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- From: Paul Chan <paul>
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- Subject: Re: New slot box Amiga
- Date: Fri, 08 Mar 1996 09:04:17 GMT
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- earthstar@magg.net (Greg Blanchard) wrote:
-
- >>A lot of people have held off the A1200 simply because of the price. The
- >>A1200 might be old, but it`s not past it if it`s priced sensibly. The first
- >
- >>AT won`t like this, but they`ve got to break this catch 22 by slashing the
- >>price of the A1200. Lose the Magic pack, to reduce the impact on the few who
- >>bought the "full price A1200" and think up something else instead.
- >
- >What do you think of the current "trade in deal" in Germany? Bring in any old
- >computer, Amiga or other, working or not, and get a DM 300 allowance on any
- >AT1200. See your friendly local ESCOM store.... While we in NA just have to
- >grit our teeth!
-
- I didn`t know they were doing it. Does it apply to C= 64/Spectrum or other
- similar 8-bit machines which some of my friends never use anymore?
-
- Well, C=UK did a similar Power Up deal a few years ago: 100 UK pounds off if
- you bring in a working A500 in exchange for an A1200. The German deal seems
- slightly better and while I still wouldn`t part with my old 1.3 A500 it`s a
- step forward for those who do have an A500 I suppose. The overall price needs
- to be lower still, though.
-
-