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Re: RE: REPLACEMENT MOTHERBOARD FOR AMIGA 1000

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From: Allan Duncan
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 1989 00:12
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From article <2801@wehi.dn.mu.oz>, by BAXTER_A@wehi.dn.mu.oz:
> I met this bloke in the car lot this morning who said for one hundred bucks, he
> could build me a genuine MGB, all new parts, spay paint it Brittish Racing
> Green (my choice) and monogram the doors in gold paint. I could then drive it
> for 8 years, and if I liked it, I could keep it and pay only $4000. If I
> decided after 8 years I didn't like it, I would have to give it back, and I
> would forfeight my deposit. The only thing was, I had to give him the money
> this morning, or at least before the TAB closes bets on the Melbourne Cup.
> 
> For Christ sake!! If you haven't seen this sort of blatent thievery before, you
> were born yesterday. Jim and Tammy have moved into computers. That's all.
> Regards Alan

I think you are being a little hard on the proponent, after all, he has
already done some successfull commercial products ( we have some here ).
Whether the price is achievable remains to be seen, but it doesn't sound
too far out if there is enough volume.

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Subject: Re: RE: REPLACEMENT MOTHERBOARD FOR AMIGA 1000
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