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Article #88593Re: Borland C++ for sale
From: David Knapp
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1992 21:17
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1992 21:17
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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. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This is what obo and asking mean there, man. I am sure he doesn't expect someone to call up and say 'ok, here is your 200.00'. One asks for the ideal amount of cash for the item, then offers, usually lower, come in from there. (supposedly) >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.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f49ec,ef6ef941e1ba330 X-Google-Attributes: gidf49ec,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1992-02-13 17:49:51 PST Newsgroups: boulder.general Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!boulder!ucsu!spot.Colorado.EDU!knapp From: knapp@spot.Colorado.EDU (David Knapp) Subject: Re: Borland C++ for sale Message-ID: <1992Feb13.211712.18407@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> Sender: news@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (USENET News System) Nntp-Posting-Host: spot.colorado.edu Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder References: <1992Feb12.234813.26839@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> <1992Feb13.170546.24229@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> Distribution: boulder Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1992 21:17:12 GMT Lines: 24