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Re: Pentium 166 Workstation - $1585.99 U.S. + Shipping

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From: True Unbeliever
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 00:00
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> >  > Windows =9295 (3.5 Floppies)
> >  > 14" .28dp NI SVGA Color Monitor Included.
> >=20
> > Hands up everyone who finds this a useful system? Honestly, Pentium 166=
 with
> > *8mb RAM*? Win95 floppies? 14" monitor, 1mb VGA?
> >=20
> > hamish
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> Sounds like a dud to me.
>=20
> Support your local PC re-sellers. If you can buy Australian made, at=20
> least buy Australian Assembled :-)

Does this newsgroup come up with a different name to some people.
Maybe it appears on their terminal as computer.ads.not.linux or something=
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similar.

I thought that this newsgroup was for linux issues, not to try and=20
increase your cashflow.

Give us 16mb edo ram with 2 meg acc.video and CDROM for the same price=20
and we might be interested, BUT ON AN APPROPRIATE FORUM, NOT HERE YOU.

That being said, I would give an unqualified recommendation to Leonard Chan
at http://www.zip.com.au/~lychan for you linux CD sourcing.

I bought RedHat from him and it didn't come with a rego card, so no free=20
upgrade to MetroX final shipping product (I thought). =20

Leonard found out and contacted RedHat personally to organise a serial=20
number for me by days end.  Cheapest, fastest and friendliest business=20
that I have dealt with for a long time. =20

These are my views and opinions.  They may not represent views and opinions
held or expressed by the University of Southern Queensland.

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Graham D Wood                                /                =20
Linux Guru (in Beta)                         /
Defender of Karmic Justice (when convenient) /              =20
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From: True Unbeliever <q9421649@helios.usq.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Pentium 166 Workstation - $1585.99 U.S. + Shipping
Date: 1996/07/24
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