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Re: FS: New Umax Scanner

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From: rewt
Date: Mon, 09 Mar 1998 00:00
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Chris Phillipo (webmaster@tread.pair.com) wrote:
: rewt wrote:
: > 
: > Donald R. & Florence G. Julian (djulian@flash.net) wrote:
: > : Why would anyone pay $225.00 for a Umax 610s Scanner when it is already
: > : advertised on Page 75 of Computer Shopper (Feb. issue) for only $149.00
: > : New, complete with adobe photo deluxe etc? The much better Umax Astra
: > : 1219P is advertised at only $179.00. ????
: > 
: > Because you're comparing a slow, CPU intensive Parallel Port version with
: > a faster, less resource hogging SCSI version INCLUDING a SCSI card. (Mind
: > you onlu an ISA one)
: > 

: Not to mention that he is comaring US funds to Canadian as far as I can
: see.  Perhaps dal.general is/is also, Dallas General?

I dunno, $179 US for a LPT scanner seems a bit excessive. But what do I know?
(:

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From: rewt@droopik.dp.org (rewt)
Subject: Re: FS: New Umax Scanner
Date: 1998/03/09
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