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- From: bmontgom@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (Byron Montgomerie)
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- Subject: Re: New Press Release!
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- Date: 26 Mar 1996 18:03:23 GMT
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- Robert S. Iacullo (eagle@serv.net) wrote:
- : > I think the comparison of the amiga with clone PCs is valid, especially in
- : > this part of the world where 'amiga' does not mean brand name service. If
- : > you consider AMD586 cpus (Pentium clones) you are looking at $999 CDN for a
- : > P133 clone without monitor. The amiga is all about cutting corners to save
- : > money, that is how they achieved their relatively low price points in the
- : > past.
- : >
- : > Regards,
- : >
- : > BM
-
- : I have a 486DX4 120Mhz as a secondary system. I put it together myself
- : and it cost about $1500 US. And believe me, it could not have been done
- : any cheaper than that. That is without a monitor. A Pentium would have
- : cost at least $200 more. By the way, my A4000 w/ Warp Engine 4040 runs
- : as fast as the 120Mhz Win95 system for most of what I do.
-
- It should, for 4 times the price. :) The price of $999 CDN for an AMD586 133
- system is from a company in Quebec, Canada. BioMOS or something I think the
- name of the company was. Anyway, prices have dropped recently, the AMD586
- cpus are really cheap.
-
- Regards,
-
- BM
-
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