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From: cmcmanis@stpeter.Sun.COM (Chuck McManis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: IBM vs AMIGA cost
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Date: 2 Mar 90 23:59:47 GMT
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Assertion :
>>Several folk here claim that an equivalently loaded IBM-clone
>>system with 40 meg HD, 3 Megs ram, '386 and VGA graphics with
>>monitor costs $600-800 less than than the A2500/30 at $3600
>>(ed discount price). Is this true?

(Rick Francis Golembiewski) responds:
>Humm... Could be, although the best prices I've seen were about:
>$1800 25Mhz 386 1MB no HD
>$300 40MB HD
>$600 VGA monitor & card
>say another $200-300 or so for more memory (really depends if there is
>space for it on the motherboard, what speed/package it needs)
>For a total of $2900.

You have to add a mouse 
$50 for a cheap one

And an AdLib card to get the sound capability 
$350

And a serial port/parallel port/game port :
$40

Generally you have to by DOS too, whats installed on the disk
may or may not be complete, and it doesn't include manuals :
$70

That is another $500 to the price.

--Chuck McManis
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