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- From: krafsur@iastate.edu (King Henry V)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: High-end Amiga PRICES, PowerPC
- Date: 27 Jan 96 23:49:42 GMT
- Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
- Message-ID: <krafsur.822786582@pv217c.vincent.iastate.edu>
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- In <4dvo25$jdv@marton.hsr.no> hein@hsr.no (Hein Meling) writes:
- Come on guys, if you want a great computer system like the Amiga you
- have to pay for it. If you can get what way cool dos-box clone, then
- buy, but dont gripe and bitch about how lame it is. Whether its a
- Silicon Graphics work station, or a Amiga 4000T, you pay for the best.
-
- And of course, as sales build, the price will come down. And remember
- this this, 9 months ago, _no one _ was making Amigas, lets be glad that
- someone has made a commitment to our choice computer system
-
-
- >I was wondering if anyone at Escom (Commodore Tec.) have said anything
- >about PowerAmiga PRICING? Will they compare to PowerMac or Pentium based PC's?
-
- >I think the prices on the A4000T is outragous?
-
- >These are DataKompaniet's prices (Norway):
- > Amiga 4000T, 25 MHz 040, Tower, 3.1, 6 MB RAM (max 18) 18650 (NOK)
- > Amiga 4000T, 50 MHz 060, Tower, 3.1, 6 MB RAM (max 146) 21800 (NOK)
- > These also contain a 1,2GB HD and a lot of software.
-
- >You can also buy a Pentium machine in Norway for less than 12000 (NOK) with
- >the following configuration:
- > P75MHz, 8MB RAM, 850MB HD, CD-ROM, Sound Card, Graphics Card and Monitor.
-
- >I have may Amiga friends who is considering other platforms because the High-end
- >Amigas are to expensive. (including myself)
-
- >I would appreciate if for example Peter Kintel (?) or some other Commodore tech
- >employee could present a followup to my questions!
-
- >Regards, Hein
- >--
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- >Hein Meling | E-mail: hein@hsr.no | WWW: http://www.hsr.no/~hein/
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- --
- Ed Krafsur
- krafsur@iastate.edu
-