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Re: Rumor- 486/50mhz less than $1000

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From: KCHAN
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 00:20
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In article <1992Sep11.084355.99@gems.vcu.edu>, agnew@gems.vcu.edu says:
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>Dear Netters, I heard a rumos that ibm, dec, and major ps makers are
>going to make a 50mhz 486 for under $1000 to try and nuke the clone
                 !!!!!
I wonder how the major "ps" makers are going to nuke the clone
market with a machine whose clock speed is almost 10**9 times slower
than the original IBM PC at 4.77MHz, even it they pay people to use
it let alone charging $1000 for it!!! :-))

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