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Article #1556Re: Packard Bell Clones
From: Christopher Browne
Date: Mon, 16 May 1988 15:19
Date: Mon, 16 May 1988 15:19
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In article <5071@ecsvax.UUCP> dfile@ecsvax.UUCP (Dean File) writes: >However, the ad says that the PB AT-compatible (w/o monitor or disk) >retails for $4399! The retail for the whole shebang as offered by >DAK is $6637! So the $1999 price, probably not the cheapest possible, >is at least within the general AT range. But the prices quoted >as retail seem totally ludicrous. When have advertisements ever shown sensible "retail prices?" I remember during the Home Computer Wars seeing ads which said "Atari 800XL - Suggested Retail Price - $500" (or $499.95 :-) ) when the current price was under $200 (Canadian dollars, no less - Probably $150 US at a store, less by mail order). I think IBM PCjr was one of the big offenders in this... Using introduction prices for the other products (which might be a legitimate comparison if the PCjr price was going to drop in a similar fashion, but considering IBM...). Christopher Browne University of Waterloo
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!pacbell!att!chinet!mcdchg!clyde!watmath!watdragon!rose!cbbrowne From: cbbrowne@rose.waterloo.edu (Christopher Browne) Newsgroups: comp.sys.misc Subject: Re: Packard Bell Clones Message-ID: <6862@watdragon.waterloo.edu> Date: 16 May 88 15:19:43 GMT References: <8805090905.aa07461@FHP2.HUACHUCA-EM.ARPA> <1010@bellboy.UUCP> <5071@ecsvax.UUCP> Sender: daemon@watdragon.waterloo.edu Reply-To: cbbrowne@rose.waterloo.edu (Christopher Browne) Organization: U. of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 16