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Article #2149Re: ST prices
From: Dave Hsu
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 1986 19:16
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 1986 19:16
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In article <14622@rochester.UUCP> ray@rochester.UUCP writes:
>An $800 computer selling for $400 is an inexpensive computer. And if its' an
>ST, its' one hell of a toy.
>
>A $400 Mack? Now THAT's an expensive computer!
>Four hundred dollars is what I've heard it costs Apple to make the Mack.
>
>Ray
But don't forget: you also get a monitor and a disk drive for that price.
Quoting different configurations is a good way to become confused (as well
as an unethical but surprisingly effective bargaining weapon against car
dealers...)
-dave
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