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Re: B & R Computers $1278.43 offer

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From: Glen Midkiff
Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1992 18:30
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From article <1992Apr3.143233.1838@mailhost.aa.cad.slb.com$, by chamber@mailhost.aa.cad.slb.com (Craig Chamberlain):
$ *** I am posting this for a friend (Koichi Yoshimura) who does not ***
$ *** have access to the net.  Please email any responses to me and  ***
$ *** I will give them to him.  Thanks.                              ***
$ 
$ I recently saw an ad in PC Computing for B&R Computers.
$ The ad states that they will mail approximately $19,000
$ worth of computer equipment for $1278.43.  The system
$ has a 486-33, EISA, w/ 17 inch monitor, color printer,
$ 200 MB hard drive, Bernoulli box, 8 MB RAM, and a super
$ VGA (800x600).
$ 
$ Has anyone ordered this system and actually received it
$ (they say two to six weeks delivery)?
$ What is this company's reputation?
$ 
Go ahead and call the 800 number.  It is a recording and quite 
humorous.  Appears to be an elaborate April Fools Day joke.  It
is worth th time to call and listen to the message.

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 |Glen Midkiff   (gmidkiff@dsac.dla.mil)                                 |
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From: nfs0294@dsacg2.dsac.dla.mil (Glen Midkiff)
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Subject: Re: B & R Computers $1278.43 offer
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Date: 6 Apr 92 18:30:32 GMT
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