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Article #21425Re: Commodore's handling of the Amiga [was Re: Apple stumbles...]
From: Steve Hix
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1987 03:04
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1987 03:04
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In article <6684@apple.UUCP>, dwb@apple.UUCP (David W. Berry) writes: > In article <305@fairlight.oz> gary@fairlight.UUCP (Gary Evesson) writes: > >In article <6613@apple.UUCP> dwb@apple.UUCP (David W. Berry) writes: > > 2) Appletalk costs a fortune - for no good reason as far as I can see. > > I spoke to a dealer here in Australia who wanted to sell me 100m of > > cable for over A$1,000 ($US650) - he was embarrased, but that's how > > much Apple wanted for it. > I believe we're once again seeing the infamous international/ > domestic price differential. And yes, I agree that Apple's > cabling is on the expensive side, but there are much cheaper > compatible alternatives. What you're also seeing is the cost of teflon-insulated cable. The stuff ain't too cheap here in the states, either (but it meets every fire code you've never heard of. You can get by with Farallon Systems' (I think it's called) PhoneNet cabling and taps. Lots cheaper, works just fine...although it might not meet fire code in some cases. seh
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!nrl-cmf!ames!oliveb!sun!concertina!fiddler From: fiddler%concertina@Sun.COM (Steve Hix) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Commodore's handling of the Amiga [was Re: Apple stumbles...] Message-ID: <33421@sun.uucp> Date: Mon, 9-Nov-87 22:04:31 EST Article-I.D.: sun.33421 Posted: Mon Nov 9 22:04:31 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 12-Nov-87 05:02:32 EST References: <8711030308.AA01230@cory.Berkeley.EDU> <6613@apple.UUCP> <6684@apple.UUCP> Sender: news@sun.uucp Lines: 22