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Article #7079Re: <<<<<FOR SALE 68030 33MHz. - $300 shipping paid by me
From: John Whitmore
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1992 22:22
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1992 22:22
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In article <1992Aug29.001842.163@julian.uwo.ca> wlsmith@valve.heart.rri.uwo.ca (Wayne Smith) writes: >In article <1992Aug28.222006.11603@hamblin.math.byu.edu> richard@newt.ee.byu.edu (Richard Christensen) writes: >>I have a 68030 at 33 MHz chip. I need to sell it >>for $300. >Now here is an example of market forces at work. >Who uses the 68030? A lot of closed-box-high-priced systems. >And we're talking $300 just for the CPU. > >Now look at the 80386 -40 (or Intel -33, whatever). >Who uses this CPU? many many open MS-DOS/Unix/whatever systems. >Cost for the motherboard and CPU? -> $225. The lesson: a part like the 80386, which is generic (and available from two independent sources, AMD and Intel) is less expensive than a part like the 68030, which is not available in a 'clone' from any second source. Anyone else want to start up an 'Open Hardware Foundation'? John Whitmore
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!ogicse!news.u.washington.edu!milton.u.washington.edu!whit From: whit@milton.u.washington.edu (John Whitmore) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: <<<<<FOR SALE 68030 33MHz. - $300 shipping paid by me Keywords: 68030 Message-ID: <1992Sep2.222208.16332@u.washington.edu> Date: 2 Sep 92 22:22:08 GMT Article-I.D.: u.1992Sep2.222208.16332 References: <1992Aug28.222006.11603@hamblin.math.byu.edu> <1992Aug29.001842.163@julian.uwo.ca> Sender: news@u.washington.edu (USENET News System) Organization: University of Washington, Seattle Lines: 22