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Re: Borland C++ for sale

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From: Christopher Joslyn
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1992 20:48
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In article <1992Feb13.170546.24229@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> bradleyt@spot.Colorado.EDU (Todd Bradley) writes:
>In article <1992Feb12.234813.26839@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> baileyc@spot.Colorado.EDU (Christopher R. Bailey) writes:
>>I'm selling my Borland C++ 2.0.
>>This is the full package, C++/C compiler, Turbo Debugger, Turbo 
>>Assembler, Turbo Profiler, Whitewater resource toolkit, etc.
>> 
>>Comes with high density 5.25" disks, and low density 3.5" disks.
>> 
>>Asking $200 obo.                                                    
>
>You must be joking!  Anyone affiliated with the University
>(as most of the readers of this group are--in one way or
>another) can get this same product through the bookstore
>for $99 new.  Also, now that 3.0 is out and street prices
>for 2.0 are around $250 (new), I think you're fooling you-
>self if you think you'll get $200.
>
>Todd.


Well, hell, I'd give ya 10 bucks for it.

 - Chris

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