
 
> I think this is really great news!  Here's hoping it's going
> to work.
 
This educational plan is working and the best thing they have offered yet.
 
 
  --- D'Bridge 9.20-beta/002094

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