Do they think we're THAT dumb??

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From: J056600
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 20:27

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   I just saw an amusing advertisement for a Bay Area company which claims to
supply "free 287/387 co-processors with purchase of a basic system."

   Free?  They sell a 486SX/20 motherboard and CPU for $190, and a 386/40 for
$170.  Note that this doesn't include the 387.  When you go to a "basic system"
the 387 is included.  Interestingly, the "basic system" with a 486SX/20 is
$348; for the 386/40, it's $378.

   Why is the 386/40 system $30 more than the 486SX when the MB & CPU is $20
*less*?  Must be the so-called "free" 387.  What a ripoff.

   Anyone who is currently in the market for a new computer should be on the
lookout for scams like this.


Tim Irvin
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