Re: 386 and SX shortage

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From: Wayne Schlitt
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1990 23:56

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In article <21986@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> chao@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Chia-Chi Chao) writes:
> In article <29108@amdcad.AMD.COM> phil@pepsi.amd.com () writes:
> >I just heard that there's a shortage of these parts and the price has
> >been rising. Anyone like to comment on this?
> 
> A family friend who is a computer dealer also told me about the shortage just
> today.  It seems that Intel/IBM is cutting back production to raise the prices.

umm... is it possible that intel has just been successful int it's
promotion of the 386sx as a replacement for the 286 and now there is a
shortage because so many people are buy 386sx's?

with 486's just coming out, they are becoming the "premium" computer
and the 386's have little hope but to drop in price.  the 286 is going
to have to become _real_ cheap for people to keep buying them over
386sx's.

-wayne

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Subject: Re: 386 and SX shortage
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