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J056600@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM writes:

>   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.

In general, there is nothing free.  everything takes time and or money.  Always
be wary of FREE stuff, and changing prices in stores.  I always turn and leave
when someone says; "If I give you the lowest price on this ???? will you buy it
tonight?"

Look at what they are really asking, and what kind of promise they get out of
you.


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